Some light shines on Northumberland after the disgraceful news that only 5 rivers in England and Wales have been given a pristine staus out of 6,000 surveyed. Yes thats 6 THOUSAND rivers. The only pristine quality rivers in the whole of England are in Northumberland!
The Ridlees Burn, Barrow Burn catchment, River Till (right) and Linhope Burn – have all succeeded in getting a top rating from the Environment Agency. The fifth was in Wales the Afon Caletwr.
I'm not too sure if its good news for us or shocking news overall? Still, its good for us...
3 comments:
Quite right Stewart, we should be doing much more and the Environment Agency need more teeth and much more agrressive approach to these things.
I was shocked, 5 clean rivers! Wow.
I'm not surprised to hear that they are in Northumberland Stewart. Fewer people than most places, and where there are people there is usually dirt. On a brighter note though, the fact that Otters have returned to so many rivers in the UK in recent years suggests a general trend for the better as far as cleanliness is concerned. Cheers Brian.
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