23 Apr 2019
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. […]
05 Feb 2019
Defra ‘World Wetlands Day (02 February), is a timely reminder of how paramount wetlands conservation is in our fight against climate change and the risk of natural disasters. Organised by the Ramsar Convention, a treaty bringing together 170 countries committed to conserving these precious habitats, World Wetlands Day is a chance to raise the public […]
12 Dec 2018
Leeds flood defences – EA submits planning application for £112.1m second phase The Environment Agency has submitted a planning application for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk along the River Aire. Leeds City Council has worked alongside the Environment Agency to put forward the plans for phase two […]
18 Jul 2018
NRW’s lowland wetland restoration work in North Wales wins Best Nature project in the EU-wide LIFE Nature programme awards. The wetland restoration project spans 750ha of fenland habitat, which has been restored over a five-year period. Natural Resources Wales has restored a range of wetlands including Cors Erddreiniog, Cors Bodeilio, Cors Goch on Anglesey, Cors […]
10 Jul 2018
Anglian Water’s new wetland in Ingoldisthorpe has been formally opened by children from the village primary school. The one-hectare site acts as a natural treatment plant to over a million litres of water, with treated water passing through to be further filtered before returning to the River Ingol. This natural filtering process improves the quality […]
08 Feb 2018
Celebrating marsh and mud on World Wetlands Day Posted by: Nick Hardiman, The EA blog describes recent habitat creation to celebrate World Wetlands Day The new Salford flood scheme, opened on World Wetlands Day, includes 5 ha of urban wetland with benefits for wildlife and the community Marsh and mud have often received a bad […]
21 Nov 2017
Investing in ‘green infrastructure’ like restoring floodplains or wetlands to bolster flood prevention not only generates more environmental and socio-economic benefits, especially in the long term, but also lowers the amount of financial investment needed to defend against damaging floods. This is the conclusion of a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report, which assesses the […]
22 Mar 2017
WWT have launched an online survey to gather evidence about the multiple benefits that wetlands can provide as components of natural capital and green infrastructure. We are specifically focusing on examples of: Natural flood management Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) Coastal managed realignment Constructed treatment wetlands (or other wetlands designed to improve water quality) Survey: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/workingwetlands […]
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