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Commercial use of Rhododendron ponticum an invasive exotic in Wales Rhododendron Practitioners Workshop, May 2005 Project Workshop for Rhododendron clearance practitioners, 14-18th May 2005 Geographic Focus Europe Funded By Craflwyn Centre, National Trust Web site www.forestresearch.gov.uk/fr/INFD-6D5HKK     Sheffield Rhododendron Conference, June 2004 Conference South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Conference, The ecology and management of Rhododendron ponticum, 3-5th June 2004. Sheffield Hallam University Geographic Focus International Attendance funded By WRL, School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, UWB Presentation Profit from Rhododendron control Hale & Wong.pdf (6,090kb)     Phase II Project Title Assessment of the potential of commercial collection of Rhododendron ponticum foliage from the Beddgelert area Geographic Focus Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd, Wales Year 2003 Funder Beddgelert Rhododendron Management Group Report English Feasibility study of commercial Rhododendron foliage collection in the Beddgelert area Rhody II final report.pdf (1,610kb) This study visited three Rhododendron foliage collection sites in Scotland and Ireland to examine the type of sites, mode of operation and profile of successful foliage enterprises. Based on the site conditions discovered in this review an estimate was made of the practicality of commercial Rhododendron foliage collection from Nant Gwynant. It was determined that commercial collection was feasible but that it would require access to a larger area of Rhododendron infestation as Nant Gwynant alone would not be able to support an economic enterprise.     Phase I Project Title Feasibility study for Rhododendron ponticum from the Beddgelert area Geographic Focus Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd, Wales Year 2002 Funder Beddgelert Rhododendron Management Group Reports English Report of the rhododendron feasibility study Rhody use report.pdf (734kb)   Cymraeg Adroddiad yr astudiaeth ddichonodeb rhododendron Rhody use Cymraeg.pdf (792kb) This innovative project looked at the sustainable use and management of Rhododendron ponticum, an alien plant species which is posing a threat to native biodiversity particularly in the the Beddgelert area in the Snowdonia National Park. The plant is currently controlled by cutting it down and burning, prior to a herbicide treatment.     Reports are prepared in Adobe Acrobat Software. If you can not view these files, please download your free copy of this software from the Adobe web site.     Please contact Wild Resources Limited if you would like further information about this project.