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18 Sep 2025

Labour MPs call for wild swimming to become a legal right

Image description: A woman wild swimming in the Lake District. Image by Jaz Blakeston-Petch on Unsplash A group of Labour MPs have said wild swimming and wild camping should be a right for all people to enjoy in the English countryside. In a report from the all-party parliamentary group for outdoor recreation and access […]

09 Oct 2024

Bathing water quality can drop sharply in winter

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Bathing water quality at some of England’s highest-rated beaches can decline sharply during the autumn and winter months, according to an internal Environment Agency (EA) study completed earlier this year, seen by Unearthed. Each year, designated swimming spots are sampled for bacteria between mid-May and late-September. Based on these summertime tests, each swimming spot is […]