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What citizen scientists are telling us about bathing waters through AI signposts

Environment Agency, 14 August 2025 - Citizen Science, Cleaner Seas, Cleaner Seas, Community, Environment Agency, tourism, Water, Water Monitoring

Hello Lamp Post-driven QR signage being put up at Combe Martin in Devon Valuable new information about how and when people use popular bathing waters has become available, ten months after AI-powered signage was launched at pilot sites around England.  …

Helping hands – volunteers making a difference on our waterways

Anglian Waterways, 7 June 2018 - Community, tourism, Water

Our precious waterways are an important part of our nation’s rich heritage and beauty.  They give enjoyment to countless people – not just to those who navigate them but also those who walk along them, sit by them, fish on …

New water quality standards are in place at bathing beaches – so what’s changed?

Jonathan Ponting, 22 August 2016 - Cleaner Seas, Community, tourism, Water

There are over 400 bathing waters in England, and from 2016 water quality will be classified as either Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor, based upon regular samples and testing by the Environment Agency to check how clean the water is. …

Blue Flag Blackpool is turning the tide

Neil Jack, 4 August 2016 - Cleaner Seas, Community, Greener business, tourism, Water

Close your eyes. If I tell you to imagine you’re at the British seaside, with the waves lapping at your feet and the sound of seagulls in the distance, then where do you think of? For millions of people across …

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