Like most parents, my wife and I wanted our children to try various sports - football, swimming and running, and sure enough, they've taken to some more than others. But, while sport is great for their physical development (they’re fitter …
As a Hydrometry & Telemetry Technical Specialist it’s my job to provide my colleagues and our partner organisations with technical information on surface water, rainfall and groundwater. For the past year or so I’ve been working on the Midlands Fish …
I was one of the many Environment Agency fisheries officers out in force this spring checking fishing rod licences. It’s a necessary part of the job – we don’t like spoiling someone’s day out, but if you go fishing you …
Last month the Dinham Millennium Green Trust hosted a reception for all of the partners who had been involved in the remarkable environmental improvements to the Dinham area of Ludlow. I went along in my capacity as Technical Officer in …
When I heard rumours of Le Tour de France starting here in Yorkshire, I kept my eyes glued to news feeds and twitter for confirmation. The moment Gary Verity made the announcement in December 2012 I decided to put my …
The banners are up along the route, potholes have been remedied, pop-up campsites are popping up and yellow bikes are being fly-tipped at a prodigious rate along the highways and byways around my home town of Otley. The source …
I recently went along to a family fun day at Cob House Fishery in Worcester and it was reel-y good fun! Around 70 children were taught how to fish, as part of 30-minute taster sessions. Many of these youngsters had …
The record breaking severe weather that we’ve seen recently in the UK highlights the urgent need to prepare and adapt our communities and businesses and the infrastructure that we all rely on. The overall financial cost to businesses of the …
There have been some misleading reports in the press that the spell of dry weather in June will bring drought conditions. Victoria Williams, Water Resources Adviser , explains what the real risks currently are. Every week we measure water resources …
On the last Saturday in May, I went fishing for the first time ever, and what a day that turned out to be! Armed with a new rod & reel, and an Environment Agency day rod licence purchased from the …
