Countryside Council for Wales
Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru

 

A school group learning about, and enjoying the environment.The Countryside Council for Wales is the Government's statutory adviser on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters.  We are also the wildlife conservation authority in Wales.

Our work includes:

  • giving advice to Government, local authorities and others to help them make well-informed decisions on matters that affect the environment

  • maintaining the natural beauty of the land and coast by encouraging landowners and land managers to manage it appropriately

  • ensuring and enhancing the survival of species and their habitats and protecting geological features

  • monitoring change in habitats, species and landscapes

  • promoting access to the countryside for enjoyment

  • working in partnership with others and providing grant aid to support common aims and objectives
  • helping those who work in the countryside to strike a balance between sustaining country products like timber and food, with maintaining landscape character and wildlife
  • increasing people's understanding and appreciation of the countryside, its wildlife and habitats
  • seeking effective policies and other means of protecting the countryside, its habitats and wildlife
  • providing information about our work

To find out more, please visit our website
 

Contact us:

Countryside Council for Wales
Unit 7 Castleton Court,
St Mellons Business Park
Cardiff
CF3 0LT

Tel 02920 772400

Email enquiries@ccw.gov.uk

 

 

 




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