Open Consultations

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  • Notice of Application for Marine Dredging at Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club (SYSAC) Marina

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Marine Dredging at Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club (SYSAC) Marina Notice is hereby given that Swansea Council has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the Marine and Coastal Act 2009. The application is for water injection dredging to restore the required navigational depths within Swansea SYSAC Marina on the River Tawe, to occur... More
    Closes 14 October 2024
  • Notice of Application for Carmarthen Swing Bridge Fender Removal

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Carmarthen Swing Bridge Fender Removal Notice is hereby given that Dyer and Butler Ltd has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the Marine and Coastal Act 2009. The application is for Carmarthen Swing Bridge Fender Removal. You can see the application documents free of charge, from ... More
    Closes 16 October 2024
  • Notice of Application for Living Sea Walls Installation, Menai Strait

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 - Notice of Application for Living Sea Walls Installation, Menai Strait Notice is hereby given that North Wales Rivers Trust has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the Marine and Coastal Act 2009. The application is for installing Living sea walls along the Menai Strait. You can see the application documents free of charge, from ... More
    Closes 23 October 2024
  • Notice of Application for the installation of Living Sea Walls/marine habitat tiles at Amlwch Port

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for the i nstallation of Living Sea Walls/marine habitat tiles at Amlwch Port Notice is hereby given that Isle of Anglesey County Council has applied to Natural Resources Wales (“NRW”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated activity under the Marine and Coastal Act 2009. The application is for the installation of Living Sea Walls (marine habitat) tiles at Amlwch Port. You can... More
    Closes 30 October 2024
  • Our Corporate Plan to 2030 - Our draft impacts and strategic indicators

    The development of our vision, mission, and well-being objectives in our Corporate plan to 2030, Nature and people thriving together , set out how NRW will play our part in the Team Wales approach, to tackling the nature, climate, and pollution emergencies. To complement the publication of our corporate plan , we have developed impact statements and strategic indictaors to provide an integrated perspective on strategic performance. Developed collaboratively across the... More
    Closes 31 October 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 met. The rules are developed using assessments of the environmental risk posed by the activity. This consultation is proposing to: Create three new standard rules permits Amend two... More
    Closes 1 November 2024
  • 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. We welcome everyone’s views so please share this public consultation with others. To view the page in Welsh, please click here. River Basin Management Plans... More
    Closes 20 December 2024
  • How our Internal Drainage District (IDD) team manage the Gwent Levels

    Click here to view this page in Welsh Caldicot & Wentlooge The Gwent Levels are a historic landscape of international significance that are characterised by a complex network of fertile fields and historic water courses (known locally as reens) that stretch across 180Km. Home to seven Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that make up approx. 57Km of the area, the Levels are maintained through careful water level management which requires assent. A list of the... More
    Closes 31 December 2024
  • Evaluation of external citizen science partnership proposals

    View this page in Welsh We have developed this form to document the citizen science projects occurring in Wales to ensure we are aware of projects that may provide us with information/data and to detail clearly what is being requested from NRW from citizen science groups before we collaborate. As citizen science in Wales is expanding and NRW have an interest in the work that is being carried out, we need to ensure that we provide a consistent approach to all... More
    Closes 31 December 2024
  • Upcoming forestry and land management work, Northern and Southern Wye woodlands, Monmouthshire

    What work is taking place? Forest Operations Extensive felling operations are beginning in the Wye Valley to remove approximately 133 hectares of larch trees, from Manor wood, Beacon Hill, Whitestone and The Fedw woodlands, which are infected with Phytophthora ramorum . More commonly known as Larch disease, Phytophthora ramorum, is a fungus-like disease which can cause extensive damage and mortality to wide range of trees and other plants. Larch... More
    Closes 31 December 2024
  • Flood Awareness with DangerPoint 2024

    The quiz has eight questions to test your knowledge and understanding of flooding. Learn about flooding, what you can do to prepare, and what you should do if flooding happens in your locality. More
    Closes 31 March 2025
  • Flood Awareness with ScoutsCymru 2024

