The main funding allocated to the LNP is currently the Welsh Government Local Places for Nature programme that includes funding to work towards the new 30 x 30 target. Local Places for Nature is a partnership project aiming to enhance nature on your doorstep. Activities include supporting the management of roadside verges for wildlife, planting trees, new hedges and orchards, restoration of urban meadows and creating new ponds. Find out more about these activities on the Natural Networks page
This is a new Gwent wide partnership project taking forward some of the successful elements of the Gwent Green Grid Project. The aims of the project are to
Look into opportunities for installing eel ladders and fish passes to allow migration; tree planting and scrub along rivers and tributaries; tackling non-native invasive species such as Himalayan Balsam and Japanese Knotweed; increasing access and interpretation at suitable sites?
Improve connectivity between canal and river system - canal strategy
Include:
More wildflower meadows
Sacrificial crops for overwintering birds and insects
Developing rough grassland and installing nesting boxes for barn owls
Creating more wetlands - wildlife ponds, reed beds, marshy areas