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10th Sep 2010 British Waterways is urging anglers to stay alert for any signs of an unusual shrimp in its canals and rivers. The warning follows the Environment Agency’s announcement about the discovery of the invasive ‘killer’ shrimp, Dikerogammarus villosus, in the UK for the first time at Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire. The shrimp . . . → Read More: Watch out for the killer shrimp 2 September 2010 Red swamp crayfish, a native of the south-eastern United States, have been spotted in London’s Regent’s Canal. Ecologists are concerned that the crustacean could cause harm to the native white-clawed crayfish. A study has been started by King’s College London into the creature’s impact on other wildlife.
The white-clawed . . . → Read More: Fears over red crayfish ‘invader’ in London canal
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 Hundreds of fish are being relocated from water-starved sections of the partially closed Leeds & Liverpool canal. A 60-mile stretch of the canal between Wigan and Gargrave was closed to boats last week to save water because of drought conditions. Up to 3,000 fish in water pools in Gargrave, North Yorkshire, are being moved to . . . → Read More: Rescue operation for fish on Leeds & Liverpool canal 4 August 2010 Water fern was used as an ornamental plant by the Victorians Weevils are being used as a weapon against canal-threatening water ferns on canals. British Waterways is releasing the 2mm-long beetles into the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to eat the North American fern. Individual water fern plants are only around 10mm long, . . . → Read More: Weevils used in war on water fern on canals
16th Jun 2010 British Waterways has welcomed a share of a £10,000 grant from The Waterway Trust’s Small Grants Scheme to support a number of important wildlife habitat improvements. The annual awards support community-led environmental, access, education and activity projects taking place along the UK’s waterways. This year’s grant will help projects . . . → Read More: Creating vital habitats for threatened birds |
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