Eeee-cor! Donkeys, dolphins and saxifrages get helping hand with £15million extra funding for nature

Minister for Climate Change Julie James has announced nearly £15million for landowners and managers who want to improve biodiversity to help Wales fight the climate and nature emergencies.

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The Nature Networks Programme, which is now open, will help all types of Wales’ most precious habitats flourish under better management – from saltmarshes and estuaries to forests and grasslands – whilst helping to connect people to nature to improve wellbeing

These sites are home to the iconic - such as otter, bottlenose dolphin and grey seal, alongside the obscure - such as the petalwort plant and whorl snails. They are also home to a wide range of birds, including the critically endangered Atlantic puffi.