Skip to main content
Creating a better place

Nature

Working together to protect and restore the Mimram catchment

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Environment Agency, Invasive species, Nature, Rivers, Water
Drone footage of the River Mimram flowing underneath Digswell railway viaduct.

Thanks to funding from the Environment Agency, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has appointed Heidi Mansell as the new Chalk Rivers and Farm Advisory Officer to lead crucial efforts to restore and protect the River Mimram—one of Hertfordshire’s rare and …

Kielder a ‘beacon of hope’ in work to save pearl mussel

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Nature, Water
Image shows a wild juvenile freshwater pearl mussel lying on someone’s hand.

The critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel populations have declined drastically worldwide over recent decades. But conservation work at Kielder Salmon Centre in Northumberland is aiming to reverse that trend through a captive breeding programme and by working with partners to create healthier rivers.

Big data, tiny microbes: environmental DNA in action

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Environment Agency, Fisheries and biodiversity, Invasive species, Nature, Rivers, Water
Picture of a white clawed crayfish on a rock.

All living things, from bacteria to blue whales, have DNA in their cells. DNA provides the blueprint for life, directing how organisms grow, reproduce, and live. Since DNA gives a unique genetic code for every species on Earth, we can …

More projects improving the environment through nature market initiatives 

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Nature, Sustainability

More projects improving the environment through nature market initiatives  Today we hosted our Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) Round 3 grantees at the University of Warwick for a dedicated networking and learning day.   This fund is one of the …

A day in the life – plant surveying on the River Mimram with Emma, a Senior Environmental Monitoring Officer 

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Environment Agency, Nature, Rivers, Water

Every June to September, Environment Agency monitoring officers conduct surveys of aquatic plant life (known as macrophytes) to determine the health of our riverine ecosystems. This year, I was lucky enough to spend the day on the River Mimram with …

Day in the life of a new Environment Officer

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Environment Agency, Nature, Rivers, Sustainability, Water

The Environment Agency (EA) is improving the way the water industry is regulated. This includes expanding the number of our officers focused solely on regulation and compliance. Here, one of the EA’s new dedicated Environment Officers, Rebecca Lee, explains why …