Henfaes

Henfaes Research Centre is Bangor University’s School of Natural Sciences’ excellent field facility, located about 7 miles from Bangor and 252 hectares in size. It offers unrivalled opportunities to study diverse environments from sea-level to amongst the highest land in Snowdonia, all on one farm. It provides facilities for research and teaching in environmental science, agriculture (including arable crops and livestock grazing), forestry, hydrology, and conservation. It also has an extensive shoreline for studying coastal salt marsh processes.

Facilities at Henfaes include:

Two modern laboratories with associated equipment for sample preparation and some on-site analyses
Computer-controlled glasshouse facilities (including a 24-tank lysimeter)
Growth rooms
An automatic weather station with telemetry data transfer
COSMOS-UK network for monitoring soil moisture
Long-term pasture, crop, agroforestry, forestry and soil science experimental work covering 40 ha
16 solardomes (managed by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology), currently being used for ozone related work
Demonstration crop plots, often with industry for commercial research and demonstration events