A Royal audience for our North Devon work
This week, we had the opportunity to speak with Prince Charles when he came to North Devon as part of his visit to the South West. The Prince of Wales attended part of a Farming and Natural Capital Seminar, hosted by the North Devon Biosphere Reserve, on Wednesday 21...
Saving Seagrass
The Life Recreation Reducing and Mitigating Erosion and Disturbance Impacts affEcting the Seabed (ReMEDIES) project is led by Natural England and will improve the condition of five Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) between Essex and the Isles of Scilly. This will...
Free waste audits on offer…
We are urging businesses in the Tamar catchment to help prevent single-use plastic (SUP) entering the River Tamar. As part of our work in the €14m Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP) project, involving key partners in England and France to avert plastic hotspots in the...
Speaking out for our rivers
The Environment Agency has released its annual reporting for 2020 on the environmental performance of the nine water and sewerage companies in England, including the Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA). Our CEO Dr Laurence Couldrick took part in an interview...
North Devon UNESCO Biosphere launches Nature Recovery Declaration and Plan
The Biosphere has launched an ambitious new Nature Recovery Plan as its contribution to tackling the ecological emergency in northern Devon, aligning with the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and the Prime Minister’s pledge for 30% of the UK land to be protected...
#GoWithTheFlow fun for WRT Wild Dart Swim team
Great news. We are very proud of Simon, Nicola and Frank (pictured above) who have (so far) raised £340 for their 2.5km Wild Dart Swim. An amazing achievement and wonderful effort from them all, with top spots in age groups achieved too. ...