Welcome to Natural Resources Wales’ online consultation and engagement hub.

Here you can find and take part in our consultations to have your say on the issues that matter to you.

There are also other activities on this hub, such as notices, surveys, forms and information pages on some of the projects we are working on.

You can see some of our open and closed activities below, or you can search for an activity by keyword or interest.

We also have an ideas hub where we facilitate open discussions on some important things we're working on.

Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg

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Closed consultations

Open Activities

  • Kenson River Restoration Pre-application Consultation

    Natural Resources Wales is working with Fonmon Castle to restore a section of the Kenson River in the valley of the Fonmon Estate near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan. Here are the draft planning application documents that we propose to submit to Vale of Glamorgan Council for approval. ...

    Closes 29 April 2026

  • Notice of Application for Beaufort Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Works

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Beaufort Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Works Notice is hereby given that Apollo Submarine Cable System Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a...

    Closes 6 May 2026

  • Notice of Application for Beaufort Submarine Cable System

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Beaufort Submarine Cable System Notice is hereby given that Apollo Submarine Cable System Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity...

    Closes 13 May 2026

  • Cardigan Tidal Flood Risk Management Scheme

    Click to read this page in Welsh / Cliciwch i ddarllen y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Cardigan Tidal Flood Risk Management Scheme – Pre-planning Consultation Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is holding a public pre-planning consultation on the draft designs for the Cardigan Tidal Flood...

    Closes 18 May 2026

  • A Greener, Fairer Wales Starts Here: Our Call to the Next Senedd

    Read this page in Welsh / Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Wales faces urgent challenges—from climate change to pollution, rising costs, and pressure on our land. The next Senedd will decide our future. At Natural Resources Wales, we see what works and what doesn’t. ...

    Closes 1 June 2026

Closed Activities

We Asked, You Said, We Did

  • Standard rules consultation: revision of standard rules for On-Farm Anaerobic Treatment Activities (SR2012_No10, SR2018_No11 & SR2023_No1)

    The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 allow us to make standard rules to reduce the administrative burden on business while maintaining environmental standards. This consultation is taking place as part of a wider review of all Natural Resources Wales (NRW)...

    Closed 10 October 2025

  • Caio Public Forest Resource Plan Consultation

    Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for their livelihood. This responsibility includes improving their biodiversity...

    Closed 17 July 2025

  • Cwmcarn Forest Resource Plan Consultation

    Read this page in Welsh / Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for...

    Closed 16 July 2025

  • Myherin / Tarenig Forest Resource Plan

    Gweld y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for their livelihood. This responsibility...

    Closed 16 May 2025

  • Working Together Consultation

    Are you interested in Wales’s water? Help us shape its future! We need to make sure we engage the right people at the right time in the right way about plans for water in Wales. Let us know who is interested in this work, how we can engage and keep you informed....

    Closed 20 December 2024