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14th Dec 2011 British Waterways will this week begin planting 100 native elm trees by canals and rivers across the country, in order to enhance the nation’s natural waterside heritage. The 50cm-tall saplings will be planted by volunteers working alongside British Waterways’ environment team. Planting locations will include the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, the Droitwich . . . → Read More: Planting the canal lock gates of the future? The ownership of the reservoir that provides British Waterways with essential water to maintain levels in the Birmingham Canal Network, and beyond has been transferred. The ownership of Chasewater Country Park and reservoir has transferred to Staffordshire County Council in a strategic move set to secure and strengthen the long-term future of this key regional . . . → Read More: Ownership of reservoir that feeds Birmingham Canal Network changes The consultation on the future management of the Public Forest Estate has been halted and all forestry clauses in the Public Bodies Bill will be removed, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman confirmed today. Mrs Spelman also announced that an independent panel of experts will examine forestry policy in England and report back to her in the . . . → Read More: DEFRA Calls off Forest sales 7th Feb 2011 British Waterways is looking for volunteers to help install and maintain bird boxes at Stewponey near Kinver on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. The activity, taking place between 10am and 12pm on Saturday 19th February, will be led by a British Waterways ecologist who will show participants how to maintain existing bird . . . → Read More: Volunteers sought to improve wildlife habitats Towpath improvements have been completed along the source of Llangollen Canal which is proving a big draw since becoming a world heritage site. More than £30,000 was set aside for upgrades to the path to access Horseshoe Falls, Llantysilio, which is situated in a valley on the outskirts of Llangollen. Part of the money has . . . → Read More: New path leads to source of Llangollen Canal
21st Oct 2010 The latest in a programme of towpath repairs along picturesque Llangollen Canal has made access easier for visitors within the World Heritage Site, improving access to Horseshoe Falls. The improvements are part the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal Project, a dynamic partnership comprising British Waterways, Northern Marches Cymru, Wrexham County . . . → Read More: Improved access on the Llangollen Canal There have been recent sightings of otters in the West Berkshire countryside STORIES of otters returning to British waterways became a delightful reality for one young lady during a waterside walk. As if to coincide with an Environment Agency report this week revealing that the once-rare mammals are re-populating the nation’s waterways, 13-year-old Kate Gridley . . . → Read More: Otter joy – recent sightings of otters in Newbury Building good fences could make our water cleaner, and help us to meet European standards, according to researchers working on the UK research councils’ Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (Relu). Relu scientists have created a computer model to investigate the problem of fecal pollution in UK rivers. The organisms come mainly from farm animals’ . . . → Read More: Fences could help clean up waterways 11th Oct 2010 British Waterways has started work on a £150,000 project at Foxton Locks in Leicestershire to improve the way wastewater is managed at this 200-year-old historic site. Located on the Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal, Foxton Locks is one of Leicestershire’s top tourist attractions. Built in the early 1800’s the site . . . → Read More: Improving management of wastewater at Foxton Locks
BBC – 28 August 2010 Last updated at 11:38 Swan clean up Staff at the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Norfolk are involved in the clean-up A wildlife centre in Norfolk has cleaned up 27 swans contaminated with oil after they were found on the River Nene in Cambridgeshire on Tuesday. The RSPCA . . . → Read More: Norfolk RSPCA cleans oil-covered swans |
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