WWF Cymru 2025 success stories
Here's what WWF achieved in Wales in 2025 - a wrap-up of the year!
WWF Cymru community grants
Waw! Since 2021, we’ve awarded over £82,000 in community grants - supporting over 100 projects and activities across Wales.
We are always blown away by the amazing projects that improve access to nature, support wellbeing and increase biodiversity. Thanks to you, we supported 32 groups and activities in 2025 – ranging from forest schools to writing retreats.
"For me the course was absolutely perfect. For someone with Complex PTSD, the outdoor space and nature element was ideal. The size of the group was good and the facilitation was superb. This group has helped me heal and I have lots of take aways."
Brecon & District MIND, Green Minds
Community grant impacts
92%
of projects increased access to nature, through improved paths, signage, or community gardens.
88%
actively supported mental health and wellbeing, particularly for children, families, and marginalised groups.
77%
improved local biodiversity, from planting native wildflowers to establishing pollinator habitats.
86%
of 2025 projects are expected to have on going benefits and to inspire future projects, information posts, and outdoor classrooms.
unlocking the power of seaweed 2025
Seaweed is a hidden hero for people and nature and could urgently help address the climate crisis. In 2025, we were awarded almost £1 million over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund.
Working in partnership, the funding will allow us to work with coastal communities in Pembrokeshire to develop a model of community-led regenerative seaweed farming and support the scale-up of a sustainable, responsible UK-wide industry that benefits local communities, nature and climate.
Bringing Wales back to life
More floods, droughts, wildfires, and growing food insecurity are all impacting food production and the cost of living for families.
Welsh nature and communities are suffering, and our politicians have not done enough. That’s why, ahead of the Senedd 2026 Elections, we launched our manifesto to Bring Wales Back to Life. Thousands of you have added your names so far!
A super year for seagrass in Wales
We had big news in January 2025! The first of its kind in the UK, Welsh Government adopted the National Seagrass Action Plan – an ambitious plan for seagrass recovery in Wales. This additional funding will help Wales to halt seagrass loss and will support recovery of 266 hectares of seagrass by 2030.
One million seagrass seeds were collected in August, with the Deputy First Minister lending a hand! The seeds will be planted at sites on Anglesey and Pen Llŷn with Stena Line supporting and enabling planting in Holyhead.
Local communities and volunteers are at the heart of this project, now in its 3rd year. Their time, energy and local knowledge are invaluable, not only to the success of the seed collection, but in building long-term support for seagrass recovery in Wales.
Success at Greening Maindee
We’re celebrating the Gateway Garden in Maindee and their silver award at the RHS Malvern Show in May.
Once an abandoned corner used for parking and littered with debris, the site has been transformed into a vibrant community green space in the heart of Newport.
Greening Maindee was supported by the Nature Neighbourhoods initiative. The project aims to empower community organisations across the UK to create people-powered plans for nature in their neighbourhoods. Greening Maindee is one of three groups supported in Wales.
Nature Neighbourhoods - Greening Maindee
Your ability to challenge Welsh Government secured
In November, the Senedd voted to support vital new legislation that will empower people in Wales to challenge government decisions which are bad for the environment. It will also require the next Welsh Government to set new targets for the protection and recovery of biodiversity.
WWF-Cymru has been working on this since 2017. It’s long overdue! We are glad that the Welsh Government has listened to our asks and is committed to bring forward amendments before Christmas to further strengthen this new set of laws.
A true example of how long it sometimes takes to achieve change! We truly value your continued support for our campaigns.
To all those who participated in our campaign to ‘Protect our environment for future generations’ – calling for new, stronger measures to protect nature after we left the EU – thank you. Diolch.