NEATH PORT TALBOT
LOCAL NATURE PARTNERSHIP

Conserving, protecting and enhancing the nature of

Neath Port Talbot in South Wales

Read a pdf of the State of Nature of NPT

NPT Local Nature Partnership

Conserving, protecting and enhancing the nature of Neath Port Talbot

We achieve our aims by creating partnerships between people that protect and care for nature in NPT, gathering information on the conservation of species and habitats in NPT, supporting the development of projects that are contributing to the aims of the Partnership, developing new projects to address local priorities and providing an advisory function on the subject of the state of nature and nature recovery in NPT.

Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos Charles Hipkin

THE STATE OF NATURE IN NPT

An assessment of the State of Nature of our county has revealed that nature in NPT is in trouble and at risk from threats such as climate change and development. Urgent actions are required to improve the resilience of NPT’s biodiversity, in particular the coastal, heathland and moorland and semi-natural grassland habitats.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Nature conservation begins at home and there are steps we can all take, wherever or whoever we are, to help preserve the natural heritage of NPT.

Our Nature Recovery Action Plan

An assessment of the state of nature in NPT is the first step towards achieving a sustainable, healthy environment, which will provide all of us and future generations of NPT with an inspiring place to live. The actions that are suggested on this website are our road map to this; our Nature Recovery Action Plan.

NPT nature in numbers

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)

950

Hectares of protected land

Section 7 Species

UK Red Listed breeding birds

Upcoming Events

Wed, 08 May
Nature Walk - Cwm Du Glen & Glanhryd
Pontardawe
RSVP
08 May 2024, 16:00 – 18:00
Pontardawe, Herbert St, Pontardawe, Swansea SA8 4LR, UK
Join our nature walk so you can be in nature, understand it better and love your local area more. We will get to know the trees better, understand the water (using chemical sampling) and watch/listen to birds. We will also get to know the heritage of the site better.
Wed, 22 May
Nature Walk - Swansea Canal - Bat Walk
Cilmaengwyn
RSVP
22 May 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
Cilmaengwyn, Cilmaengwyn, Swansea SA8 4QL, UK
Join our nature walk so you can be in nature, understand it better and love your local area more. We will get to know the ecology of the site better, understand the importance of the water and watching/listening to bats. We will also get to know the site's heritage better.
Sat, 29 Jun
Meadow Explore at Wern Ddu Uchaf Farm Hay Meadows
Bryncoch
RSVP
29 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 12:30
Bryncoch, Bryncoch, Neath SA10, UK
Join the VOG, NPT and Bridgend Meadows Group and Neath Port Talbot Local Nature Partnership for an explore around the beautiful meadows at Wern Ddu Uchaf Farm.
Fri, 16 Aug
International Bat Night at Margam Country Park
Port Talbot
Details
16 Aug 2024, 20:00 – 22:30
Port Talbot, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ, UK
Join the NPT for Nature group for an evening walk to look for the bats of Margam Country Park. Spaces strictly limited, so please be sure to book a ticket for every person who will be coming along with you.