Onnu are due to build sixteen hubs in the Wye Valley to produce biochar. A team at Aston University are investigating the use of chicken manure (which has contributed to recent damage done to the River Wye) in the production of new materials for agriculture in combination with biochar.

#GoodNews #Biochar #Manure #Water #Quality #Wye #Valley #River #Chickens #Farming #Science #Research

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-66450372

EXCLUSIVE: UK river ‘dying’ after farmers lobbied government to water down protections.

National Farmers’ Union boasted about months of lobbying to weaken enforcement of environmental regulation.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/river-wye-pollution-lobbying-farmers-manure-government-environment-agriculture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsie_social

#Environment #Regulation #UK #UKNews #Rivers #Pollution #Lobbying #Transparency #Wye #NationalFarmersUnion #NFU #UKPol #UKpolitics #UKnews

BBC News: River Wye taskforce would act to clean up waterway, letter says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-66174901

#rivers #pollution #wye

Goddess of the Wye highlights river's pollution levels - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-65934300.amp #wye #pollution #water

Thérèse Coffey accused of excluding environmental groups from Defra crisis meeting over saving River Wye

https://inews.co.uk/news/therese-coffey-excludes-environmental-groups-defra-crisis-meeting-river-wye-2375571 #wye #rivers #pollution

River Wye downgraded as a result of wildlife decline

https://nation.cymru/news/river-wye-downgraded-as-a-result-of-wildlife-decline/ #wye #environment #rivers #pollution

Water pollution: 'We’ve lost it, the River Wye looks so ill' - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-65719501.amp #wye #pollution

The glittering #Wye #Hoarwithy #running
https://en-gb.smashrun.com/john.cooper/run/33230693/94tnj2l8#map

The state of the River Wye is really bleak. Flows through so many beautiful parts of the country - this is avoidable but needs Government to act.

“The threat is for a permanent change to a depleted state – with less fish, less birds and more algae. The wildlife won’t be wiped out it will just be greatly weakened. It won’t be a thriving healthy river, it’ll be a polluted poor river. There will still be things there but they’re won’t be in a happy state”

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/river-wye-death-uk-longest-best-loved-rivers-2108758

#Wye #Pollution

River Wye: Why the impending ‘death’ of one of the UK’s longest and best loved rivers should worry us all
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/river-wye-death-uk-longest-best-loved-rivers-2108758 #wye #pollution

Flood defences, from Hereford Old Bridge #wye #Hereford #flood

Landmark decision on mega poultry farm could mean ‘life or death’ of River Wye."The River #Wye has become synonymous with the intensive poultry industry, with more than 20 million #chickens in its catchment area, producing more manure than the land can absorb and turning the river the colour of “pea soup”. #farmingfail
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/landmark-decision-mega-poultry-farm-life-or-death-of-river-wye-wales?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Happy Tuesday 😊👋
Going to the stunning Wye Valley today and 🌞 is forecast. Stay safe, folks.
#tuesday #Wye Valley #Tintern #Wales

Happy Tuesday 😊👋
Going to the stunning Wye Valley today and 🌞 is forecast. Stay safe, folks.
#tuesday #Wye Valley #Tintern #Wales

Bittersweet walk through the woods this afternoon. Whenever we came down to stay, dad would bring us here at dusk to see the badgers emerge from their setts. Many hours spent hiding behind trees in total silence watching holes in the ground... 🦡 #Wye #Kent 💜

RT @bbchw: SOS for the River Wye 📣
“Act now before it’s too late”
900 citizen scientists are collecting data to show the increasing levels of pollution in the #wye Keep listening 📻 for more on the campaign to #savethewye @FriendsUpperWye @of_wye @CPREHfdshire

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/PaulBrannenNE/status/1537188789956886530