Case studies

This case study explains work done to restore blanket bog.

This case study explains work done to monitor the Milford Haven Waterway.

This case study explains how walking groups in Caerphilly are improving people’s health.

This case study explains how woodland can be managed to encourage tourism and produce sustainable timber.

This case study explains how the creation of a national walking trail is helping tourism and businesses.

This case study is about a project which aimed to revitalise the valleys as a place to live, work and visit.

This case study explains how soil testing helped farmers.

This case study explains how the Menai Mussels Producers Limited manage their business sustainably.

Horse mussel reefs are an important seabed community. They are particularly vulnerable to damage by mobile fishing gear used in commercial scallop fishing.

This project aims to help deliver a sustainable scallop fishery in Wales. The work focuses on the areas of Welsh marine Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) which are likely to attract commercial scallop fishing.

Ynyslas Spit is part of the Dyfi Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the mid-Wales coast. It supports many ecosystem services and is an important place for recreation and tourism.

When we revised our woodland strategy in 2009 we accepted that ancient woodland sites should be favoured over conifer woods to improve the range of living things (biodiversity) in these areas. We realised that this would reduce Welsh timber production.

River Basin Management Plans aim to improve water based environments. They are drawn up under the Water Framework Directive. The plans consider the issues for the water environments and the actions we need to take to deal with them.

The Works is a 75 hectare regeneration project in Ebbw Vale. From the beginning of the project sustainable development was established as its overarching principle.

Salt marsh lamb has a unique flavour, colour and texture. These characteristics come from the animals grazing on wild grasses and herbs on estuary salt marshes.

This project was started in 1997 by families who farm in Montgomeryshire. The group identified changes they could make to improve the viability of their farms by reducing costs, adding value to produce and enhanced marketing.

Can gorge walking take place in woodlands without damaging the ecosystem itself?

The Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers 155Km2 and protects the area from inappropriate development. Cadw’r Lliw yn Llŷn was an European Union funded project which ran from 2004 to 2009. It addressed the management of 1250 hectares of heath and coastal grassland.

The Elan Valley grasslands are owned by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. They work with the Elan Valley Trust, the Countryside Council for Wales and local farms to achieve good water quality and conserve wildlife.

Ebbw Fach Trail brings together 13 community led projects focusing on the green spaces, rivers, ponds and streams between Beaufort Hill and Llanhilleth.

A European Union project to restore blanket bog in north Wales ran from 2005 until March 2011.