We are looking for an individual or a company to organise and hold workshops and events to increase awareness and use of Map Ogwen.
We are looking for people to organise a series of workshops and attendance at events to present Map Ogwen to residents of the Dyffryn Ogwen area. The successful applicant will be expected to connect with a variety of groups over a period of up to 6 months.
What is Map Ogwen?
An interactive map that enables users to map what is important to them in Dyffryn Ogwen.
It can be used to map a variety of things from trees, to businesses, to significant artistic spaces. The website can be adapted to the needs of the community, mapping what is important to local people. Anyone can create an account and add to the map, and you can access it through the link below.
The work must be completed between 01.07.2026 and 31.01.2026. You can only complete the work during this period only.
A budget of up to £3,500 is available, and we are asking that you outline your costs in your application.
We expect you to hold at least 10 workshops or events presenting the Ogwen Map.
We will expect you to report on how many people, and which groups you have engaged with.
How to apply
Send an application letter alongside a rough outline of your costs, how you will carry out the work, and a short profile of those who will undertake the work to chris@ogwen.org by 28.05.2026 12:00pm (Noon). In your application, you should also mention your work or related experience. A panel will score the applications before holding interviews on the week commencing 08.06.2026.
About GwyrddNi
Want to know more about GwyrddNi and Partneriaeth Ogwen before applying? You can read everything about them on the links below.
The Ysgolion Creadigol (Creative Schools) GwyrddNi project is supporting young people to communicate creatively about climate change.
The idea: To connect schools with local artists and creative practitioners to create a project that conveys pupils’ messages about climate change. The pupils interview and choose the creative practitioner themselves, and the output depends on the ideas they come up with together.
This means that anything can happen! So far, we’ve had songs, performances, books, poems, articles, artwork, a parade, and more.
The story so far…
Dyffryn Ogwen
At Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen, year 7 and 8 pupils decided they wanted to make a big “splash” by taking their message to the Bethesda Carnival – performing short plays and creating an impressive float to display as part of parade. The pupils got busy decorating their lanterns and banners with Manon Prysor.
We got to see a giant fish pull of plastic, as well as Spongebob and Patrick complaining about the state of their home! The young people also wrote and performed short plays under the guidance of the actress Angharad Llwyd.
Dyffryn Nantlle
The pupils of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle chose to work with musician and writer Gai Toms, and they’ve created a book and three original songs as a result.
You might be familair with Manon Steffan Ros’s award-winning novel, Llyfr Glas Nebo (the Blue Book of Nebo). As an antidote to the book’s dystopian message, the pupils decided they wanted to create Llyfr Gwyrdd Nantlle (the Green Book of Nantlle): a collection of art, poetry and positive visions for the future of the Dyffryn (valley).
The pupils also wrote and recorded three original songs: Cwm y Cerrig, Y Llithr a’r Llethr and Pigavo.
At Ysgol Dolbadarn, the children chose to work with local artist Katie Ellidge. From creating scrapbooks and weaving artwork out of rubbish, the children also had the opportunity to learn about important topics such as waste, rare species and sustainable travel.
Another local artist, Femke van Gent, then came in to create a piece of visual art capturing the children’s visions of a bright future for the Dyffryn.
As you can see from the pictures – the children dream of a green, clean world, where people travel on bikes and pick up their rubbish!
Bro Ffestiniog
At Ysgol y Moelwyn, a group of pupils from years 7 and 8 chose to work with Buddug Roberts. After spending some time getting to know each other and their local area, the pupils started to think about what messages they would like to share.
The pupils have created ‘Lotobot’ : a creature that will to keep and share their climate messages with the community during Gŵyl y Glaw in Blaenau Ffestiniog this September.
What next?
The Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi project will continue… come back later to see what our young people have imagined into being!
Dyffryn Ogwen Diosg Writing Club meets every two weeks to write creatively about nature and the climate and to share inspiration.
Go to our Events page to find out when the latest session is happening, or contact chris@ogwen.org for more information. Please note this writing group is hosted through the medium of Welsh.
The Diosg writing group was founded by the author and poet, Casia Wiliam as part of the Llên mewn Lle, Llenyddiaeth Cymru scheme. The aim of the plan is to develop the creative voices of the community and reduce climate anxiety through literature.
Llên mewn Lle is run by Llenyddiaeth Cymru in partnership with WWF Cymru, and is a project that explores the climate and nature crisis through literature, exploring practical solutions for its effects. The project in Bethesda has received funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund through Gwynedd Council, and is supported by Partneriaeth Ogwen and GwyrddNi.
“An online map to promote environmental projects to local individuals, businesses, organisations and tourists, with a page that shows the environmental activity of local companies.”
The idea of this map/website is that anyone would be able to contribute easily, with links to local walking routes, sites of local interest and information about nature and biodiversity.
