A sheep farmer from Powys has embraced the changing face of farming and planted trees to provide a new income stream and help the environment. In March this year, Derek […]
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Category: Conservation
A pink salmon has been caught in Welsh waters for the first time in 30 years, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said.
The fish was caught on the River Dee near the border with England in Chester. NRW is asking netsmen and anglers to report any unusual catches. Despite this being a […]
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Major campaign launched to encourage the nation to ‘Love Water’
The British public are being asked to help the country protect water resources for future generations. The British public are being asked to help the country protect water resources for […]
Read more‘Pollution’ kills more than 100 rare crayfish
The Environment Agency are investigating after scores of a rare crayfish species were found dead in an Eden beck, in Cumbria. More than 100 white-clawed crayfish are thought to have […]
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South East rivers at “Crisis Point” after dry winter, Environment Agency Warned
Campaigners say the South East’s rivers are reaching “crisis point” and have called for an immediate hosepipe ban. The Environment Agency’s chief executive Sir James Bevan has been told by […]
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Severn Trent Water fined £500K for raw sewage spill
A water company has been fined £500,000 after thousands of gallons of raw sewage flooded a park in Birmingham. Severn Trent Water said it was “truly sorry” for the spillage […]
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‘The slow death by slurry of the rivers and streams I used to fish’
Worried Carmarthenshire farmer describes the pollution problem as a ‘catastrophe’ and says solutions are badly needed A farmer who once caught salmon and trout by the dozen fears slurry has […]
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Tests to be carried out after Piranhas found in Yorkshire pond
Tests are being carried out on two piranhas found dead in a Yorkshire fishing lake. People living in the village of Edlington, near Doncaster, have suggested the notorious fish could […]
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The M4 relief road: a failed idea out of step with 21st Century Wales
Building an M4 relief road around Newport was first proposed by the Welsh Office in 1991. John Redwood, as Secretary of State for Wales, was a vocal proponent from 1992 […]
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Recreational angling puts £1.4bn into English economy
Freshwater anglers contribute an estimated £1.4 billion annually to the English economy, supporting up to 27,000 full-time equivalent jobs, through their spending on the sport.
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