Work to improve safety and reduce the risk of colliery tip movement at a disused coal tip site in Cwmgwrach is due to begin in early July. Carried out by contractors for Natural Resources Wales (NRW) the work will involve reinforcing the existing channel on site using blockstone and rock rolls. The Welsh Government funded…
The River Dulais is a river in South Wales, specifically in the south of the Brecon Beacons and flowing through the Dulais Valley. It rises on the slopes of Mynydd y Drum and flows southwest, passing through villages like Seven Sisters and Crynant before cascading over the Aberdulais waterfall. Finally, it joins the River Neath near Tonna. The Dulais…
New detailed assessments of marine protected areas (MPA) in Wales show which habitats and species are doing well in Welsh waters, but highlight the need for more action to improve habitat, biodiversity and water quality, according to Natural Resources Wales (NRW). A total of 85 features designated across 17 marine special areas of conservation (SACs)…
The Four Rivers for LIFE project aims to improve the habitat structure and function of four SAC Rivers; the Teifi, Tywi, Cleddau and Usk. On the River Usk, Project Officers have been working with the National Trust at their Ty Mawr Farm estate in the Brecon Beacons to restore the river and reconnect it to its natural…
Neglected River Cynon Raises Flooding Fears Again: Who’s Responsible? Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has reaffirmed its commitment to residents of Ynysybwl following completing an Outline Business Case (OBC) that looked at options to reduce the risk of flooding to homes along Clydach Terrace. Ynysybwl was badly affected during Storm Dennis in 2020. Flood waters from…
A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £4,000 in fines and costs after a pollution incident near Abergavenny led to soil and silt being discharged into two small watercourses. Jamie Langford, of J M Langford & Son, based in Herefordshire, pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 17 June…
People who enjoy using the public woodlands in Caerphilly and Torfaen are invited to have their say on how Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plans to manage them in the future. NRW – who manages the Welsh Government Woodland Estate across Wales – has developed a 10-year management plan for the nine woodlands within the Cwmcarn…
The Welsh Government has introduced a Bill that will establish a new body tasked with providing independent oversight of compliance, application and implementation of environmental law in Wales. It said the Office of Environment Governance Wales’ role will include “ensuring public authorities, such as Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales and local authorities, are complying with…
Responding to our nature and climate emergencies by designing Resilient Ecological Networks Wales is responding to the nature and climate emergencies which threaten our well-being. Nature recovery is key to rebuilding ecological resilience (defined) and sustaining the benefits that it provides us. The rebuilding needs to be done at a faster pace and larger scale…
How many reservoirs have been closed by the Water Board? Former reservoir in Perthcelyn, near Mountain Ash, to name but one. There was another behind Aberpennar Street in Mountain Ash. Additionally, some reservoirs like Llanishen and Lisvane in Cardiff were closed and drained in the past two decades but have since been restored and reopened for public…
