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Drought declared in part of Wales after heatwave and low rainfall

A drought has been officially declared in part of Wales after an extended period of dry weather and low rainfall caused water levels to plummet. Natural Resources Wales said the threshold to trigger drought status in south-west Wales was met on ...

19 Aug 2022 at 14:05

Rare orchid found at Welsh military site for the first time in almost 20 years

A rare orchid known as the “crown jewel” of sand dunes has been discovered at a site in south-west Wales for the first time in almost 20 years. A specimen of the fen orchid, or Liparis loeselii, was found at Laugharne-Pendine Burrows in ...

28 Jul 2022 at 13:22

Wild salmon reaching crisis point in rivers, Environment Agency warns

Wild salmon stocks are reaching crisis point and could be lost from English rivers without urgent action to save them, the Environment Agency has warned. Stocks of wild Atlantic salmon, which traditionally breed in UK rivers, have ...

25 Jul 2022 at 15:32

Charlotte Church’s plans for eco-friendly retreat rejected over road concerns

Singer Charlotte Church’s dream of opening an eco-friendly wellness retreat in the Welsh countryside hangs in the balance after highways officials objected to her plans. The Voice of an Angel star spent £1.5 million on the former ...

31 Dec 2021 at 16:55

MP calls for ‘full investigation’ of suspected chemical waste dump

An MP has accused environmental regulators of failing to investigate a potential toxic chemical leak from a landfill site in South Wales. Ty Llwyd Quarry in Ynysddu, a small village just north of Cardiff, is believed to contain ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:47

Rivers’ recovery slowing down in past five years, research suggests

Sewage, agriculture, climate change, microplastics and pharmaceuticals appear to have slowed the biological recovery of rivers in England and Wales, new research suggests. A study of invertebrates that live on river beds found ...

14 Apr 2023 at 15:15

Prosecuting water companies does not improve environment, says watchdog boss

Prosecuting water companies does not improve the environment, the CEO of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has said. NRW has not made any prosecutions anywhere in Wales over illegal sewage dumping for the last five years, ...

22 Nov 2023 at 13:18

Untreated sewage illegally spilled for years, Welsh Water admits

Dozens of Welsh Water treatment plants have been illegally spilling untreated sewage for years, the company has admitted. After being presented with analysis by the BBC, the company said between 40 and 50 of its ...

19 Oct 2023 at 13:51

Investigation launched into water firm’s sewage spills

An investigation has been launched into Welsh Water after the company admitted illegally spilling untreated sewage. Natural Resources Wales said it was examining the severity and frequency of permit breaches by ...

19 Oct 2023 at 14:12

South Wales council allowed contaminated liquid to spill on public road

A South Wales council allowed liquid contaminated with hazardous chemical waste to spill from a landfill site on to a public road, regulators have found. Caerphilly County Borough Council (CCBC) manages the Ty ...

30 Jun 2023 at 13:24

Take out stiles and help ‘trespassers’ back to the path, farmers advised

Farmers should add self-closing gates instead of stiles where possible to make access to the countryside for the public easier, new official guidance says. It is part of guidance issued to farmers and land ...

09 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Wales to plant woodlands in memory of people who died in Covid pandemic

Three woodlands are to be created in Wales in memory of those who have died from coronavirus during the pandemic. The first two woodlands will be planted on part of the National Trust Cymru’s Erddig ...

05 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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