Water

By harnessing the power of water and also being careful what we use, the places we find special can stay beautiful for longer

Llyn Serw with yellow lilies on the Migneint, Snowdonia — Llyn Serw, Migneint

Working towards a cleaner, healthier catchment

Find out how are we working towards creating bigger, better more joined up habitats in the Upper Conwy, that benefit people and wildlife.

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At our places...

Plas Newydd, Anglesey, with the Menai Strait and Snowdonia seen from beneath a large sycamore tree

Plas Newydd mansion powered by sea energy

We’ve built the UK’s largest marine source heat pump so we can use the sea to warm up a Welsh mansion. It's part of our ongoing programme to use more renewable energy.

Stickle Ghyll

At Stickle Ghyll in the Lake District we’re making our own electricity using a natural resource that we have plenty of – rain!

The Archimedes screw in situ at Cragside, Northumberland

Hydropower returns to Cragside

A new Archimedes screw restores hydroelectricity to Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world ever to use it.

A view down the Greenburn valley looking south east — Remains of industrial heritage in the Greenburn valley

Providing energy from water since the 15th century, the once industrial Greenburn valley in Little Langdale is now home to the Lake District's newest hydroelectric project. Discover the site's Stone Age history and find out how it will provide green energy for years to come.

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