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Permits and permissions
- Buy a fishing rod licence
- Check for a permit, licence or exemption (Public Register)
- Waste permitting
- Apply for a waste permit
- Do you need to apply for a permit or register an exemption?
- Apply for a standard rules permit for waste operations
- Apply for a bespoke permit for a waste operation
- Mobile plant permitting
- Permanent deposit of waste for recovery
- Mining waste
- Apply to vary (change) a permit for waste operations
- Apply to transfer a waste permit
- Apply to surrender a waste permit
- Standard rules and risk assessments for waste operations
- Register or renew as a waste carrier, broker or dealer
- Deciding if you are a waste carrier, broker or dealer
- Register or renew your waste exemptions
- Understand your waste exemptions for agricultural activities
- Register a waste electrical and electronic equipment exemption (WEEE)
- Guidance on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
- Register or renew as a hazardous waste producer
- Register as a battery producer
- Registering waste exemptions for a linear network
- Guidance on importing and exporting waste
- Guidance for packaging producers
- Guidance on requirements for Release from Radioactive Substances Regulation
- Submit a CL:AIRE Code of Practice declaration
- Apply for a waste permit
- Water discharges and septic tanks
- Register your septic tank or small sewage (package) treatment plant
- Running and maintaining a septic tank or small sewage plant
- What to do if you have been refused a registration for a septic tank or private sewage treatment system
- Discharges to surface water / and groundwater
- Using herbicides
- Private sewage treatment in an area with a public sewer
- Environmental permits
- Water abstraction and impoundment licences
- Flood risk activity permits
- Land drainage consent
- Working in protected areas
- Tree felling and other regulations
- Species licensing
- Installations
- Marine licensing
- Coast Protection Act 1949 Consenting
- Carbon emissions
- Medium combustion plant and specified generator activities
- Non-nuclear radioactive substance sites
- Permit applications, consultations and decisions
- Permitting publication scheme
Evidence and data
- Maps
- Check river levels, rainfall and sea data
- Long term flood risk
- Wales environmental information (beta)
- Browse map of data about the natural environment
- Lle Geo-Portal map browser
- Marine Character Areas
- National Landscape Character Areas (NLCA)
- Bathing water quality map
- Open Access Land maps
- Fire severity index
- Water Watch Wales
- Find details of permitted waste sites
- Extent of Semi-Natural Habitat in Wales (Indicator 43)
- Research and reports
- State of Natural Resources Report (SoNaRR) for Wales 2020
- Reports, evidence and data on flooding
- Flood and coastal erosion risk in Wales
- Flood risk management plans
- Welsh coastal storms, December 2013 and January 2014 – an assessment of environmental change
- Wales Coastal Flooding Review Phase 1
- Wales Coastal Flooding Review Phase 2
- Wales Coastal Flooding Review Delivery Plan Phase 2 Recommendations
- Wales Coastal Flooding Review: Progress Report August 2016
- Wales Coastal Flooding Review: Closure Report December 2017
- Independent review of Flood Awareness Wales 2016
- Engaging Young People Report 2016
- December 2015 flood facts
- Flood investigation report - Llanrwst 2015
- Flood and coastal erosion risk management research and development
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment
- Sustainable Communities Pilot Study
- State of Natural Resources interim report 2019
- The State of Natural Resources report 2016
- Habitat reports
- Invasive non-native species (INNS) reports
- Landscape and geodiversity reports
- Marine reports
- Species reports
- Waste reports
- Water reports
- State of the environment reports
- Biennial reports on reservoir safety
- Forestry research
- Our library and information
- Marine biodiversity collaborative research priorities
- Water environment collaborative research priorities
- Ancient Woodland Inventory
- National Survey for Wales
- Salmon and sea trout stocks in Wales
- Know your rivers - salmon and sea trout catchment summaries
- Analytical Services
- Accessing our data
Guidance and advice
- Environmental topics
- Water management and quality
- Waste management
- Report fly-tipping
- Disposing of your household waste
- Waste duty of care for organisations
- Completing waste transfer notes
- Operator waste return and deadlines for returns
- Completing hazardous waste consignment notes
- Submit your hazardous waste return
- How to classify and assess waste
- Materials facilities: how to assess, notify, sample and report
