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P-06-1447 Stop Natural Resources Wales closing the visitor centre at Ynyslas National Nature Reserve

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 28/04/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

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Meeting: 24/03/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

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Meeting: 20/01/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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This petition and ‘P-06-1474 Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres’ were considered together.

The Chair agreed to raise the petitions in the upcoming 22 January 2025 debate on Natural Resources Wales. The Committee agreed to write to Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to highlight petitioner’s concerns ahead of scrutiny in March and to Natural Resources Wales.

Meeting: 04/11/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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This petition and ‘P-06-1474 Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres’ were considered together.

The Committee considered the petitions and noted that there remained uncertainty over the future of the centres and that the issue was a matter of concern for Members across the chamber. Members agreed to write to NRW with the petitioner’s request: to ask them to share the financial record of the centre, their visitor management plan and an impact assessment on what closure would mean for public access.

Members also agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change regarding concerns raised with the Committee by the petitioners, including about NRW board meetings being held and possible mothballing of the centres prior to new operators taking over.

Meeting: 14/10/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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Members noted the correspondence form Natural Resources Wales.

Meeting: 16/09/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

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The Committee considered an update from Natural Resources Wales alongside petition P-06-1474 Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres.

 

Members agreed to write an urgent letter to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to highlight the petition and the correspondence received from the Welsh mountain bike sector ahead of any final decisions being made. Members also agreed to ask for an update on the position and to copy in the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee for information.

 

In addition to writing to NRW, Members agreed to write to the Business Committee to request a debate on the petition as soon as possible.

Meeting: 08/07/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to Natural Resources Wales seeking clarification regarding whether a decision had been made to close Ynyslas, and when that might have occurred. The Committee agreed to copy in the Chair of the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to make them aware, as they have previously made recommendations to NRW on the issue of visitor centres.

 

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