A new wetlands scheme has been approved for Wessex Water that will improve water quality and habitats west of Durleigh Water Treatment Works and Reservoir. Wessex Water will build two sedimentation wetlands upstream of the reservoir that will capture silt and coarse sediment, as well as helping to reduce levels of nutrients reaching the watercourse. […]
Devon Wildlife Trust: Beavers could help clean up polluted rivers and stem the loss of valuable soils from farms, new research shows. The study, undertaken by scientists at the University of Exeter using a captive beaver trial run by the Devon Wildlife Trust, has demonstrated the significant impact the animals have had on reducing the […]
I routinely draw on a very wide range of newsletters and websites. This latest edition of the SCOPE newsletter is a mine of information. Sign up here. N° 121 of the SCOPE Newsletter is now online at www.phosphorusplatform.eu Under: SCOPE Newsletter ESPP input to EU Fertilisers Regulation revision proposal Improve-P: Fertiliser value of composts and digestates ESPP proposed […]
1.Land management and Environmental management Find out if your land is in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) and how use of nitrogen fertilisers and organic manures is restricted in NVZs. Contents Find out if your land is in an NVZ Using manufactured nitrogen fertilisers and organic manures in NVZs Land first included in an NVZ […]