Natural Resources Wales (NRW) wants the public's opinion on the draft boundary map for a proposed new national park.

The consultation period started on Monday, October 7, and will run until 11.59pm on Monday, December 16, 2024.

The Welsh Government has tasked NRW with assessing the evidence and case for a new national park and making a recommendation.

The area of search, based on the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley ‘National Landscape’, was identified and shared during a public engagement period in late 2023.

After this and a period of evidence gathering, NRW will now be consulting with the public on the proposal throughout the coming months.

A questionnaire to capture feedback is now live on the project website.

Ash Pearce, programme manager in NRW’s designated landscapes programme team, said: "For a new national park to be established, NRW must be confident it will manage risks and make use of the opportunities available, for the betterment of nature, people, and communities.

"We have gathered further evidence in 2024 and the map we are now sharing has changed to reflect this.

"We now have a much clearer picture of the risks and opportunities associated with creating a new national park, but also the risks associated with not addressing the factors already at work, like visitor pressures, housing, nature depletion and climate change.

"We are interested in hearing from anyone affected or interested, listening to the range of perspectives and we are especially keen to receive any new information or evidence that relates to the proposal before NRW comes to a conclusion.

"We encourage everyone, to complete our questionnaire after viewing a summary of the evidence."

The events will be an opportunity to learn more about the project and evidence gathered up to now, ask questions of the team and share their feedback on the draft boundary map referred to as the candidate area map.

People are encouraged to either drop by at an in-person event or email the project team at designated.landscapes.programme@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk to sign up to an online event.

People will only need to attend one event as the information shared will be the same for each.

For the locations and times of the events visit https://ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/north-east-gogledd-ddwyrain/new-national-park-proposal-information-page-wales/.