The idea is now starting to come to life through collaboration with Wild Resources. A grant from Partneriaeth Natur Gwynedd (Nature Partnership) will fund the technology behind an interactive map, which will include places of environmental and cultural importance in Dyffryn Ogwen. Different layers will show walking routes, nature sites etc.
People will be able to contribute to the mapping by including their favourite tree, places that are special to them, or pictures of the things they find. Sustainable businesses and local environmental projects can also be included on the map.
Local folk stories, which were captured by the Lleisiau Lleol (Partneriaeth Ogwen) project, will also be connected back to the map.
To find out more about the project or to be part of bringing it to life, contact chris@ogwen.org
As part of the Dyffryn Ogwen Community Climate Assembly, one of the ideas the community agreed upon was to create an annual climate festival – a day to bring people and organisations involved in local climate action together with the community and sharing information about the climate crisis and promoting current Dyffryn Ogwen climate solutions.
In May 2024 the Climate Festival was held in Tregarth Centre, with many activities: planting seeds, picking litter, arts and crafts, discovering moss under a microscope, and creating nesting boxes for birds. As well as leading a bike tour on the Lôn Las, Beics Ogwen was on site helping to fix bikes, fill tyres with air, or give people general advice about cycling in the area.
There were also lectures on the science behind climate change, as well as a big climate quiz at the end of the day.
A space to talk about climate change and to practice Welsh!
The idea of Paned i’r Blaned (a cuppa for the planet) is inspired by things like Climate Cafes; People, Planet, Pint; and Paned a Sgwrs– opportunities for people to discuss climate issues in an informal, community-led setting. With more and more people concerned about climate change, sessions like this are becoming increasingly popular across the world.
The intention of Paned i’r Blaned is to give people a space to come together to discuss environmental issues through the medium of Welsh. Everyone will have the opportunity to propose topics for discussion, which will change every session: from nature and biodiversity to growing food, from energy to transport.
Learners who can speak some conversational Welsh are welcome (or beginners can come and listen!), and we encourage fluent Welsh speakers to come along and give them support!
Vocabulary based on the topic of the month will be on hand to help you, and of course you can ask for an explanation or translation. Menter Iaith have been supporting us to make sure that the sessions flow smoothly and are accessible.
The first Paned i’r Blaned session was held on the 25th of January at Canolfan Cefnfaes, Bethesda, and the other areas have since arranged their first session. Check our Events page to find the latest sessions.
Look out for Paned i’r Blaned in your area – or get in touch if you want to start one!
It was clear from our Community Assemblies on the Climate that people in all five areas are passionate about being able to grow their own food, which is an essential part of reducing our carbon footprint and creating resilient and healthy communities.
GwyrddNi has been supporting some existing growing projects and has helped start new ones. Get in touch if you want to start something in your area!
Bro Ffestiniog:
Gerddi Maes-y-Plas
A gardening group meets between 11am-1pm on Thursdays in Blaenau Ffestiniog – at Gerddi Maes-y-Plas (gardens) or a new community plot nearby.
GwyrddNi has also been collaborating with Gerddi Maes-y-Plas on another, nearby community site. Last year the site brought an idea from the Action Plans into reality and produced more than 1000 tatws (potatoes) locally. This year, the focus will shift to growing fruit shrubs and trees.
Prosiect Tyfu Tatws distributed 25 boxes with everything you could need to grow your own potatoes to all sorts of different gardens in Manod. This project is now on offer to any community Bwyd Lleol group in Bro Ffestiniog – so get in touch if you want to deliver Tatws i Bawb in your area.
Yr Orsaf’sFood and Wellbeing project is developing three main elements – a community allotment near to the leisure centre; Penygroes Wildlife Garden (Yr Ardd Wyllt), to create a community garden for local people and increase bio-diversity at the same time; and a Community Pantry, using food from the local Co-op, and food from other supermarkets, the ACT Foundation and FareShare. Contact esyllt.yrorsaf@gmail.com for more information.
Gardening Gatherings take place at Yr Ardd Wyllt, Penygroes every Wednesday from 10am-12pm.
Gardd Nant, Talysarn
Gardd Nant, Talysarn was started by Cyfeillion (Friends of) Talysarn a Nantlle with support from GwyrddNi. Over the past year, they have collaborated with local schools, had a visit from a group from Alabama (which was on S4C!) and have been organising other community events such as litter picking.
Gerddi Ffrancon (next to the Leisure Center in Bethesda) is a community garden by Dyffryn Gwyrdd (Partneriaeth Ogwen). Volunteers meet 3-4 times a week to grow food, with the hope of sharing the food with the community. The crew created jam over the winter with the fruit grown over the summer last year.
GwyrddNi also supports volunteers to garden with the pupils at Ysgol Abercaseg.
Pen Llŷn
In the Pen Llŷn Community Action Plan, there are plans to establish allotments to grow food locally, to collaborate with schools, to create a network of local producers and to promote local food in order to reduce food miles, improve health, strengthen collaboration, and boost the local economy.