    The quiz has eight questions to test your knowledge and understanding of flooding. Learn about flooding, what you can do to prepare, and what you should do if flooding happens in your locality. More
    Closes 31 March 2025
  • Information on forestry operations in the Wylie woodlands

    Click here to view this page in Welsh We’re pleased to say that a new contractor has now been appointed for felling operations in the Wylie woodland in the Sirhowyi valley, and work is due to begin imminently. Towards the end of May, the timber stacks that have already been felled at roadside will be picked up and transported to a timber mill. Felling work to remove the remaining 38 ha of larch trees that are infected with phytophthora ramorum (more... More
    Closes 10 April 2025
  • Information on forestry operations in Westend and Llanbradach woodlands, Caerphilly

    Click here to view this page in Welsh Westend (please scroll down for information on Llanbradach) Felling operations are being carried out within this woodland to remove larch trees that are infected with Phytophthora ramorum. In February, our contractors began work in the northern area (marked on the map below) and are working their way south. The work has currently been paused due to nesting birds and will resume at the end of bird breeding... More
    Closes 10 May 2025
  • Beacon Hill Woodland - Felling operations

    To view this page in Welsh click here What work is taking place? Felling operations have now begun in Beacon Hill woodland, near the Narth, to remove 16 hectares of larch trees which are infected with Phytophora ramorum (more commonly known as larch disease) The work will take approximately 9 months. What is larch disease? Larch disease, or Phytophthora ramorum, is a fungus-like disease which can cause extensive damage and mortality to... More
    Closes 4 July 2025
  • Sign up to join our Flood Warning User Panel

    We are working to improve the Flood Warning Information Service. We need your help to make the service work for you. You can help shape the future of the service by sharing your views and experiences. Please sign up to join our Flood Warning User Panel. This means you will be given the opportunity to take part in user research. This might be surveys, emailed questions, or conversations with a member of our team. Signing up does not commit you to anything. Anyone can sign up to take... More
    Closes 31 July 2025
  • Report a smell at Withyhedge Landfill, Pembrokeshire

    Report an odour from Withyhedge Landfill in Welsh. Odour reporting form To make reporting odour isues from Withyhedge Landfill as easy as possible, we have set up this dedicated reporting form. All reports will be dealt with in the normal manner by our Incident Communication Centre. If you have provided contact details you will be given a unique reference number and you can opt to receive email updates on the investigation. Odour issues only This form is for the... More
    Closes 31 July 2025
  • National Forest for Wales Status Scheme

    View this page in Welsh The National Forest Status Scheme opened on the 23 June and enables exemplary woodlands to join the National Forest for Wales network. Content Welcome to the National Forest for Wales Status Scheme What support is available? National Forest sites (via the status scheme) to date Useful links Welcome to the National Forest for Wales Status Scheme ... More
    Closes 30 September 2025
  • Penyrenglyn Coal Tip Risk Management and Forest Operation

    This is an update on works currently underway and planned by Natural Resources Wales in the Penyrenglyn area. Coal tip risk management Penyrenglyn has a coal tip on the hillside and is located within the area of our tree felling operation. This coal tip is one of our top priority sites to undertake remedial drainage intervention work to reduce the risk of landslip. Many disused coal tips have drainage systems to reduce water content. No such system is in place... More
    Closes 29 November 2025
  • Llandinam Gravels River Restoration Project

    Read this page in Welsh. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is working on a project to restore important habitat along a stretch of the River Severn in the village of Llandinam. The area, known as Llandinam Gravels, is a nature reserve. The shallow gravels provide great habitat for invertebrates to thrive, for wading birds to feed and for migratory fish such as salmon to spawn. But historic human intervention, such as straightening the river channel and... More
    Closes 31 December 2025
  • Online form to request flood advice leaflets

    Our advice and guidance is available as leaflets that you can use and share with others. You can request: paper copies to be sent directly to you multiple copies if you want to share with others alternative format, large print or other languages You can view and download digital versions, and request copies to be sent to you by completing the short form below. Advice is also available on our website naturalresources.wales/flooding Or you can contact... More
    Closes 31 December 2025
  • Cwm Rheidol Lead & Zinc Mine

