Record number of English bathing sites classified as having poor water quality theguardian.com/environment/20… Environment Agency

Celebrating #NationalTreeWeek and their vital role within natural flood management #NFM 💙💧🌳💚

A Flood Warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for River Thames at Bourne End. Flooding is expected for: River Thames at Bourne End including Spade Oak Reach, Cockmarsh and Riversdale. Immediate action is required: orlo.uk/BBII0

🚨Our new research with The Rivers Trust shows 85% of English rivers are polluted with bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. 🐝This will be harming wildlife in waters across the country. We need to see: 🚫No more 'emergency use' for the sugar industry 🧑‍🌾Better rewards for

⏰ There's still time to apply for the Engagement Coordinator position – apply by 9 December! 👇

Today we're awarding grants to community projects. Apply now if you want a grant to improve access or green places for wildlife. Next application deadline 6 January. See trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/grants-nature-… with case studies of projects we support.

Paul popped out to check conditions on Thames Path National Trail in Henley and has some good news.

While there are still flood alerts and a lot of water in floodplains, river levels have gone down and there are no longer flood warnings in force in the south east. Our field teams are still hard at work, starting to take down flood barriers and pumps and clear storm debris.

📣 New Plasticblitz dates for 2025 📣 📝 Sign up your group below and help collect valuable data on plastic pollution in rivers 💧

A short film from Goring in Berks where our fisheries team has been restocking this part of the River Thames with 250 barbel. Restocking fisheries is paid for out of rod licence income. We reinvest all the money back into angling. #FishmasStocking

Read the results of this year's citizen science water quality monitoring programme between Pangbourne and South Stoke here👇 thames21.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Great photo of the swollen River Thames at Sonning Bridge 🙏 DereksDisco BBC Berkshire Reminder of #Flood Alert for this area. The river is rising today. check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/06… Do not attempt to walk through floodwater, the river is flowing fast and current is strong.

This is a game changer from theriverstrust - The ability to see live discharges from ALL waste water works and combined sewage overflows allows us to understand the environmental impact these releases are having on each river.

Great to see this new tourism website featuring the Thames Path and Ridgeway National Trails that pass through Southern Oxfordshire. southernoxfordshire.com/things-to-do/w… NationalTrails.UK National Trails The Ridgeway National Trail South Oxfordshire DC OxTweets VisitBritain 🇬🇧

UPDATE: this flood alert is no longer in force.

We receive lots of enquiries and are always happy to advise and assist where we can, there are also lots of advice pages on our website worth checking out: riverkennet.org/advice/advice #chalkstream

📣 Have your say in Defra UK's Bathing Water Consultation For the first time in a decade, reforms could expand the definition of ‘bathers’ to include paddlers and other water sports enthusiasts. Use our guide to help you respond 👉 orlo.uk/aAsrG 🗓️ Closes 23 Dec

We want to thank all the volunteers, landowners, and organisations we have partnered with over this year who have helped us support nature recovery across Oxfordshire. We couldn't do it without you! Bring on 2025. #nature #oxfordshire #conservation

For today's #MicroscopeMonday it's double trouble. #riverfly #sample #ID #takeaguess #entomology

Featuring 6⃣ sampling sites in the Thames Basin... Read more here⬇️🦠