About AGAP
AGAP is a partnership between Anglesey County Council, the Countryside Council for Wales, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (Cymru), North Wales Wildlife Trust, PONT, RSPB and the National Trust. The project is also funded by the Sustainable Development Fund.
AGAP assists landowners and graziers through provision of grant funding for capital work, a livestock leasing scheme and a marketing initiative to promote the sale of products from wildlife sites. Livestock is carefully matched with the land to encourage a diversity of plants, birds and animals.
The use of rare and traditional breeds is encouraged. They are hardy, sure-footed and can thrive on unimproved land. Using them to graze our sites helps to preserve breeds as well as benefiting wildlife.
AGAP Partners
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Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council is the unitary authority responsible for the provision of all local government services on Anglesey, including education, social services, environment and highways. |
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Countryside Council for Wales The Countryside Council for Wales is the Government’s statutory advisor on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters. The AGAP coordinator works with the CCW to help farmers and land managers to establish grazing. |
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Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group provides people who manage the countryside with environmental management expertise for the improvement and protection of the countryside and its native wildlife. |
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North Wales Wildlife Trust The North Wales Wildlife Trust is one of 47 Wildlife Trusts across the UK and one of six Welsh Wildlife Trusts. It exists to conserve North Wales’s wildlife for the future and to increase the understanding of local wildlife and the natural environment. The AGAP coordinator works out of the North Wales Wildlife Trust office and helps with grazing issues on their reserves. |
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PONT (Pori Natur a Threftadaeth) PONT is the Welsh regional arm of the Grazing Advice Partnership. It encourages and facilitates appropriate and sustainable grazing for the benefit of wildlife, landscape and the cultural heritage of Wales. The AGAP coordinator is funded through PONT, which was instrumental in setting up the AGAP partnership. |
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds The RSPB protects, restores and manages habitats for birds and other wildlife across more than 200 nature reserves. The Society also researches problems facing birds and the environment, looking for practical solutions for implementation on the ground. AGAP helps the RSPB with grazing on its reserve at South Stack. |
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National Trust The National Trust is an independent charity working to preserve and protect the buildings, countryside and coastline of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It achieves this through practical conservation, education, and provision of access to sites of national heritage. AGAP works with the National Trust at all its Anglesey sites. |
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Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The aim of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK. As one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK, it commits £25 million annually to fund the charitable activities of a variety of organisations. The AGAP coordinator is part-funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation through PONT. |
| Sustainable Development Fund The Sustainable Development Fund was established in Wales in 2000, to encourage individuals and communities to find sustainable ways of living and working, whilst enhancing and conserving the local culture, wildlife and landscape. The SDF contributes to AGAP and gave funding to deliver the AGAP Grazing for Wildlife Grant scheme. |
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Welsh Assembly Government The Welsh Assembly Government is the devolved Government for Wales, responsible for most day-to-day issues covering health, education, and local government. Funding for the marketing scheme and help with its delivery has been provided by the Welsh Assembly Government. |