    The Cwm Rheidol mining complex is 15km east of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, and includes the mines of Ystumtuen, Penrhiw, Bwlchgwyn and Llwynteifi. The earliest definitive reference to mining in the area dates from 1698 at Ystumtuen, and over the following centuries the mines were developed and worked intermittently under numerous owners and various combinations. By the late 19th century these four mines were all connected underground, enabling the extensive workings to drain to... More
    Closes 30 September 2026
  • Managing flood risk in Ynysybwl

    Natural Resources Wales is working to reduce the risk of flooding in Ynysybwl. Ynysybwl was badly affected during Storm Dennis in 2020. Flood waters from the Nant Clydach overtopped the highway wall, which runs along the length of Clydach Terrace, flooding 17 properties. The Welsh Government has instructed us to undertake a full Business Case process following the Welsh Government's Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Business Case Guidance . ... More
    Closes 28 November 2026
  • Online form to request flood advice leaflets

    Our advice and guidance is available as leaflets that you can use and share with others. You can request: paper copies to be sent directly to you multiple copies if you want to share with others alternative format, large print or other languages You can view and download digital versions, and request copies to be sent to you by completing the short form below. Advice is also available on our website naturalresources.wales/flooding Or you can contact... More
    Closes 31 December 2026
  • Natural Flood Management in the Cadoxton catchment

    We are exploring options to reduce the risk of flooding in Eastbrook and Dinas Powys. Periods of heavy rainfall over recent years have highlighted a flooding problem in Dinas Powys. In periods of high rainfall, the river channels, surface water drains and surface water sewers become overwhelmed causing flooding of roads, gardens and homes. One of our roles is to see what can be done to reduce the risks, especially in the face of climate change, which is likely... More
    Closes 5 June 2027
  • Natur am Byth! Saving Wales' threatened species

    View this page in Welsh / Cymraeg The Natur am Byth partnership is Wales’ flagship Species Recovery programme. It unites nine environmental charities and organisations with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to deliver the country’s largest natural heritage and outreach programme to save species from extinction and reconnect people to nature. The ten core partners are: Natural Resources Wales (lead) Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Bat... More
    Closes 30 September 2027
  • Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Project

    The Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Project is an NRW project funded by Welsh Government to restore the health of the upper reaches of the River Wye. The Wye is one of the UK’s most special rivers, which is reflected by its designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). It is home to several important species including Atlantic salmon, otter, shad, white clawed crayfish and the plant, water crowfoot. ... More
    Closes 30 March 2029
  • Old Castle Down SSSI - Grazing to Help Wildlife

    Cliciwch yma i ddarllen y dudalen yn Gymraeg / Click here to read this page in Welsh Old Castle Down Old Castle Down is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to several distinct features including limestone grassland, limestone heath and humid heath. The variation in these plant communities reflects the changes in the calcium carbonate content of the soils. On the west side of the B4265 the calcareous grassland is dominated by sheep’s fescue grass... More
    Closes 22 September 2030
  • Cwmystwyth Lead Mine

    Cwmystwyth Mine is approximately 6km northeast of the village of Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Ceredigion. The mine covers around 250ha on the steep northern slopes of the Ystwyth Valley, with some minor workings on the southern slopes. Cwmystwyth exploited three mineral lodes over the course of its operation, namely Comet, Kingside and Mitchell. The earliest mining at Cwmystwyth has been dated to the Early Bronze Age, when copper was extracted from the Comet lode in an opencast on... More
    Closes 19 October 2043
  • Nant y Mwyn Lead Mine

    The Nant y Mwyn mine is located close to the village of Rhandirmwyn in Carmarthenshire; approximately 10 km to the north of Llandovery. There is evidence of ancient mining (pre-Roman) at the site however most of the workings date from the 16th through to the 20th centuries. Mining activity at Nant y Mwyn mine during the early 20th century was intermittent and the site was abandoned during the early 1930s. The workings can be divided into two main... More
    Closes 19 October 2043
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