by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Nov 28, 2024 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
Afon Aeron Follow November 2024 Very few rivers have escaped physical modification by humans at some point in their history. In Britain, less than 1% are free of artificial barriers. Many have also had sections straightened, culverted or their banks re-enforced with...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Agriculture FollowFollow Agriculture is a relatively small part of the Welsh economy. Yet land management in Wales is having an increasingly detrimental effect on rivers. For most Welsh SAC rivers, it is the primary cause of excess levels of phosphorus. In this...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Abstraction FollowFollow Abstraction refers to the process of taking water from a natural source (a river, lake, groundwater or reservoir). Water is abstracted for a variety of purposes: by water companies for water supply, by farmers for irrigation, by industry for...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 25, 2024 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
River Teme Follow January 2024 At Castell-y-Cnwclas (Knucklas Castle) in Mid Wales, local legend has it that King Arthur once threw the head of a giant he had killed into the nearby river Teme. Using it to cross the water, he commanded that it turn to stone, shouting...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
SAC Rivers FollowFollow Nine rivers in Wales have been designated as Special Areas of Conservation because they make a significant contribution to conserving the habitats and species identified in Annexes I and II of the Habitats Directive. Such species include...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Highways FollowFollow While much focus has been on the impact of sewer overflows to rivers, another significant impact to our rivers comes from highways drainage into our watercourses. The widespread development of roads has impacted our watercourses in many ways. The...
