Wye Navigation Advisory Committee (WyeNAC)
The Wye Navigation Advisory Committee (WyeNAC) has been established by the Environment Agency under the Wye Navigation Order 2002. This group, the membership of which is defined under the Order, comprises of a forum nominated from a broad and comprehensive list of representative groups.
The challenge facing the Environment Agency, and the various user groups, is to manage the waterway in a way that satisfies all interests whilst meeting our obligations. The WyeNAC will have a vital role in assisting the Environment Agency in balancing these interests whilst protecting the unique nature of the river.
The Wye Navigation Advisory Committee meets in spring and autumn.
Meeting dates
- Thursday 12 March 2026
- Thursday 5 November 2026
Members of the public and press are welcome to attend as observers. To attend a meeting or request copies of agendas, papers or approved minutes, please email wye-navigation@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Members
| Name | Navigation order reference | Nominating/representing body (interests represented) |
| Vacant | Part II 3.2 (A) | Owners/operators of pleasure craft for hire (owners/operators of pleasure craft for hire) |
| Chris Pierce | Part II 3.2 (B) | Outdoor Adventure Centres (Outdoor Adventure Centres) |
| Jonathan Mosse | Part II 3.2 (C) | Inland Waterways Association (general recreational motor-boating) |
| Phil Stone | Part II 3.2 (D) | Canoe Wales (canoeists on the upper rivers and their tributaries) |
| Chantelle Grundy | Part II 3.2 (E) | British Canoeing (canoeists on the principal rivers and their tributaries) |
| No longer in existence | Part II 3.2 (F) | Committee for Herefordshire Amateur Rafters (rafters) |
| Mike Price | Part II 3.2 (G) | Hereford, Monmouth & Ross Rowing Clubs (rowers) |
| Kris Kent | Part II 3.2 (H) | Salmon and Trout Conservation and the Angling Trust (anglers) |
| Ros Garratt | Part II 3.2 (I) | Wye Catchment Conservators (fishery owners) |
| Helen Dale | Part II 3.2 (J) | Country Land and Business Association (riparian owners on the principal rivers and their tributaries) |
| CLBW currently represented by CLBA | Part II 3.2 (K) | Country Land and Business Association (Wales) (riparian owners on the upper rivers and their tributaries) |
| Vacant | Part II 3.2 (L) | Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Gwent and Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trusts (wildlife and conservation groups) |
| Andrew Blake | Part II 3.2 (M) | Wye Valley AONB (Wye Valley AONB) |
| Cllr Elissa Swinglehurst | Part II 3.2 (N) | Herefordshire Council (local interests) |
| Cllr Chris McFarling | Part II 3.2 (O) | Gloucester County Council (local interests) |
| Cllr Andrew McDermid | Part II 3.2 (P) | Forest of Dean District Council (local interests) |
| Cllr John Crook | Part II 3.2 (Q) | Monmouthshire County Council (local interests) |
| Cllr Corinna Kenyon-Wade | Part II 3.2 (R) | Powys County Council (local interests) |
| Richard Dearing | Part II 3.2 (S) | Natural Resources Wales |
| Claire Minett | Part II 3.2 (T) | Natural England |
| Vacant | Part II 3.2 (U) | Sport England & Sports Council for Wales |
| n/a | Part II 3.2 (V) | Wye Management Advisory Group (disbanded) |
| Rebecca MacDonald-Lofts | Part II 3.2 (W) | Chairman |
| Andy Ormiston | co-opted | River Wye Canoe Hire Association |
| Peter Horsburgh | co-opted | Wye and Usk Foundation |
| Daniel Humphreys | co-opted | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water |