DID YOU KNOW?
Last year voluntary canoe
access agreements made
a further 118km
of river in Wales accessible
for canoeing.
After we published our new Water Recreation Strategy
Looking ahead
for Wales in June 2008, Jane Davidson, Minister
for Environment, Sustainability and Housing launched We are continuing to support applicants through the Splash!
Splash! a Welsh Assembly Government funded scheme process to ensure more people will be able to enjoy water
encouraging more people to use and enjoy our water. based recreation throughout Wales. Visit our Splash! website
With partners we allocated almost £350,000 to 15 for further details.
projects, including construction of a canoeing lake
in Llandysul. This has improved and created new
During spring 2009, we sent a free local angling guide to
opportunities for boating, fishing, sailing and general
all rod licence holders in order to raise awareness of new
waterside recreation across Wales.
opportunities for people to go fishing. A Wales wide version
will be available in 2009.
We also want people to enjoy their local environment,
so we included a cycle path and a play park into our
recently constructed flood defence scheme on the
Afon Adda in Bangor.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Increasing access to recreational
opportunities in Wales helps us reduce carbon
emissions as people do not travel as far.
Cymraeg
Environment Agency Wales Annual Review 2008/9
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