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14 Dec 2023

Wildlife and rare plants at a biodiverse beauty spot in Eryri have been given a boost.

31 Oct 2023

With Bonfire Night festivities around the corner, Natural Resources Wales is reminding people to take extra care when preparing a bonfire and consider the potentially harmful impact burning bonfires can have on our environment and wildlife.

Unplanned, destructive fires that spread through forests and grasslands are known as wildfires. Wildfires pose a real threat to people, property, wildlife, and the natural environment. Learn more about how they start, how they are managed and what we can do to prevent them.

You may need to apply for a protected species licence before you can carry out any work.

25 Apr 2023

Habitats and wildlife on ancient woodland sites managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are benefiting from biodiversity restoration work.

From the high grasslands, blanket bogs and heathland, right up to the rocky mountain tops, our Welsh Mountains and uplands are full of life.

Wales has some of the finest coastal scenery in the world, often teeming with wildlife and ablaze with flowers.

There are several unique types of woodland and Wales has a special responsibility to preserve them and the wildlife which thrives in them.

Conserving and enhancing wildlife and their habitats

17 Mar 2023

In a joint operation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Gwent Police and Monmouthshire County Council, a man from Monmouthshire has been successfully prosecuted for destroying a valuable wildlife habitat that was home to a number of protected species.

One of Anglesey's wildlife-rich fens

Planting trees can have benefits for your land or the local community and for wildlife and the environment.

All wild birds, their nests and their eggs are protected under Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Ancient woodland with riverside walk and wildlife viewing hide

Wildlife haven close to industrial Swansea

Wales’s highest mountain is home to rare plants and wildlife

Find out how Skomer's wildlife is protected.

The red squirrel is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The grey squirrel is not native and it is illegal to release one into the wild. We grant licences for certain purposes so you can work legally.

The pine marten and polecat are carnivores which receive different levels of protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). We can grant licences for certain activities that are otherwise illegal.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects many invertebrates. For some, sale is illegal; others are protected against killing, injuring or taking; places of shelter of some are protected. We grant licences so you can work legally.