Brecon & Radnor Branch of CPRW

Protecting Wales’ Countryside

Together, we are the Welsh countryside.
Let your love for it live on.

As Wales approaches the Senedd elections in May 2026, the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW) is setting out its priorities for the future of our countryside, its communities, landscapes and the natural environment.

This manifeso highlights the urgent actions needed to safeguard Wales’ natural heritage while supporting sustainable communities and a resilient economy.

Wales possesses a dazzling variety of landscapes linking our urban areas to the countryside and coasts, providing a nurturing environment for our people and their culture, as well as an extensive national asset attracting millions of visitors.

Farming is still the backbone of our rural communities, alongside newer industries such as tourism and renewable energy. Our famed network of footpaths girdles the country and has been expanded extensively. Protecting, as well as enjoying, our priceless environment has emerged as a key priority for successive Welsh Governments, especially as most of the legal powers to conserve our nature and landscapes were devolved more than 30 years ago.

However, the realities on the ground worry an increasing number of voters in Wales – notably the accelerating impacts of climate change, the needless destruction of beautiful local landscapes, pollution of our rivers and coastal waters, and the ongoing emergency facing our wild animals and plants in coping with climate change and other pressures.

Read the full manifesto in English here and Welsh here.

‘HOPE! We Are On Time‘ is a documentary series created by El Gatoverde Productions featuring the late Jane Goodall. Filmed in 17 countries and four continents, the series explores how communities, innovators and institutions all around the world are already building a more sustainable future. The Black Mountains College are hosting a screening of the second episode of the series, after which there will be a question and answer session with Catalina Nieto of El Gatoverde Productions and Chris Blake, a trustee of the Black Mountains College. For more information see https://blackmountainscollege.uk/events/talgarth-old-school-community-day/.

We have a new web page to help you find the PEDW Nant Mithil application documents for your response to this application.

Time is running short to have your say on this application which will have such a huge impact on our local area. For general advice on submitting an objection see our Nant Mithil planning application web page.

For help finding the documents look at our new document finder advice web page and our LIST of PEDW NANT MITHIL DOCUMENTS

We have till 23rd December 2025 to respond to the application for this major development, which threatens to change the Radnorshire Hills forever. See our Nant Mithil Planning Application page for advice and links to documents.

The application is now with the Welsh Government’s Planning Inspectorate ‘Planning and Environment Decisions Wales’, who will consider the application documents and responses and advise the Welsh Government whether to Accept or Refuse.

Save our hills! Send in your response to this application now.

There’s a lot more going on under the surface of our rivers than we imagine. Wildlife ecologist and Radnorshire county recorder for invertebrates Phil Ward reveals the unseen world of freshwater beings and what they tell us about the state of our rivers.

Join us for an inspiring talk – you’ll never look at a river the same again.

Thursday 20 February, 7.30 pm (doors open 7pm)

The Assembly Rooms, Market Hall, Broad Street, Presteigne LD8 2AD