Local Places for Nature decisions, November 2022
A capital grant scheme to enable communities in Wales to acquire, restore and enhance nature.
The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG)
A scheme to restore and enhance woodlands in Wales as part of the Welsh Government National Forest Initiative.
A scheme to strengthen the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land and marine sites, supporting nature’s recovery while actively encouraging community engagement.
Green Recovery Challenge Fund
A fund to kick-start environmental renewal while creating and retaining a range of jobs in England.
Schedule of decisions
GRCF2021 Reconnecting the Wooler for People and Wildlife
Applicant: Tweed Forum
Decision: Award grant decrease
#naturCwmbach Community Wetlands | Gwlyptiroedd Cymunedol Cwmbach
Applicant: Cwmbach Community Wetlands
Decision: Reject
#Coed2 Stackpole Woodland Enhancements
Applicant: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
Decision: Award grant of £249,302 (100%)
#COED2 Parc Bodnant Community Woodland Creation
Applicant: Denbighshire County Council
Decision: Reject
#COED2 Dol Corwenna Community Woodland Creation
Applicant: Denbighshire County Council
Decision: Reject
#Coed2 Oak Field Community Woodland
Applicant: Oak Field Primary School
Decision: Award grant of £50,000 (100%)
#COED2MeadowStreetWoods
Applicant: Pontypridd Town Council
Decision: Award grant of £197,011 (100%)
#coed2 Enhancing Bryngarw's Historic Woodland
Applicant: Awen Cultural Trust
Decision: Award grant of £130,082 (95%)
#Coed2 Coedwig Nant Gwrtheyrn
Applicant: Ymddiriedolaeth Nant Gwrtheyrn
Decision: Award grant of £209,060 (75%)
#COED2 Llandegfedd Lake Phase 1
Applicant: Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig
Decision: Award grant of £250,000 (100%)
#NNF Dyfi Biodiversity and Habitat Improvements, Osprey Protection Measures and Community Access
Applicant: Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
Decision: Award grant increase of £30,000
#NNF Common Connections
Applicant: Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership
Decision: Award grant increase of £50,000
#NNF Mewn Dau Gae – Achub Brith y Gors
Applicant: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
Decision: Award grant increase of £24,775
#Working together for nature in the Elan Valley
Applicant: The Welsh Water Elan Trust
Decision: Award grant increase of £12,641
#NNF Reconnecting the Salmon Rivers of Wales
Applicant: Swansea University
Decision: Award grant increase of £123,337
#NNF Coast to Commons – Innovation and action for Wales protected sites network
Applicant: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
Decision: Reject