Absolutely massive, lobster-like signal crayfish in the river Misbourne. These species were brought to the UK from North America to be farmed, but have escaped into the wild & infiltrated some of the UK’s wild rivers, where they are pushing out the smaller native species from their habitats.

#wildlife #crayfish #buckinghamshire #ukrivers #crustaceans #crustacean #conservation #chilternhills

Are you an angler, canoeist, hiker, or wild swimmer? Do you regularly visit one or more UK rivers?

Could you spend 15 minutes monitoring your river in the next week?

Data gathered during Big River Watch can support policy change; helping turn the tide on plastics or stem the flow of untreated sewage.

#BigRiverWatch #Rivers #UKRivers #RiversTrust #Canoeing #Rambling #Swimming #Wildlife #Sewage #PlasticPollution

The Big River Watch | The Rivers Trust
https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/the-big-river-watch?mc_cid=176bc3539c&mc_eid=2e9968dc16

Who knew!

"...but the wild #beaver population in lowland Kent are not building dams because the £waterways are deep enough for them to feel secure."
‘Beaver-bombing’: unauthorised rodent releases on the rise in UK | Wildlife | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/28/conservationists-warn-unauthorised-releases-beavers-english-rivers

#rewilding
#NaturalHabitat
#UKNature
#Environment
#ecosystems
#ukwildlife
#UKRivers
#redtape

"There's a free and easy way to help support your local river! Twice a year we run #BigRiverWatch weekends - a simple citizen science activity that helps build a picture of river health across the UK and Ireland."

Our spring Big #RiverWatch will be from 3rd - 6th May 2024

The Big River Watch | The Rivers Trust
https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/the-big-river-watch

#ukrivers
#RiverPollution
#environment
#citizenscience

According to Defra, in 2019, just 14% of rivers in England met 'good ecological status'.

https://www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/better-rivers-an-end-to-pollution/

#ClimateChange #pollution #UKRivers #Wildlife #IntensiveFarming

Nice one Richard Foord, Lib Dem MP for Tiverton and Honiton 👍

Bonus: Classic self-defeating reactionary Thérèse Coffey being classic self-defeating reactionary Thérèse Coffey 🤦‍♂️ 🙄

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/01/water-firms-to-lose-public-funds-unless-they-make-plans-to-stop-uk-sewage-spills?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#ukpol #ukpolitics #ukrivers