Sensitive working to protect Essex’s wildlife
Essex & Suffolk Water is investing £700,000 in the replacement pipeline near West Hanningfield, which starts in land close to a Site of Special...
£1 million boost for River Avon protection
A new phase in the commitment to prevent untreated wastewater from reaching the River Avon is being planned in 2024 – bringing with it...
Vital new wetland habitat protected with announcement of a new King’s National Nature Reserve
A Devon nature reserve is due to be significantly expanded in part thanks to a unique piece of coastal engineering, which has seen 50...
Stream polluted by “negligent” Southern Water
Southern Water has been fined £330,000 after raw sewage escaped into a stream near Southampton for what the company admitted could have been nearly...
Worsbrough Reservoir wall rebuilt with biodiversity-enhancing rock bags
A new bankside wall using material ideal for aquatic insects has been installed along the north and south shores of Worsbrough Reservoir in Barnsley...
40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management
Forty projects which will use natural processes such as planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding are set to benefit...
Wildlife filmmaker helps South West Water track down invasive species
South West Water has teamed up with a professional wildlife filmmaker to explore what invasive non-native (INNS) species are lurking within the region’s reservoirs.
South...
Yorkshire Water making progress in commitment to plant one million trees by 2028
More trees are set to be planted across the region as Yorkshire Water continues its commitment to plant one million trees by 2028.
As the...
Celebrating World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention...
National Trust and Yorkshire Water’s nature-restoration programme receives £1million funding from the White Rose Forest
Landscapes for Water, an ambitious new programme of moorland restoration and woodland creation across the South Pennines by the National Trust and Yorkshire Water,...
Government launches new measures to halt and reverse nature’s decline
New measures have been set out by the Government to boost nature recovery on land and at sea.
The new plans - announced one year...
Jones Bros relocates wildlife in world first as part of multi-million-pound coastal defence scheme
A leading civil engineering firm has become the first company to successfully relocate an entire shore-sized habitat of honeycomb reef worm as part of...
Wetland planned for South Elmsall Wastewater Treatment Works
Yorkshire Water is planning to build an integrated wetland at its South Elmsall wastewater treatment works to help reduce storm overflow discharges into Frickley...
New Ultraviolet technology boosts water treatment process in Southampton area
Two major wastewater treatment works in the Southampton area have welcomed a new state-of-the-art treatment process to improve water quality.
Slowhill Copse Wastewater Treatment Works...
Double down on delivery or Government nature targets will just be daydreams, says environment coalition
In the first major review of the Environment Improvement Plan, Government advisors warn that the Government is off-track, and risks missing the legally-binding target...
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