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We have a dedicated residents email address residents@lovetrails.com. Please let us know any ideas and how we can help.

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If you have not already, please sign up to the residents' broadcast channel here. This is the simplest way to keep updated. It is not a marketing channel.

Through the resident's broadcast channel, we are able to communicate:

• - Future residents meetings
• - Future resident ticket information
• - Information on the one way system
• - Temporary speed limits and road crossings 
• - License details and site opening times
• - All the safety measures we are taking
• - Initiatives taken to minimise disruption and maximise positive impact on the Gower and Wales more widely. 
• - Requests for your input on ideas and planning 
• - Discuss our plans for the future
• - Gather your feedback on how we can further improve the festival’s impact on the community

This year’s 2026 ticket system was shaped by feedback from many local residents who attended last year, thank you for your feedback! 

We hope for those of you who came, you had a wonderful time. 

The resident ticket scheme for 2027 will be launched in May 2027. To hear about it first, please make sure you are signed up to our residents' communication list (see above).

We understand that sound is one of the most significant considerations for residents living near the festival site, and we take it seriously.

We work with professional noise consultants who are on the ground throughout the event, continuously monitoring sound levels across the surrounding area to ensure we remain within our licensing limits at all times. Their sole job during the festival is to keep levels in check and respond quickly if anything needs adjusting.

It's worth knowing that sound is significantly affected by wind direction and other atmospheric conditions, which can mean levels vary in ways that aren't always predictable, but our team is always monitoring and will act on any issues as they arise.

If you're concerned that sound levels are excessive, please email your exact address to residents@lovetrails.com and we'll look into it straight away.

We do appreciate that a music festival will inevitably carry some sound into the local area, and we're genuinely grateful for your patience and understanding during the live events.

As before, our 2026 traffic plan has been developed with approval from Swansea Council and Swansea Highways, and is designed to keep disruption to a minimum. 

The one-way system operated between Leason and Llandimore. 

Public and school buses ran in both directions as normal.

The below is information from the 2026 event for reference and we will make any updates for 2027 soon:

To accommodate arrivals: Thursday 2nd July, 10am - Friday 3rd July, 11:30pmTraffic westbound only from Leason to Llandimore. Eastbound traffic from Llanmadoc to Oldwalls should follow the signed diversion - southbound on Kyfts Lane, then eastbound via Burry Green. Heading west from Oldwalls to Llanmadoc, please use this route in reverse to avoid queueing near the site.

To accommodate departures: Monday 6th July, 8am - 12pm. Traffic eastbound only from Llandimore to Leason, with the same diversion in reverse.

Thank you in advance for using the diversion if you're travelling during these times.

Additional measures

Temporary speed limits will be in place between Leason and Llandimore and near Stembridge Farm from 10am on Thursday 2nd July to 12pm on Monday 6th July. Trained marshals will manage the road crossing between the site and campsite throughout, with clear signage in place. 

We have also implemented more signage at the Leason turning as well as sent out additional requests to suppliers with step by step instructions on how to get to site to hopefully prevent the disruption experienced in the past.

In 2025, Love Trails Festival launched the Love Trails Community Fund, a formal commitment to reinvesting in the people, places, and landscapes of the Gower Peninsula. The Fund operates across four areas: supporting the local community, inspiring young people, protecting nature and the trails, and promoting wellbeing.

Projects funded to date include:

• Rewilding at Cartersford (Gower Society & Wildlife Trust) - contribution to a 43-acre nature restoration project on the Gower, supporting native woodland, hedgerows, and grassland habitat

• Llanrhidian Primary School Outdoor Play Area - donation towards a new outdoor play space for children less than two miles from the festival site

• Gower Landscape Team - funding to support maintenance of local trails, paths, and rights of way

• Llanrhidian Community Hall - contribution towards thermal screen installation to reduce energy costs for local community groups

• Our 2026 donations are under review, and include an application process for local organisations to apply, and regular outreach to local residents to ensure we’re making a significant impact

Love Trails Festival also hosts an active school partnership with Llanrhidian Primary School, including a curriculum launch day and an invitation for pupils to attend the festival. In 2025, 62 pupils and 3 teachers attended for a full day of nature connection and performance.

If you have any ideas on how we can dedicate our time and resources to help the Love Trails Community Fund, please get in touch with us on residents@lovetrails.com

If you are a local business, we would love to help promote what you do to our Love Trails community. We not only wish to promote this for the time of the live events, but also for when guests extend their stay, or come back to visit the Gower on future holidays (our feedback survey confirms they very often do!) 

Our website has over 178,000 unique users with 2.3 million page views over the course of a year, we have an email database of over 46,000 with a combined social following of 74,000. We hope with this reach we can really help drive awareness of your business.

If your business or organisation aligns with our values, you will be featured alongside other local businesses here: www.lovetrailsfestival.co.uk/local-businesses

Please Apply Here if you would like us to speak to you about promoting your business or idea. 

Litter sweeps

We make a very conscious effort to ensure there is no litter, including a full site sweep and beach clean. If you have any litter concerns at all, please let us know the exact area / location and we will send someone to ensure it is covered (residents@lovetrails.com). Please note, there may be other events going on in the area which contribute to this but we will do our absolute best to ensure we leave what we touch just as we found it! Any signage placed for trail running at Love Trails Festival is used with our logo & description, so you will always know if something belongs to us (as opposed to another event) 

Thank you for welcoming us to your beautiful area. 

We'd love to welcome more of the local community to our volunteer team

If of interest, please email residents@lovetrails.com and we will be in touch.  

With thanks to the local community, we have worked on a specific set of guidelines to encourage our customers to protect this beautiful location. You can see this here

This is also listed within our community code of conduct which you can read here

As a team of trail runners and outdoor lovers, creating an ethically conscious festival is at the heart of everything we do. From reducing our environmental impact to promoting sustainable practices, we’re committed to making a difference. Find out more about our sustainability efforts by visiting our Sustainability page here.

If you'd like a downloaded copy of our 2025: Year In Review, please email us residents@lovetrails.com

Our PDF 'Love Trails Festival 2025: Our Year in Review' gives a clear overview of what we have been up to this year, including improvements we’ve made following resident feedback, updates from our Love Trails Community Fund, and some of the key changes we’re planning for 2026. 

Our aim is to be transparent, keep you informed, and continue building stronger relationships with everyone. 

When the 2026 version is ready, we will email the residents database