Meet the EA anglers
I’ve been a keen angler for more than fifty years. I began fishing on canals and still waters in Merseyside and developed my technique by reading Mr Crabtree goes fishing and articles in the Angling Times. The best fish that …
Restoring rivers to their natural state
I recently finished an 11 month assignment working for the South East Rivers Trust, an environmental charity dedicated to conserving and restoring rivers. Rivers trusts are national and have been described as having “wet feet” concentrating much of their effort …
New water quality standards are in place at bathing beaches – so what’s changed?
There are over 400 bathing waters in England, and from 2016 water quality will be classified as either Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor, based upon regular samples and testing by the Environment Agency to check how clean the water is. …
Norfolk's 5 seasons
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 …
Engineering with nature to help reduce flooding
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Andy Croxford, Posted on:
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Climate change, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood
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 …
The Sonde of Music
Perhaps the hills aren't alive with the Sound of Music, but they are buzzing with sondes. Sondes are devices that enable us to test the temperature, oxygen levels, and 'cloudiness' (turbidity) of water, giving us vital information on its quality. …
Working together to restore rivers to their natural glory
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 …
Managing water resources in West Cumbria
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 …
Hedgehogs to the rescue!
...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...
Fisheries team rescues hundreds of fish... and a plastic duck
...us to go in and rescue the fish - a job for me and my colleagues in the fisheries team. The River Tarrant in Dorset is a little gem of...