Save the Wye: stories and stats
The River Wye is dying, polluted with phosphates, veiled in algae and smothered with sediment. Our series of blogs, vlogs, stories and articles tell the story so far.
If you'd like to share your story, we'd love to hear from you: at enquiries@herefordshirewt.co.uk or via Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
Algal bloom, River Wye (c) Mike Dunsbee/ Friends of the Lower Wye
What's polluting the River Wye?
From chicken manure to sewage, we're diving into the detail in this River Wye 101!
I stand with The Wildlife Trusts and many others who need you to defend nature now.
Thank you, I am very concerned at the lack of interest shown by our parliamentary representatives when it comes to the degradation of our rivers and waterways, having grandchildren growing up in Herefordshire I wish them to enjoy rivers and woodlands and other outdoor spaces rich in wildlife that I enjoyed as a child. As my MP I wish you to make more of an effort to engage your government to prioritise this, for all our children.
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Supporter
Deregulation will mean more pollution of our beautiful River Wye by an ever greater number of giant chicken & pig factory farms that will inevitably follow it. It's not like the river is protected as it stands so we need more environmental checks and protections not less
I stand with The Wildlife Trusts and many others who need you to defend nature now.Herefordshire Wildlife Trust supporter
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In this episode of The Wildlife Trust's Wild Live, recorded in May 2022, the panel discuss the state of our rivers in the UK and why, despite legal protections being put in place, many of them are in a dire state.Â
Wild LIVE: are our river protections failing?
Helen Stace, former CEO of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust discusses the problems facing the Wye.
The Wildlife Trust's CEO Craig Bennet visits the River Lugg in Radnorshire