Posts about our work protecting and improving fisheries and biodiversity
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 …
It was always going to be a difficult site to develop. A piece of waste land with a history of fly-tipping and contamination from the engineering works next door which hosted a covered-up stream running through a 200-metre culvert. A …
...some fisheries this could generate money to cover other costs involved with managing the fishery. Using artificial habitat is a great way to improve fisheries as it can provide important...
Warm weather can cause problems for fish because oxygen levels drop and river flows and levels reduce. Although this is normal in the summer months, it is sometimes necessary for us to go in and rescue the fish - a …
We’ve been working with the Environment Agency throughout my time at Essex Wildlife Trust (15 years and counting…) initially within the Essex Biodiversity Project but it’s in the last 3 or 4 years that we’ve really started collaborating on a range of …
...September 2013, and the wildlife has been quick to take advantage of the new habitats. Water voles are colonising the new freshwater ditches around the perimeter of the seawall, and...
From a very young age, I knew I just had to fish! I really do remember watching a fly fisherman from my parent's hotel bedroom window when we were on holiday in Wales. It was on the verge of dawn …
The recent news about the sharks in Sussex caused a flurry of excitement on Twitter. We’re proud of our work to build natural flood defences and protect nature at Medmerry. Here’s how it came about. Medmerry is the UK’s largest ever managed …
