Friends of the River Wye
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A grassroots community group and registered charity to protect and champion the River Wye. More on our website.
Joined March 2021
Last week we met the Chair of the @EnvAgency Alan Lovell. We explored how the Agency could better use our citizen science monitoring to prevent pollution. We stressed the need for more enforcement action against polluters. Read all about it….
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk
Last week we had the opportunity to meet with the Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell, and some of his senior staff to discuss how citizen scientists could better collaborate with the agency...
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RT @SaveTheWye: URGENT: Can you help Save The Wye? Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have a public consultation running till Thursday 14 August….
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Finally some proper rain over the weekend - and sadly (if unsurprisingly) we are seeing returns to high levels of pollution in the Wye catchment, with more than 90 monitoring points recording phosphate levels above the target 0.1 ppm. This table shows our sites of concern for P
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Water quality continues to be "excellent" at the Warren - our test yesterday measured 87 CFU and has been added to the other results on our website. But be mindful that water quality can change quickly, especially after rain, so always take care.
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Our latest newsletter dropped this morning with a bumper round-up of news affecting the Wye this month. Read all about bathing water quality, toxic sewage sludge, legal victories and lots of ways you can help defend our rivers….
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RT @RiverActionUK: A recipe for DISASTER 🤢. @HughFW uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, full of:. 🦠 Pathogens.🥄 Microplastics.🏭 And….
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TOMORROW IN TALGARTH!. We’re running a ‘How to Protect Rivers’ workshop from 5pm-7pm with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland.
Grab the last remaining tickets for our brand new micro-festival, THIS SATURDAY!🌟. In the mountains of the Bannau Brycheiniog, "Beth Nawr?" is a day of imagination, practical solutions, and collective energy for systems change. 🌍. 🔗 Book tickets here -
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RT @NicolaCutcher: Looking forward to being part of this discussion at the River Summit on Tuesday….
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RT @CelineODono: A really sad loss, Lord Lipsey was a tireless advocate for the Wye and his community. This year, he submitted evidence to….
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We’re shocked & saddened to hear of the death of Lord Lipsey. He was a passionate defender of the Wye and brought together MPs from all parties to discuss ways to restore the river. We send heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
aol.co.uk
A member of the House of Lords last seen swimming in a river in Wales has died, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a report concerning the safety of a man last seen swimming...
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Join us this Saturday in Talgarth at the @bmc_college ‘Beth Nawr?’ Festival. Our @NicolaCutcher will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland . Tickets here:.
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We invite you to join us for a micro-festival nestled in the hills of Bannau Brycheiniog to unleash your capacity to create a future in which human and more-than-human societies thrive. Tickets only...
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Stunning photos pouring in to our Big Ranunculus Watch. Huge thanks to Louise & Nik Le Ray for these pics taken 1km north of Hoarwithy on 6 July 2013. Please get involved and submit your photos here:.
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Do you have historic photos showing water crowfoot in the Wye from years gone by?. Or are you seeing it at the moment?. Thanks to @WyeSalmon for this image taken at Ballingham a few weeks ago!. Please join our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH:.
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Huge win for our rivers today!!. Well done @alisoncaffyn & @RiverActionUK for winning this case and setting a vital precedent - planners must examine the cumulative impact of factory farms and consider what happens to all the manure generated….
bbc.co.uk
A high court judge overturns a decision to allow a four-shed site with up to 200,000 birds.
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Our latest newsletter is out. We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help. Read all about it….
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RT @RachSalv: To recap: There are 10,000+ PFAS. Some are toxic. They're here forever. They pollute water, air, soils, animals and you. Some….
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Move to narrow classification of Pfas and weaken regulation is ‘politically and/or economically motivated’
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RT @SaveTheWye: 🚨We call for a ban on any further spreading of biosolids until there are clear, scientifically based, legally enforced regu….
bbc.co.uk
Campaigners say that farmers' fields are being contaminated by chemicals and microplastics in sewage sludge.
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RT @SaveTheWye: Exhibition on display at the Forest of Dean District Council offices in Coleford, Gloucestershire until 30 June. Exhibition….
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The display traces the journey of the river and build-up of pollution.
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This Saturday one of our co-founders and trustees, journalist @NicolaCutcher, will be at Hellens Garden Festival - discussing river pollution with River Action CEO @jaowallace . Catch them at the Talks Tent at 2pm on Saturday 7th June.
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And here’s a map of where our citizen scientists have logged algal blooms in the last 4 weeks. As ever, all our data is open for anyone to explore via WyeViz….
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