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.

Our long-term aim is that this site will be fully bi-lingual

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Closed consultations

Open Activities

  • Announcement of intention not to prepare an environmental statement: North Wales Eel Pass Programme

    Regulation 12B of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) SI1999/1783 as amended North Wales Eel Pass Programme Natural Resources Wales gives notice that it proposes to carry out improvement works to the Hydrometric weir on Afon Clwyd in Ruthin, NGR SJ...

    Closes 21 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

  • Notice of Application for Llanfairfechan Seawall Apron Failure

    Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Notice of Application for Llanfairfechan Seawall Apron Failure 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...

    Closes 4 June 2026

  • NRW Land Management Framework Pre-tender Survey

    NRW will shortly be opening up tendering opportunities for supplies interested in working for NRW under the Land Management Site Maintenance Framework. This survey seeks the views of prospective suppliers and contractors as part of our pre-tender market engagement stage. The Land...

    Closes 15 June 2026

  • Managing flood risk in Ynysybwl

    Read this page in Welsh / Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg UPDATE 23/06/25: publication of the Outline Business Case in the Project Updates section. Natural Resources Wales is working to reduce the risk of flooding in Ynysybwl. Ynysybwl was badly affected during Storm...

    Closes 23 June 2026

Forthcoming Activities

  • Ceri Forest Resource Plan 2026

    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...

    Opens 22 May 2026

Closed Activities

  • 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...

    Closed 18 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...

    Closed 13 May 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...

    Closed 6 May 2026

  • 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. ...

    Closed 29 April 2026

  • Challenges and Choices - A Consultation on Wales’s Significant Water Management Issues

    Water is a vital natural resource for the environment and people. Water creates and sustains the ecosystems upon which all life depends. It is vital to the economy and for health and is used to generate power, run industries and grow food. Physical modifications are severely reducing the diversity...

    Closed 21 April 2026

We Asked, You Said, We Did

  • Crychan Forest Resource Plan

    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 May 2021

  • Enforcement and Prosecution Policy

    Our policy on Enforcement and Prosecution was approved and published in March 2013. We recently established an internal expert group, including legal representatives, to run a review of this policy and the associated guidance. Our revised policy and guidance do not change our...

    Closed 27 September 2021

  • Lower Rhondda 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 8 April 2022

  • Lower Taff Valley 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 14 November 2022

  • Welshpool Forest Resource Plan

    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 November 2022