A new study predicts what it is going to feel like for people living in Cardiff, Newport and Wrexham during heatwaves in the future. 2022 was the UK’s warmest year on record. Extreme heat causes stress on our bodies and can result in heat stroke, exhaustion, and in the worst case death. The UK Health…
Brofiscin Quarry, situated in Groesfaen, Rhondda Cynon Taf, stands as the sole location officially designated as contaminated land. This site, utilized for approximately seven years for the disposal of hazardous waste, notably polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), underwent capping in 2011. Despite these measures, concerns persist regarding the ongoing status of this former waste dump. Residents may…
The government is relying on biomass, in combination with CCUS, to make a significant contribution to its net zero goals. For biomass to fulfil this role the government needs to be confident that the industry is meeting high standards of sustainability. Its current monitoring arrangements rely on a combination of information provided by generators, third-party…
Cwmbach Community Wetlands 🦆 A community-led project to design and create an peri-urban wetland in the village of Cwmtyleri, Blaenau Gwent, has helped local residents connect with nature and improve their well-being. Funded by Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Resilient Communities Grant Programme, which launched in June last year, the project provides communities with opportunities to restore…
A newly established team at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) aims to inspect over 800 farms in 2024 to help reduce the impact of agricultural pollution. The team is embarking on a programme of inspections on farms throughout Wales to assess compliance with the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations (CoAPR) introduced by Welsh Government. The Welsh…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today published a new evidence report about water quality within Special Area of Conservation (SAC) rivers in Wales. The report complements NRW’s 2021 phosphorus compliance report and looks at compliance against seven additional water quality targets including ammonia. It focuses on 127 water bodies within the nine SAC river catchments – Cleddau,…
Natural Resources Wales’s (NRW) Forest Operations and Land Management teams will be turning back the clock to use traditional forestry skills to thin an area of sensitive woodland in Fforest Fawr near Tongwynlais, on the outskirts of Cardiff. Horse logging is an ancient sustainable forest management technique that uses horses to pull timber from felling…
NRW health advisor, Steven Meaden, talks about how spending time enjoying nature is good for us and the natural environment too, and offers ways to make the most of the outdoors this winter. For many people, winter’s cold air and shorter daylight hours means a shift to spending more time indoors and being more sedentary…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (Wednesday 13 December 2023) published new general licences for the control of wild birds for the 2024 calendar year. While all wild birds are protected by law, there are specific circumstances where NRW licences the lethal control of wild birds and the destruction of eggs and nests. These are…
OPERATING a metal waste collection business without a waste carrier licence has come at a high cost for a Neath man. Michael Rhys Mochan, of Giants Wharfe caravan park, Briton Ferry, Neath must pay a total of £3,420 in court fines and costs after pleading guilty to transporting controlled waste without registering as a waste…
