Rainforest flashmob hits the Bay

A charity flashmob took over Cardiff Bay on Sunday 30 October as part of a campaign to save an area of rainforest the size of Wales

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Volunteers of all ages turned up dressed in green and brown to form an outline of the Welsh coast opposite the Millennium Centre.

The Size of Wales Project will use footage from the event to create a viral campaign video featuring comedian Dan Mitchell. They are hoping to raise £2 million to fund forest conservation projects across the world.

Project Manager Hannah Scrase emphasised the importance of getting the charity’s message across to as many people as possible.

“Everybody can say that they can’t make a difference; but if everybody says that then nobody will ever make a difference.”

The charity handed out leaflets to passersby as they stopped to see what was happening. One observer, when told what the filming was for, joked, “I thought it was for Doctor Who!”

Project Manager Hannah Scrase said, “We have a pound per like on Facebook, so if you just go to Size of Wales on Facebook and ‘like’ it, then £1 gets donated, which is enough to protect an area the size of a rugby pitch.”

Welsh comedian Dan Mitchell features in the charity’s viral video. He said, “People are always saying that ‘an area of rainforest the size of Wales has been cut down’, and using stuff like that as a reference. So we thought, why not actually buy one the size of Wales?”

Find more photos of the event on Flickr

For more information, go to the Size of Wales homepage

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