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Around half will be provided to National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which cover 25% of Wales’s land area and are crucial for wildlife, tourism as well as local communities. It has been trialled in 2020-22 with over 90 different projects funded.

Grant recipient Project Title 2022-23 Allocation 2023-24 Allocation 2024-25 Allocation Total Allocation
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Peatland Restoration and Protection 390,000 450,000 332,500 1,172,500
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Decarbonising Visitor transport including works at Craig y Nos 75,000 62,500 61,250 198,750
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Nature Recovery - Woodlands and Meadow restoration and restoring curlew habitats 118,750 62,500 68,750 250,000
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Sustainable Tourism improvements at a range of sites including Waterfalls Country and Govilon 216,250 275,000 387,500 878,750
  Total 800,000 850,000 850,000 2,500,000
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Wild Coast Wild Park - habitat restoration along coastal belt and assessing impact of climate change on the Coast path 195,000 240,000 241,000 676,000
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Sustainable Tourism – addressing traffic and visitor congestion and improving visitor facilities at Poppit Sands 240,000 263,000 376,000 879,000
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Decarbonisation of the NP through community funding and greening agriculture 365,000 347,000 233,000 945,000
  Total 800,000 850,000 850,000 2,500,000
Snowdonia National Park Authority A community fund (Cronfa Cymunedol Eryri) to support community projects and energy saving within Conservation areas 125,000 155,000 200,000 480,000
Snowdonia National Park Authority Decarbonisation programme including installation of PV, insulating buildings and EV charging 205,000 175,000 173,000 553,000
Snowdonia National Park Authority Nature Recovery across the National Park including surveying, targeted species and habitat work and river catchment improvements 210,000 165,000 195,000 570,000
Snowdonia National Park Authority A range of tourism improvements including new access routes, repairing erosion, and cultural heritage projects 260,000 355,000 282,000 897,000
  Total 800,000 850,000 850,000 2,500,000  
Anglesey AONB Conservation of Anglesey’s dark skies: small grant scheme for farms, businesses and residents 25,000 20,000 20,000 65,000
Anglesey AONB Investment in community, Activities and Education facilities at Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead 25,000 15,000 0 40,000
Anglesey AONB Landscape Scale Nature Recovery including heathland, meadow and river conservation 125,000 165,000 180,000 470,000
  Total 175,000 200,000 200,000 575,000
Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB Investment in a range of heriatge and visitor sites across AONB 70,000 70,000 70,000 210,000
Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB Majestic Moorlands and Wild Woodlands of the AONB 105,000 130,000 130,000 365,000
  Total 175,000 200,000 200,000 575,000
Gower AONB Pennard Castle Conservation 19,000 12,500 0 31,500
Gower AONB Clyne Valley Country Park Management Programme 56,500 85,000 97,500 239,000
Gower AONB Gower Churches biodiversity improvements 10,125 10,000 40,000 60,125
Gower AONB Gower Nature Recovery Programme including habitat improvements and controlling invasive species 89,375 92,500 62,500 244,375
  Total 175,000 200,000 200,000 575,000
Llŷn AONB Improvements to tourism facilities at Llanbedrog and Porth Ysgo 65,000 60,000 30,000 155,000
Llŷn AONB Investigate feasibility of developing the Centre, Llithfaen as a community asset and improving Gyrn Goch walking route 70,000 60,000 80,000 210,000
Llŷn AONB Llŷn Nature Recovery Programme including habitat improvements and controlling invasive species 15,000 80,000 90,000 185,000
Llŷn AONB Purchase of EV for community AONB warden 25,000 0 0 25,000
  Total 175,000 200,000 200,000 575,000
Wye Valley AONB Wye Valley Nature Recovery Programme including habitat improvements and controlling invasive species 13,888 51,111 63,890 128,889
Wye Valley AONB Wye Valley Tourism & Access Improvements including Wye Valley Walk enhancements 130,556 123,333 110,555 364,444
Wye Valley AONB Investment in Village Halls to improve energy efficiency and support community development 30,556 25,556 25,555 81,667
  Total 175,000 200,000 200,000 575,000
SLSP Collaborative Fund A range of projects delivered across multiple Designated Landscapes 250,000 400,000 400,000 1,050,000
AONB Sustainable Development Fund Support for each AONB to deliver a Sustainable Development Fund, supporting a variety of heritage, nature, tourism and community projects (£80k per AONB per annum) 400,000 400,000 400,000 1,200,000