- Separate collection requirement for waste
- Meeting the end of waste test
- Woodland management
- Land management
- Wildlife and biodiversity
- Your neighbourhood
- Energy
- Consultations
- Business sectors
- Forestry
- Fisheries
- Angling byelaws (fishing rules)
- How to practise salmon catch and release
- Disinfecting tackle to control fish disease
- Wales Fisheries Forum
- Local Fishery Groups
- UK protected fish
- Fishing with nets and traps
- Apply for permission to stock, remove and supply fish
- Salmon and sea trout catch controls 2017 consultations
- Local inquiry into NRW’s proposals for new rod and net fishing byelaws
- Freshwater fisheries management and advice
- ‘Index river’ monitoring for salmon and sea trout on the Welsh Dee
- Farming
- Water
- Marine and coast
- Planning and development
- Education, learning and skills
Days out
- Places to visit
- North East Wales
- Alwen Reservoir, near Denbigh
- Clocaenog Forest - Bod Petryal, near Ruthin
- Clocaenog Forest - Boncyn Foel Bach, near Ruthin
- Clocaenog Forest - Coed y Fron Wyllt, near Ruthin
- Clocaenog Forest - Pincyn Llys, near Ruthin
- Clocaenog Forest – Pool Park, near Ruthin
- Coed Llangwyfan, near Denbigh
- Coed Moel Famau, near Mold
- Coed Nercwys, near Mold
- North West Wales
- Beddgelert Forest, near Porthmadog
- Cadair Idris National Nature Reserve, near Dolgellau
- Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre, near Dolgellau
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park - Forest Garden
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park - Glasdir
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park - Pont Cae’n y Coed, near Dolgellau
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park - Tyddyn Gwladys
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park - Ty’n y Groes
- Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve, near Bangor
- Cors Bodeilio National Nature Reserve, Anglesey
- Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve, near Betws-y-Coed
- Gwydir Forest Park - Betws-y-coed
- Gwydir Forest Park - Cae'n y Coed, near Betws-y-coed
- Gwydir Forest Park - Cyffty Mine, near Betws-y-coed
- Gwydir Forest Park - Dolwyddelan, near Betws-y-coed
- Gwydir Forest Park - Hafna, near Llanrwst
- Gwydir Forest Park - Llyn Crafnant, near Llanrwst
- Gwydir Forest Park - Llyn Geirionydd, near Llanrwst
- Gwydir Forest Park - Llyn Sarnau, near Betws-y-coed
- Gwydir Forest Park - Sawbench, near Llanrwst
- Gwydir Forest Park - Ty’n Llwyn, near Betws-y-coed
- Morfa Dyffryn National Nature Reserve, near Barmouth
- Morfa Harlech National Nature Reserve, near Harlech
- Newborough National Nature Reserve and Forest, Anglesey
- Snowdon National Nature Reserve, near Beddgelert
- Mid Wales
- Black Covert Woodland, near Aberystwyth
- Bwlch Nant yr Arian Visitor Centre, near Aberystwyth
- Ceri Forest, near Newtown
- Coed Maenarthur Woodland, near Aberystwyth
- Coed y Bont community woodland, near Tregaron
- Cors Caron National Nature Reserve, near Tregaron
- Cors y Llyn National Nature Reserve, near Builth Wells
- Crychan Forest, near Llandovery
- Cwm Rhaeadr, near Llandovery
- Dyfi Forest (Foel Friog), near Machynlleth
- Dyfi Forest (Nant Gwernol), near Machynlleth
- Dyfi Forest (Tan y Coed), near Machynlleth
- Dyfi National Nature Reserve and Ynyslas Visitor Centre, near Aberystwyth
- Dyfnant Forest (Hendre), near Dolgellau
- Dyfnant Forest (Pen y Ffordd), near Dolgellau
- Dyfnant Forest (Pont Llogel), near Dolgellau
- Gogerddan Wood, near Aberystwyth
- Grogwynion, near Aberystwyth
- Hafod Estate, near Aberystwyth
- Hafren Forest, near Llanidloes
- Halfway Forest, near Llandovery
- Irfon Forest (White Bridge), near Llanwrtyd Wells
- Nash Wood, near Presteigne
- Radnor Forest (Fishpools), near Knighton
- The Arch, near Aberystwyth
- Warren Wood, near New Radnor
- South East Wales
- South West Wales
- Our visitor centres
- Map of places to visit
- North East Wales
- Things to do
- Wales Coast Path
- National Trails
- How to download our apps
- How to get our e-newsletter
- Leaflets for visitors
- The Countryside Code Family
- Recreation and Access policy advice and guidance
About us
- News and events
- Jobs and placements
- Contact us
- Area Statements
- South East Wales Area Statement
- South Central Wales Area Statement
- South West Wales Area Statement
- Mid Wales Area Statement
- North East Wales Area Statement
- North West Wales Area Statement
- Marine Area Statement
- Natural Resources Wales approach to impact assessments of Area Statements
- Sector specific information
- Strategies and plans
- What we do
- Our projects
- Grants and funding
- Our Chair and Board
- Corporate information
- Equality and diversity