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Options available to countryside and species offences we regulate

Your guide to enjoying parks and waterways, coast and countryside

Advice for land managers to help visitors follow the Countryside Code

Water voles are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Respect, protect, enjoy

All wild birds, their nests and their eggs are protected under Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Bringing together representatives of landowners and managers, countryside access user groups, public bodies and voluntary sector organisations to consider access issues.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 gives legal protection to all wild plants. Plants and fungi on Schedule 8 have more protection. Offences include sale, picking, uprooting and destroying. We grant licences for specific purposes.

Some fish are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The sturgeon is a European Protected Species (EPS). Natural Resources Wales (NRW) grants licences so you can work within the law.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects many invertebrates. For some, sale is illegal; others are protected against killing, injuring or taking; places of shelter of some are protected. We grant licences so you can work legally.

The pine marten and polecat are carnivores which receive different levels of protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). We can grant licences for certain activities that are otherwise illegal.

The red squirrel is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The grey squirrel is not native and it is illegal to release one into the wild. We grant licences for certain purposes so you can work legally.

The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) fully protects water voles; and protects shrews and hedgehogs from certain methods of killing / taking. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) grants licences so you can work within the law.

21 Jul 2023

As the school summer holiday arrives, visitors to Wales’s natural places are being asked to follow the Countryside Code to protect the environment, respect other people and enjoy the outdoors safely.

01 Apr 2021

A new refreshed Countryside Code has been published, 70 years since the first booklet was published in 1951. The Code allows people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits that nature offers, while respecting the environment and people who live and work in it.

Creating opportunities to access and understand the value of the countryside so that communities can reconnect, understand, engage and influence the creative use of the local natural environment.

07 Jun 2018)

Natural Resources Wales propose to exclude access at Trawsfynydd Ranges for a period of 5 years minus 1 day under section 25(1)(b) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRoW Act) to avoid danger to the public from the risk of unexploded ordnance.

08 Feb 2022

05 Apr 2023

Visitors to some of North West Wales’ most popular natural sites are being asked to protect and respect the environment during the Easter break.

13 Dec 2023

10 things you need to keep in mind when enjoying the countryside