Posts about our work protecting and improving fisheries and biodiversity
When you turn on the tap for a glass of water, to fill the kettle or to water the garden, do you ever think about where it's come from? The water in many of our rivers is removed and treated …
Have you ever wondered about the value of recreational fishing? By this I don’t just mean the people who are employed in the sport or the money that is spent by anglers. I mean the social benefits. Most anglers – …
While we definitely feel the 4 seasons in Norfolk, we also experience another - the saline season. During this (generally) cold, wet and windy season (September through to March), surge tides push saltwater into the tidal rivers. However, add a …
Guest blog by James Cross, Chief Executive of Natural England. It’s a real pleasure to be asked to write this guest blog at the end of my first year at Natural England. All in all it has been a …
For me, an average day at work consists of a boat, a net, a few colleagues and a lot of fish. And I love it. It is amazing what you can find out about fish now. I work for the …
One of the questions we get asked a lot is "where does my rod licence money go?" Darren Wakenell, is one of our bailiffs. Here he explains more about his role. I've been a fisheries enforcement officer for 13 …
Flooding can occur from many different sources. We saw this in winter 2013-2014 when the storm surge caused flooding on the east coast, there was widespread river flooding across many counties, chalk springs started to flow leading to groundwater flooding …
This is my last blog post as Chief Executive of the Environment Agency. It has been a great privilege to lead such a capable and committed organisation working to protect and improve the environment for people and wildlife. I am …
Not many people realise that for years, rivers have been altered by man for a variety of reasons such as land drainage, preventing erosion and providing water supplies. Now, in Cumbria, three rivers in the Derwent, Eden and Kent catchments, have been …
Not a lot of people realise how varied my job as a fisheries officer can be. One day I can be carrying out specialist fish surveys and the next, it will be all hands to the pump to assist a …