Do you have an idea about how we can start achieving this, or do you want to be part of bringing this vision to life? If so, contact llyn@gwyrddni.cymru or fill in this form!
Create a space to share seeds, conversations, tools and company
Create micro community gardens and allotments for people to grow their own food
Create a group that is interested in working on the above.
Do you have an idea about how to start achieving this, or do you want to be part of bringing this vision to life? If so, contact peris@gwyrddni.cymru or fill in this form!
During the first two years of the GwyrddNi movement, hundreds of children and young people from GwyrddNi’s areas contributed their ideas to Community Climate Action Plans in each area. The children’s aspirations and ideas had a considerable influence on the action plans, with several areas of action developing directly from their input.
Not only was it good for the children to be part of the process, their participation was key. Thanks to them for their enthusiastic contributions!
Now, children have the opportunity to act on their ideas!
We have been offering smooth-flowing, interactive education sessions for primary school children in order to raise awareness of climate change and what causes it. At the end of each session the children contribute to developing action ideas in their communities – and then have the chance to act on these ideas themselves, including visits and further learning experiences. Here’s the offer:
An interactive Climate Session (in two parts) which creates opportunities to understand climate change and the impact it has, discuss feelings about climate change, understand what we can do about it, and start planning actions to address the climate challenge.
Visits to local climate solutions (and beyond!).
Opportunities for the children to develop their community ideas and implement them. This can be a ‘one-off’ action or a more long-term and comprehensive project. This (within reason!) is up to the children and we will be there to support them.
The aim is to enable the children to work together with others in their community to take action and to understand how their actions contribute to responding to climate change. The hope is that making connections with others in their community and setting out to do something to tackle the climate challenge will also help to alleviate climate anxiety.
The early signs are promising: the number of children who said they would be very confident explaining to someone else what climate change is jumped from 17% before our sessions to 84% after our sessions.
The children’s enthusiasm has been evident during our sessions, especially as they set out to gather ideas and decide how they would like to respond to the implementation areas of their area’s climate action plan.
Here’s a taste of what’s been happening and what’s coming up:
Dyffryn Ogwen
Visits to the Ynni Ogwen community hydro scheme.
Collaborating with partners and volunteers to develop school gardens.
Investigating travel patterns to school and identifying and responding to travel challenges there in a more ‘active’ manner.
Dyffryn Peris
Taking part in the Stori’r Tir project – a project for the residents of the valley to rediscover and re-own the history of their land.
Growing food with Tyddyn Teg Farm and planting orchards with the Llanddeiniolen Nature Project.
Tackling the Himalayan Balsalm in Llanberis with Cymdeithas Eryri.
Bro Ffestiniog
Collecting and redistributing the school uniforms of all the schools in the area.
Developing a biodiversity corridors scheme on the school grounds extending out into the town and valley below.
Pen Llŷn
Visiting the Seagrass project – and making T-shirts advertising the importance of restoring Seaweed.
While things have started to gain momentum with primary schools, we have been busy developing a suitable session for secondary school pupils. We have trialled this at Ysgol y Moelwyn, Blaenau Ffestiniog, where the school’s enthusiastic young people have been actively developing ideas, and are ready to act!
We will also collaborate with schools to develop local climate resources for the classroom.
We are currently developing education offers for adults, in order to raise awareness and to empower groups by increasing skills and having other learning experiences, in order to empower us to act in our communities. More information on the way soon!
The journey is an exciting one and we are off to a solid start! For more information, please contact Sara, our Education Officer: sara@deg.cymru
As well as aiming to encourage people to slow down and notice the natural world around them, the Mapio Mwsog projects aims to record and store information about mosses and liverworts in Dyffryn Ogwen. This will help provide a baseline for future monitoring and to track changes over time, providing valuable insights into the ecosystem’s health and resilience.
Officially launched on October 21st, 2023, National Moss Day, the Mapio Mwsog project began with a moss walk in Bethesda. Led by Emily Meillieur and supported by Alys Wardle, Emily Farrell, and Catharine Moss, the walk attracted 35 eager participants, who were not deterred by the heavy rain and spent time studying the rich diversity of bryophytes (which covers moss, liverworts and leafy liverworts) growing on trees, rocks, and walls.
Following the project’s launch, the Mapio Mwsog team have been taking people on regular moss walks to study the mosses in the valley, as well as organising art days where both adults and children collect moss samples and use them to inspire poetry and art based on what they see and feel.
Starting with nine specific points in Dyffryn Ogwen, the Mapio Mwsog team will record and survey mosses and liverworts – with hand lenses, microscopes and the naked eye. Partneriaeth Ogwen and GwyrddNi will be supporting and promoting the project alongside the moss team.
If you want to find out more about the Mapio Mwsog project, to get involved or to join a moss walk, get in touch via Chris, the GwyrddNi Community Facilitator for Dyffryn Ogwen (chris@ogwen.org).
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