The Government wants to ditch laws that require housebuilders not to harm rivers. But we know these rules work – they enable houses to be built and rivers to be protected. Here’s how, writes Ali…
As the Government announces its plans to weaken the rules that prevent pollution of some of our most important wildlife sites, Ali Morse, Water Policy Manager at The Wildlife Trusts, explores the…
July finds me heading for the riverbank. My husband enjoys fishing, and now the closed season is over, he’s keen to spend some time on the river. I don’t fish myself but the quiet times sitting…
Restoring rivers is proving to be a good thing for wildlife and the people who manage the land surrounding them. Deputy Land and Water Team Manager, Luke Neal, writes about one of this year's…
This week is Invasive Non-Native Species week! The fight against some of these species in the UK has been raging for decades, threatening our native flora and fauna.
Here, Kirsty Brown,…
As Shropshire reels in the face of another flood surge it’s time to think about the causes and solutions. All too often we forget that rivers are natural systems, with most having followed their…
Over the last two weeks we have been celebrating National Marine Week, highlighting the wonderful wildlife found in UK seas. However, populations of marine wildlife have been shown to have…
Its has been another fantastic year for Our Love Your Magnificent Severn Campaign with many people dedicating their time to clean up their streets and rivers. Unfortunately, the flooding that…
Love Your Magnificent Severn is back! And this year we have more boats, more support and new innovative ideas for collecting and recording litter in our rivers. Join our Rivers Team to help combat…
Whatever the weather, healthy rivers are always bursting with wildlife. Take a look at why rivers are important and what amazing wildlife can be spotted in and around them by reading this months…
