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Activity codes of conduct consultation starts
14/03/2012

The Countryside Council for Wales is eager for everyone interested in water related activities to comment on three newly drafted codes of conduct on angling, wild swimming and canoeing.

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CCW To Review The Maps Of Open Country And Registered Common Land
05/03/2012

The process will start in mid July 2012, when CCW will issue the draft maps of open country and registered common land.

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Mapping the Seabed around Wales
17/02/2012

HABMAP - the project that maps natural habitats in the Irish Sea - has reached a major milestone. Now, all Welsh waters have been mapped, including, for the first time, the Bristol Channel, Dee and Severn Estuaries.

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The Welsh View:

The Welsh View What do Welsh Otters eat?...
15/03/2012
"The work demanded a lot of concentration, with volunteers having to carefully pick out individual bones before inspecting them under a microscope...."


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Ein Golygfa Any squirrels there?
28/10/2011
" I had the honour during mid month to lead a group of pupils from Ysgol Tanygrisiau and their Headteacher to one of the reserves in their area, Coed Cymerau...."

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