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.

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Closed consultations

Open Activities

  • ORML1938, Morlais Demonstration Zone

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 Notice of Application for a variation to ORML1938, Morlais Demonstration Zone Notice is hereby given that Menter Môn Morlais Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine...

    Closes 3 December 2025

  • Proposed Glyndŵr National Park (Designation) Order - Statutory Consultation 2025

    To view this page in Welsh, visit Ymgynghoriad Statudol Parc Cenedlaethol Arfaethedig Glyndŵr Gorchymyn (Dynodi) 2025 . Return to Wales's New National Park Proposal information page . We are now consulting on the Draft (Designation) Order and the proposed map for a new National Park...

    Closes 8 December 2025

  • Wales’s New National Park Proposal

    Last updated on the 15 September 2025. Visit Cynnig Parc Cenedlaethol Newydd Cymru to view this page in Welsh. Latest updates: September 2025 12-week consultation begins on the proposed Glyndŵr National Park – The Proposed Glyndŵr...

    Closes 8 December 2025

  • Minera Mine Complex – Flow Gauging Structures installation

    ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION NOT TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT (Regulation 12B of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) SI1999/1783 as amended) Minera Mine Complex – Flow Gauging Structures installation. Natural...

    Closes 10 December 2025

  • Notice of Application for Burry Port disposal of dredge material

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Burry Port disposal of dredge material Notice is hereby given that Carmarthenshire County Council has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the...

    Closes 24 December 2025

Closed Activities

  • Caernarfon Harbour Pontoons

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Caernarfon Harbour Pontoons Notice is hereby given that Caernarfon Harbour Trust has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the Marine and...

    Closed 25 November 2025

  • Minexchange Conference 2025

    We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming MineXChange Conference, taking place at the Leonardo Hotel, Cardiff on Wednesday 12th November 2025. Building on the success of last year’s event and the excellent feedback we received, this year’s theme focuses on metal mine remediation,...

    Closed 13 November 2025

  • Notice of Application for Afon Wen Reactive Remedial Works

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Afon Wen Reactive Remedial Works Notice is hereby given that M Group Transport (Rail & Aviation) Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated...

    Closed 7 November 2025

  • REGISTRATION for free Guidance Webinars 7/11/2025 - Peatland Restoration Grant

    Registration form for Webinar on 7/11/2025 - Peatland Restoration Grant. Webinar registration closes 6/11/2025. T he window for Peatland Restoration Grant applications is open from 15 October 2025, closing on 14 January 2026 .

    Closed 6 November 2025

  • Notice of Application for Stena Salt Island Bridge Replacement Works

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Stena Salt Island Bridge Replacement Works Notice is hereby given that Stena Line Port Limited has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the...

    Closed 4 November 2025

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Consultation on three new and two amended standard rules permits

    We are able to make standard rule environmental permits to reduce the administrative burden on business while maintaining environmental standards. They are based on sets of standard rules that we can apply widely across Wales providing the location criteria and conditions laid out in each can be...

    Closed 1 November 2024

  • Wye Valley North 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 20 December 2023