A project to restore the Cleddau River SAC in Pembrokeshire has been using a herbivorous beetle to control an invasive species. The Azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) was released in June 2024 by the Four Rivers for LIFE Project onto Natural Resources Wales’s (NRW) Llangloffan Fen National Nature Reserve (NNR) near Fishguard. The weevil will help…
A farmer has been successfully prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for depositing and burning tonnes of waste on his land in Ynysybwl without an environmental permit. Kieran Price, 65, who pleaded guilty to two waste offences was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on 23 September 2024. For the deposit of waste, he was given…
The main sewer out of Cynon Valley was constructed in the early 1930s and there don’t appear to be any major improvements planned for the Cynon Valley main sewer system. Still, the Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Planning Department keeps allowing more and more large developments. Dwr Cymru and Natural Resources Wales find no objection to…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is urging people across Wales to check their flood risk online, sign up for free flood warnings, and learn what to do if flooding is forecast in their area this winter. The call comes as NRW launches its Be Flood Ready awareness campaign (7-11 October), aimed at providing essential advice about…
Natural Resources Wales’ Forest Regulations and Tree Health Team have taken action following the discovery of Ips typographus, commonly known as the Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, in an insect monitoring trap in South East Wales. Three specimens were found this year in a single trap, which were set up three years ago by Forest Research…
The felling operation to remove trees infected with larch disease in Rhyslyn, Afan Forest, will soon resume with a new contractor. Work is expected to start imminently. This work is critical for managing the spread of the disease and ensuring the future safety of visitors to the forest. Under Welsh Government’s Statutory Plant Health Notice,…
A farmer has been successfully prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for “reckless” pollution of a two-mile stretch of a stream near Castellau, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Mr Huw Pritchard of Castellau Fach Farm pleaded guilty to causing silt pollution of the Nant Castellau, which flows into Nant Muchudd, a tributary of the River Ely. Following…
BikePark Wales, the UK’s premier mountain bike venue, along with Natural Resources Wales announce stunning plan to transform 400 acres of Welsh mountainside. Natural Resources Wales (NRW), which manages the Welsh Government Woodland Estate, has worked closely with BikePark Wales since its first breaking trail in 2013, but a new lease set to be signed…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is to start clear-felling an area of trees in Llantrisant Forest, known locally as Smilog Woods and popular for walking and mountain biking. The work to fell and remove the conifer trees from a 6.4 hectare area in the middle of the forest will begin early September and is expected to…
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited’s 470 MWe Small Modular Reactor design completes Step 2 of Generic Design Assessment. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) announced today that they are progressing to the next step of their assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd’s 470 MWe Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design. The…
