Over the past 50 years, England has suffered lots of droughts - some of the more notable ones include 1975-76, 1989-92, 1995-96, 2004-06, 2011-12 and recently 2018, 2022 and 2025. But what does this mean, how does the Environment Agency …
I am a Project Officer for West Cumbria Rivers Trust and I've been working on the Ellenwise partnership project for nearly a year now. The project aims to reduce pollution (phosphorus and bacteria) going into streams in West Cumbria that lead …
I get a lot of people staring at me as I stride into the sea, wearing waders, to collect a sample of water. Some ask what I’m up to and I’m proud to say that I’m gathering samples to check …
During the summer we are out of our ‘high risk period’ for closing the Thames Barrier. We’ve never had to close between May and August to protect London against a high tide since the Thames Barrier became operational in 1982. …
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 …
A week in the life of a beach coordinator in Cumbria The seaside economy contributes more than £3.6 billion each year in England and it’s crucial we protect our bathing water quality. Bathing water quality in the UK reached a …
After two years hard work and £26 million, hundreds of residents turned out to see the official opening of the Morpeth Flood Alleviation Scheme. As the Area …
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 …
We’re currently working with United Utilities to deliver West Cumbria’s demand for water in the best possible way, balancing the needs of people whilst protecting the sensitive natural environment. West Cumbria needs a new water supply fit for the twenty …
...fisheries to bring new fish into their water. It’s important that this is regulated to ensure that new fish don’t bring disease with them, and that they will thrive in...
...draft river basin management plans. The Agency asked us to put a range of key questions to the pupils about looking after water. Children’s views were noted down from discussion,...
