STAG dos are typically associated with over indulgence, crazy outfits and foolhardy shenanigans.

However, this was not the case for one conscientious group of volunteers who preferred instead to dedicate their weekend to help preserve one of Gwynedd’s most majestic peaks.

On Saturday, 19 November, a group of volunteers assisted the National Park wardens in removing a number of the unnecessary smaller stone cairns on Cader Idris. The volunteers were in Snowdonia on a stag party and were enthusiastic to assist the park in any way they could.

After a guided walk to the summit of Cader Idris, the team of nine volunteers, under the supervision of the wardens, went about removing a few of the smaller stone cairns.

The cairns are constructed by walkers who lift stones out of the path and add them to the pile when they walk past, which eventually leads to footpath erosion, scarring and damage to the fragile habitat.

With the volunteers’ assistance the number of cairns on a section of Cader Idris was reduced from around a 100 to approximately 85. The national park thanked the volunteers for their hard work.