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Habitats & species

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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From 01 April 2013, Natural Resources Wales will take over the functions currently carried out by the Countryside Council for Wales and Forestry Commission Wales, the devolved functions of Environment Agency Wales and some functions that are currently carried out within the Welsh Government.

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Priority Habitats and Species

Marsh Fritillary

See the latest status and trend information for priority species and habitats in Wales.

Priority species healthcheck
see latest status and trend information for priority species in Wales

Section 42 list:
Habitats and species of principal importance for conservation in Wales.
The list contains all UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority habitats and species known to occur in Wales in addition to species of particular conservation significance in Wales.

Licensing for protected species

Dormouse

The licensing system

CCW has developed a licensing system, which provides an efficient service to customers and also helps us to monitor the status of protected species and often contributes to their conservation. CCW also deals with licences to examine, ring or mark protected species or to kill, take or possess them for scientific, educational or conservation purposes.

Habmap

About the Project

The HABMAP project has produced working habitat maps of the seabed of the southern Irish Sea using novel predictive modelling techniques. A major part of the HABMAP project was to develop a model that used physical characteristics to predict the biological community (biotope) on the seabed. (A biotope is a combination of the physical characteristics of the seabed and the group of species living there.)

Plant for Wildlife

Honeysuckle

Garden Planner

Add some wildlife friendly plants in your garden and enjoy the colourful birds and insects that will come to visit.

Biodiversity Action Plan

Kingfisher

In the UK 391 species and 45 habitats have been listed as priority species and have action plans. Of these, 175 species and 38 habitats are relevant to Wales. There are 24 local biodiversity Partnerships in Wales, one in each local Authority area and two National Park areas, in Pembrokeshire the National Park and the LA are part of the same local partnership.

European Protected Species

Otter

This note is intended to guide you through the legal permissions necessary if you are undertaking a development which will impact upon a terrestrial European Protected Species (EPS). There are many other species that have the same protection as mammals under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Habitat Regulations.