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West Cumbria Rivers Trust seeks to improve the water quality of the Crookhurst Beck
West Cumbria Rivers Trust is working with farmers to reduce diffuse pollution in the Crookhurst Beck and has teamed up with United Utilities and Lancaster University to find cost-effective ways to achieve this. The beck, which was classed as having a “poor” ecological status under Water Framework Directive legislation, runs…
Academic Forum strengthens ties between academia and industry
Ever have a topical idea or question which you don’t know who to ask or even whether it has any value in asking? Well, this has often been the case in the water industry, where novel research ideas and questions may be confined to post-it notes in a desk-drawer. United…
9000 reasons to thank our volunteers this winter
Between November 2016 and March 2017 over 9,000 trees have been planted at four sites in the Ribble Catchment to help improve water quality, as part of the European Life Integrated Project, Natural Course. This has been thanks to the time and effort of willing volunteers from primary schools, colleges,…
Natural Course attends LIFE platform meeting in Finland
On the 7th – 9th February, Natural Course representatives attended their second EU LIFE Integrated Projects (IP) platform meeting in Finland, to discuss common challenges, opportunities and technical requirements. Hosted by the FRESHHABITAT Life IP project, over 100 delegates attended the event, including representatives from all 15 LIFE IP funded…
EA host Natural Flood Management Workshop
Following the success of bids into Defra’s £15m Natural Flood Management (NFM) fund, on Wednesday 1st March, the Environment Agency flood risk team in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, hosted an NFM delivery workshop for practitioners to encourage further partnership working and to highlight potential opportunities for Natural Flood Management.…
Irwell catchment evidence and measures workshop
On Friday 10th February 2017 members of the River Irwell catchment partnership met to discuss project priorities across the Irwell catchment, based on detailed evidence and local knowledge. Organised by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Rivers Trust, the workshop was designed to help members of the catchment partnership…
Greater Manchester’s Natural Capital Conference
Leading practitioners from across the country attended the Greater Manchester’s Natural Capital Annual Conference in Salford, to discuss how best to adopt a natural capital approach in urban environments. On Wednesday 1st February 2017 over 100 representatives from environment, health, planning, utilities and transport sectors came together to discuss what…
Wetland bird survey delivered to monitor River Irwell environment
Volunteers from across Greater Manchester took part in training for the first ever River Irwell Wetland Bird Blitz during the weekend of 17th & 18th December 2016. The volunteers are now able to participate in a one-day survey which takes place during January 2017. The one-day survey will run along…
Planting trees to improve water quality in North West England
9,000 trees will be planted this winter in North West England to help improve water quality, as part of the European Life Integrated Project, Natural Course. This week (Wednesday 30th November) Ribble Rivers Trust will be taking 10 volunteers out to Bashall Brook to plant the first few trees of…
North West takes the lead in improving water quality
North West England has been chosen to lead Europe in a ground-breaking project that will build capacity to protect and improve our North West water environment. Working in collaboration, the Environment Agency, United Utilities, Greater Manchester Combined Authorities, Natural England and The Rivers Trust will use their diverse expertise to…