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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... MoreOpened 4 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... MoreOpened 3 October 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 1 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 ... MoreOpened 25 September 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 ... MoreOpened 23 September 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 17 September 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 16 September 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 10 September 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... MoreOpened 1 August 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... MoreOpened 29 May 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 23 May 2024 -
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. ... MoreOpened 20 May 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 10 May 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 10 May 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. MoreOpened 1 April 2024 -
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. MoreOpened 1 April 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... MoreOpened 21 March 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... MoreOpened 1 February 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... MoreOpened 17 January 2024 -
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... MoreOpened 17 January 2024 -
Parc Mine
Parc Mine is located in the Gwydir Forest within the Snowdonia National Park, approximately 1.6km southwest of Llanrwst and approximately 5km north of Betws-y-Coed. Parc Mine was worked sporadically from 1855 to 1963, recovering over 10,000 tons of lead and 4,000 tons of zinc. The mine is interconnected via its underground workings with eleven other mines, and sits in close proximity to numerous other independent mines such as Hafna Mine and Pandora Mine. When the mine... MoreOpened 18 December 2023 -
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... MoreOpened 29 November 2023 -
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 . ... MoreOpened 28 November 2023 -
Wemyss Lead & Zinc Mine
The abandoned Wemyss Mine is 15km southeast of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. It is located at the head of the Cwmnewydion valley, a tributary of the River Magwr, which joins the River Ystwyth at Abermagwr. The mine worked the Frongoch mineral lode alongside Frongoch and Graig Goch mines. Wemyss became an integral part of the larger Frongoch Mine and cannot be considered in isolation from its more illustrious neighbour. In the 1840s both mines came under the same... MoreOpened 26 October 2023 -
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... MoreOpened 16 October 2023 -
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... MoreOpened 16 October 2023 -
Van Metal Mine
Van Mine is located in the rural hamlet of Y Fan, approximately 3km northeast of Llanidloes, Powys. Van Mine was a former lead, zinc, and silver mine. It was one of the most productive lead mines in Europe in the 1870s. Records of mining trials date back to 1850, with the first ore produced in 1866. Production started to decline in the 1890s and eventually closed in 1921 primarily due to the fall in lead prices due to cheaper foreign imports. Several heritage assets... MoreOpened 16 October 2023 -
Cwmnewydion metal mine project
The Cwmnewydion project is focused on Graig Goch mine and Frongoch Adit, which are situated within the Cwmnewydion valley, located approximately 1.5 km southwest of Trisant village and 3.75 km northwest of Pont-rhyd-y-groes in Ceredigion. The Nant Cwmnewydion watercourse flows along the valley floor immediately adjacent to the northern boundary of Graig Goch mine. Upstream to the east of Graig Goch mine is Frongoch Adit and Wemyss mine. Frongoch mine is further to the... MoreOpened 16 October 2023 -
Metal mine water pollution
Pollution from Abandoned Metal Mines Abandoned metal mines cause extensive pollution in Wales, with approximately 1,300 sites estimated to impact water quality and ecology in over 700 km of watercourses. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Coal Authority (CA) are working together to tackle this pollution, making our rivers cleaner and healthier to benefit people, wildlife and the economy. Causes of pollution Wales... MoreOpened 16 October 2023 -
Dylife Lead & Zinc Mine
Dylife Mine is located 13km northwest of Llanidloes, Powys, on the mountain road to Machynlleth. It has been identified as a major source of metals to the Afon Dyfi catchment and is responsible for the Afon Twymyn failing to achieve European Water Framework Directive standards for zinc, lead and cadmium. Dylife exploited lead and zinc from three mineral lodes: the Dylife, Esgairgaled and Llechwedd Ddu. The earliest workings are possibly of Roman date and may have been linked to the... MoreOpened 16 October 2023
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