Wales - news

 

Residents Urged To Become Newborough's Eyes And Ears	Residents living in and around Newborough Forest and Warren are being urged to join an Eyes and Ears Project to help ensure the environmental jewel on Anglesey remains special for generations to come.
Work To Start Soon To Resolve Tintern Landslide	Specialist engineers employed by Forestry Commission Wales will begin work to finally resolve a landslip problem which has caused great concern to people living in Tintern.
A World Of Colour As Children Deck Out Christmas Trees	A colourful parade of Christmas trees decorated by children from schools in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion will greet visitors to the National Botanic Gardens in Llanarthne.
Community Woodland Which Showcases Children's Designs Scoops Award	A community woodland which showcases the design talents of local schoolchildren has scooped an environmental award. Beaufort Hill community woodland, near Ebbw Vale, was transformed into a valuable environmental resource for the whole community thanks to a £112,500 grant from Cydcoed, the £16 million Forestry Commission Wales grant programme funded by the EU (Objective One) and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Publication Of National Statistics On Timber Price Indices	The National Statistics on Timber Price Indices to September 2008, produced by the Forestry Commission, have been released in accordance with the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
New Woodland Classroom Points The Way For Outdoor Learning In Ne Wales	A new woodland classroom will be officially opened next week in Loggerheads Country Park at the heart of the Clwydian AONB.
Autumn Watch Wales – Junior ‘Bill Oddies’ In The Woods	Junior ‘Bill Oddies’ have been playing a leading role in their own version of Autumnwatch – the BBC’s hit TV show – at one of Carmarthenshire’s most popular and beautiful woodlands.
Forestry Commission Wales Brings Coed-Y-Brenin Cafe Under Its Own Management	Forestry Commission Wales is looking forward to providing new and improved facilities at its Coed-y-Brenin visitor centre near Dolgellau after bringing control of the café back under its own management.
Jane Davidson Joins Lantern Procession As Gunpowder Works Bridge Builds New Links In Brecon Beacons	Environment Minister Jane Davidson will be leading a lantern procession – flanked by fire jugglers - through the forest to celebrate the completion of the Gunpowder Works Bridge near Neath.
Haunted Forest, Spooks In The Woods - Could This Be The Scariest Hallowe'en Ever?	It was fright night in the forest near Aberystwyth – as the scariest ever Hallowe’en sell-out celebrations made it an October 31 to remember.
Forestry Commission Wales Launches New Modern Apprentice Scheme	A new Foundation Modern Apprentice scheme is being set up by Forestry Commission Wales in response to a skills shortage in the forestry sector.
Renewable Energy And Rural Business - A Partnership For Regeneration	Minister for Rural Affairs Elin Jones took the chance to see how renewable energy can help rural businesses when she visited the Bluestone Project in Pembrokeshire.
Woodland Volunteers Behind The Lens As They Focus On Their Forest	Would be wildlife and landscape photographers in north Wales can take the chance of a free outdoor workshop with one of the region’s top photographers next weekend.
Gwirfoddolwyr Coetiroedd Y Tu Ôl I’R Lens Er Mwyn Rhoi’R Ffocws Ar Y Goedwig	Gall pawb sy’n dymuno bod yn ffotograffwyr bywyd gwyllt a thirwedd yng Ngogledd Cymru fanteisio ar weithdy awyr agored am ddim gydag un o ffotograffwyr gorau’r rhanbarth y penwythnos nesaf.
Teaching The Teachers – New Woodland Learning Centre Is Set To Go Live	A new woodland teaching centre in Bridgend is all set to go live after years of hard work – and the first pupils are the teachers themselves!
Wales In Europe - Forestry Leads The Way	A blueprint for the future of forestry across Europe has been announced by Forestry Commission Wales as part of European Forest Week 20-24 October.
Cymru Yn Ewrop – Coedwigaeth Yn Arwain Y Ffordd	Mae Comisiwn Coedwigaeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi glasbrint o ddyfodol coedwigaeth ar draws Ewrop fel rhan o Wythnos y Goedwig Ewrop 20-24 Hydref.
Ar Fin Cychwyn – Rhwydwaith Marchogaeth Newydd Yn Agor Coetiroedd I Bawb	Mae marchogion yn ne Cymru wrthi’n cyfrwyo eu ceffylau ar gyfer dathlu cwblhau prosiect gwerth £77,000 sydd wedi creu 30 milltir o lwybrau ceffylau diogel oddi ar y ffordd ger Caerffili.
Under Starters Orders – New Horse-Riding Network Opens Up Woodlands To All	Horse riders in south Wales are saddling up to celebrate the completion of a £77,000 project which has created 30 miles of safe off-road bridleways near Caerphilly.