Editing Countryside Council for Wales

{{Short description|Welsh Assembly sponsored body}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2021}}
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| abbreviation = CCW
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| successor = [[Natural Resources Wales]]
| type = [[Welsh Government sponsored body|Welsh Assembly sponsored body]]
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| purpose = Conservation
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| location = [[Cardiff]], [[Swansea]], Mold, Newtown
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| language = [[English language|English]], [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
| leader_title = Chairman
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| budget = £45m (2008)
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The '''Countryside Council for Wales''' (CCW; {{langx|cy|Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru (CCGC)}}) was a [[Welsh Government Sponsored Body|Welsh Assembly sponsored body]] responsible for [[wildlife conservation]], [[landscape]] and [[countryside access]] in [[Wales]].

It merged with [[Forestry Commission|Forestry Commission Wales]], and [[Environment Agency Wales]] to form [[Natural Resources Wales]], a single body managing Wales' environment and natural resources, on 1 April 2013.<ref name=WG-SingleBody />

As a statutory advisory and prosecuting body, the Countryside Council for Wales claims to have 'championed the environment and landscapes of Wales and its coastal waters as sources of natural and cultural riches, as a foundation for economic and social activity, and as a place for leisure and learning opportunities'. Its aim was to 'make the environment a valued part of everyone's life in Wales'.<ref name=CountrysideCouncilforWales />

==See also==
*[[List of conservation topics]]
*[[Conservation in the United Kingdom]]
*[[National nature reserves in Wales]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search]]
*[[List of Special Areas of Conservation in Wales]]
*[[Tir Cymen]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
  <ref name=WG-SingleBody>{{cite web
  |url=http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/consmanagement/seb/?lang=en
  |title=Single Body
  |publisher=Welsh Government
  |access-date=25 October 2012
  |archive-date=31 May 2014
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531060629/http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/consmanagement/seb/?lang=en
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
  <ref name=CountrysideCouncilforWales>{{Cite web |url=https://www.panjury.com/trials/Countryside-Council-for-Wales |title=Countryside Council for Wales - Panjury, A Social Review Site |access-date=5 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111721/https://www.panjury.com/trials/Countryside-Council-for-Wales |archive-date=6 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*Countryside Council for Wales
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100621144556/http://thewelshview.co.uk/ 'The Welsh View' - CCW blog]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110208075844/http://eingolygfa.co.uk/ 'Ein Golygfa' - Blog CCGC]
*[http://www.naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Natural Resources Wales]

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[[Category:Welsh Government sponsored bodies]]
[[Category:Environmental organisations based in Wales]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in Wales]]
[[Category:2013 disestablishments in Wales]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1990]]
[[Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:Research organisations based in Wales]]