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Young nature enthusiasts let creativity shine at Maldwyn 2024 Urdd Eisteddfod
Digital Communications Officer - Wales
Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, has announced the winners of their ‘Getting Creative With Nature’ Key Stage 2 competition, held in collaboration with the Urdd.
The competition was designed to engage students across the country with the outside world, encourage them to use their skills to explore nature, and benefit from a wide variety of learning opportunities linked to the Curriculum for Wales.
At the 2024 Urdd National Eisteddfod in Maldwyn, the winning students were recognised for their works of art, photography and creative writing. Their projects were displayed and celebrated during the Urdd Eisteddfod 2024 in Y Garddorfa, a green area sponsored by Coed Cadw that harmoniously blended the environment and the arts.
Winners of Competition 1: Woodland Words and Images
Artwork
- Winner: Begw Grug Evans, Ysgol Yr Hendre, Caernarfon
- Runner-up: Lily Grange, Ysgol Arddleen
Photography
- Winner: Logan, Ysgol Llangedwyn
- Runner-up: Scarlett, Ysgol Llangedwyn
Poetry
- Welsh Winner: Elis Rhys Rowlands, Ysgol Abererch
- Welsh Runner-up: Ceti Wynne Jones, Ysgol Abererch
- English Winner: Steffan Danford, Ysgol Arddleen
- English Runner-up: Rosie Edwards, Ysgol Arddleen
Winners of Competition 2: Exploring Different Viewpoints
- 1st Place: Evelyn, Lily P, Caleb, and Arthur, Arddleen School
- 2nd Place: William, Ashton, Toby, Caitlin, Henry, and Kellan, Arddleen School
- 3rd Place: Ysgol Nant Caredig
The judging panel, which included youth activist and Woodland Trust panel member Tammie Esslemont, praised the students' efforts and creativity.
Tammie said, “Engaging young minds in nature is crucial for creating a sustainable future, and it has been great to see how the students have thrown themselves into this competition, and engaged in a way that will foster a deeper appreciation for the environment.”
Notes to editors
About Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales
The Woodland Trust (Coed Cadw) was established in 1972 and is now the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity, with more than 500,000 members and supporters.
With a vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, today the Trust owns and cares for more than 1,000 woodland sites, covering around 33,000 hectares.
The Woodland Trust has three key aims:
- Protecting the UK’s rare, unique and irreplaceable ancient woodland.
- Restoring damaged ancient woodland, nurturing precious pieces of our natural heritage back to life.
- Establishing new native trees and woods to create healthy, resilient landscapes for people and wildlife.
Access to all Woodland Trust woods is free so everyone can experience the physical and mental benefits of trees.
The Trust’s Welsh language name, Coed Cadw, is an old Welsh term, used in mediaeval laws to describe protected or preserved woodland.
About Urdd Eisteddfod
The Urdd Eisteddfod is an annual Welsh-language youth festival celebrating music, literature, and performing arts, providing a platform for young talent across Wales.