River Lugg Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

30 Apr 2026

UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court

Photo by Thomas Iversen on Unsplash The High Court has begun hearing on of the UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution claims, concerning the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk. Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest chicken producers, and Welsh Water stand accused of negligence, causing private and public nuisance and even trespass, in a […]

17 Mar 2022

NE & EA launch joint legal action in response to River Lugg damage

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Back at the end of 2020 we covered the investigation of the destruction of 1.5 miles of the protected River Lugg in Herefordshire. Now, Natural England and the Environment Agency have launched a joint legal action against a landowner in response to that damage. The press release from the EA and Natural England says: This […]