The River Kent flows through the heart of the town of Kendal and has the highest level of protection afforded to a river in Britain, being both a Site of…
The Vjosa (the Aoos in Greece) river is the most geomorphologically intact large river catchment in Europe, outside Russia. Protection of its biodiversity and natural processes is vital not just…
The Letter below is from the Kendal Civic Society to the Westmorland Gazette. We felt it deserved a wider audience. Westmorland Gazette Dear Sir THE KENDAL FLOOD SCHEME The Kendal…
Valsesia, Piedmont; a paradise in the Northern Italian Alps. In winter, the snow-capped mountains draw skiers and mountaineers. In spring, as the snow melts, the valley’s rivers become a mecca…
UPDATE DECEMBER 2020 - SAVED On December 2nd the Planning and Access Committee of Snowdonia National Park discussed and then refused the planning permission for the Fallen Stock Collection site…
In a recent speech to business leaders the head of the Environment Agency (England’s main environmental regulator), James Bevan, has proposed using the opportunity presented by BREXIT to weaken the…
Damaging floods are happening more and more often in our country – and we still aren’t tackling the problem properly. Why is it such a serious problem? First, we’re still…