Clare Pillman, who has served as Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Chief Executive, has announced her retirement after seven years of dedicated service. Clare joined NRW as its Chief Executive in 2018 during a testing time in its history, and has led the organisation through the challenges of the Pandemic, the major storms of 2020 and…
Audit Wales has criticised public authorities in Wales for failing to comply with key biodiversity requirements including the duty to prepare a biodiversity plan. In a report, The Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems Duty, the watchdog also criticised the Welsh Government itself in one respect. Audit Wales said the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 aimed to reverse the…
What was once an industrial wasteland, is now a haven for wildlife and a symbol of nature’s resilience in the face of the nature and biodiversity emergencies. This year is a special milestone anniversary for the Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve – marking 25 years since it was first established – on a site that…
Dog walkers urged to keep dogs on leads around sheep to reduce attacks. Whilst the majority of dog walkers exercise their pet in a responsible way, one attack is still too many. Following the Countryside Code and keeping dogs on leads around livestock can help everyone enjoy time in nature safely. Spring will soon be…
The Council’s revised Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and Action Plan has now been published, following approval from Welsh Government. While Main river flood risk is the responsibility for Natural Resources Wales to manage, RCT Council is responsible for local sources of flooding which includes surface water, ordinary watercourses and groundwater. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water…
A man who illegally dumped waste in Dyfi Forest has been ordered to pay a total of £2,270 in fines and costs after being caught on Natural Resources Wales (NRW) surveillance cameras. Toby Hamilton was sentenced for fly-tipping in Dyfi Forest near Pantperthog following a Fly Tipping Wales investigation that began when his truck was…
Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales, recently visited a rare butterfly colony in Bridgend, South Wales, the last of its kind in the country. The high brown fritillary, the UK’s most endangered butterfly, has been the subject of several conservation projects in Wales over the years. The current project is a part of Wales’ flagship…
A man from south Wales has been successfully prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for storing quantities of waste at a site in Caerleon, without an environmental permit. William Hanson of Hanson Paving and Development Ltd, was ordered to pay a combined total of £5782.00, after pleading guilty as the sole company director, to the…
Natural Resources Wales is a semi-public administrative body outside the civil service that receives financial support from the Welsh Labour Government, which makes senior appointments to it. Urgent and collective action is needed now if Wales is to redress the balance between the degradation and protection of our natural resources given the nature, climate, and…
A new initiative led by the Wales Coasts and Seas Partnership (CaSP Cymru) has launched ‘Y Môr a Ni’ – a framework for Ocean Literacy in Wales, which is a first of its kind in the UK. The strategy aims to grow people’s relationship with our coasts and seas. Y Môr a Ni (The Sea…
