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A major project will see water from the River Conwy enter the RSPB Conwy’s lagoons at Llandudno Junction for the first time since the site was created more than 20 years ago.
Three large pumps will bring seven million gallons (32 million litres) of saltwater into one of the lagoons during next weekend’s high tides (8-10 March). The huge change, jointly funded by RSPB Cymru, Environment Agency Wales and the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), is designed to eradicate an invading weed from Australia, known as Swamp Stonecrop or Crassula helmsii.
Dave Thorpe, Environment Agency Wales’ Biodiversity Technical Specialist, said “If we don’t undertake this work, Crassula could smother the mud and reduce its value for birds, and the lagoons could be a source to spread the weed to other places in the Conwy Valley.”
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