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Discover environmentally focused initiatives in and around Llanelli
Beaches, forests, lakes, parks… Llanelli has a fabulous wealth of natural spaces. We’re also lucky to have people with the skills, ideas and energy to make what we’ve got even better. See how you can get involved (you might even be able to earn time credits that you can redeem locally).
Conservation volunteering
Carmarthenshire County Council Volunteers in Parks – conservation team
Mondays, at various local nature reserves, mostly along the coast.
Friends of Swiss Valley Reservoir
Habitat and path maintenance, etc.
Forestry skills development in Penybedd Wood, Pembrey.
South & West Wales Wildlife Trusts
Usually Tuesdays and Fridays at various Carmarthenshire reserves, including Ffrwd Farm Mire, Pembrey.
Community Regeneration
Community-based circular economy projects.
Community-based tree planting projects.
Check out the latest biodiversity and environmental development plan.
Litter picking
Volunteers can borrow free litter-picking equipment from the Rural Council offices.
Llangennech & Bryn Litter Picking Group
Pembrey and Burry Port Grab and Bag
Litter picking on alternate Friday mornings.
Grow stuff!
A community growing movement that's a starting point for finding local gardening projects.
Order a free garden or orchard pack and start growing.
Sign up for 10 free seed packets per year. Part of Sero, Carmarthen's Community Environment Centre.
Social and learning
Talks, walks and socials.
Local bird watching.
People, Planet, Pastry/People, Planet, Pint
Sustainability-related socials in Llanelli at teatime or beertime.
Pembrey and Burry Port Mens' Shed
Doing useful things and having fun.
Llanelli environmental news
Llanelli Standard’s local environmental news.
News from the Millennium Coastal Park and other local nature sites.
Further afield...
Upcoming talks and walks.
Fee-charging organisations
Great family/hiking/sporting/camping destination. Volunteering opportunities.
Health and wellbeing through nature-based activities and courses. Some volunteering opportunities.
Enclosures for local and exotic waterfowl plus large ponds for migrating flocks.
Water quality
Download their water quality app or check these online maps:
Can they fix it? Here's their plan.
Help monitor and restore river health.
Report problems
Fix My Street app
Fly-tipped rubbish? Tree fallen across a road? Report it to the Council in seconds with this handy mobile app or website.
Formal education
Through Coleg Sir Gâr. Subjects include Environmental, Automotive, Drones, Retrofit & Energy Efficiency, and Renewables.
Half-hour online course: “Climate Change and Net Zero in Wales”.
Be a citizen scientist
Log interesting species sightings with the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre (WWBIC).
Or gather data for a national project:
And here are more from:
Or start your own project:
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