Our Work in Wales
Wales is crammed with a multitude of vibrant habitats full of wild plants and fungi. Sadly, many of these are becoming endangered. Plantlife Cymru has a growing team of knowledgeable and dedicated staff working to safeguard them.
2026 Senedd elections – Time to Take Action for Nature in Wales!
In May 2026 there will be a new Senedd and Welsh Government. This Senedd term will run up to 2030 – a critical year. This is the deadline for Wales to meet global environmental targets such as ensuring that 30% of its land and water is managed for nature.
At this important moment for nature, Plantlife Cymru wants the new Senedd and Government to put nature at the heart of Welsh legislative programme and initiatives. To achieve this, we need to ensure the voice of wild plants and fungi is heard during the run up to the Senedd election.
Saving Wales’ Rainforests – playing our part
Yes, we have rainforests in Wales! These temperate rainforests make up one of our most special and rare habitats. They grow hardly anywhere else on the planet.
A diversity of lichens, mosses and liverworts thrive in our ancient oak woodlands because of Wales’ mild and damp climate. But they are at risk. Plantlife Cymru is working as part of the Alliance for Wales’ Rainforests to ensure they have a long and healthy future.
Growing our Grasslands – the Glaswelltiroedd Gwydn Project
Our mission is simply to ‘grow’ the area of semi-natural grasslands in Wales. These colourful meadows brimming with life now only cover 9% of the land of Wales. This is a sad remnant of the extensive meadows which occupied 90% more land 50 years ago.
They are so good for wildlife, livestock, reducing flooding and storing carbon. In the Glaswelltiroedd Gwydn (resilient grasslands) project we’re working with farmers, agricultural organisations and colleges. We’re raising awareness and encouraging them to take action to create more species-rich grasslands.
Natur am Byth!
Our cry is Natur am Byth! – nature forever, as we work to save species which are particularly special to Wales but face the greatest threat of extinction. Plantlife Cymru is focusing on saving exquisite montane flowers and ferns in Eryri, and delicate lichens and mosses of veteran trees and rocky hilltops along the marches and in Mid Wales.
In this flagship project we are working alongside eight other conservation organisations and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to save a broad range of species.
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