The river reset has allowed the Aller on Exmoor in Somerset to find its natural course, and should help reduce flooding by slowing the flow… Read More »Somerset river re-routed back to its original floodplain
Led by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, the latest stage of the Sherbourne Valley Project will focus on an area known as Coundon Wedge. It will… Read More »River Sherbourne to be returned to historical route
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to New York City to film the epic work of Smiling Hogshead Ranch in Queens. We tour the community garden… Read More »Guerilla Gardeners turn Toxic Soil into Eco-Paradise
The term “Stage Zero” refers to the state of a river before human disturbance or land use. This approach to river restoration is a recently… Read More »What is Stage Zero River Restoration?
The tour presents Coventry’s medieval heritage in a new, creative way using digital technology. It showcases artworks that evocatively capture Coventry’s medieval architecture, artefacts from… Read More »Medieval Coventry tour wins heritage award
When four navigational weirs were built on the Severn in the 1840s they blocked the route of shoals of twaite shad as they made their… Read More »Unlocking a river: rare silver fish returns to its ancient spawning grounds – in pictures
The Cockshut is a 1.9-mile long chalk stream that flows from the foot of the South Downs in Kingston, joining the River Ouse at Lewes… Read More »‘Rewiggle’ room: Lewes river channel project will create new wetland
Scientists find ‘substantial ecological changes’ after greening initiative by major road in Melbourne, Australia. The benefits of urban greening initiatives are increasingly well documented: they… Read More »Plant diversity in urban green spaces led to sevenfold increase in insect species, study finds
A large swathe of historically and environmentally significant parkland in Solihull are being restored and made more accessible to the public after a Community Green Grant from the West Midlands… Read More »Inside a hidden gem parkland in Solihull set to be restored after a grant
A sensory garden for veterans and an inner-city wildlife and wellbeing haven are among the winners of the first West Midlands Natural Environment Awards. Set… Read More »Winners named at first West Midlands Natural Environment Awards
BBC article: A 20-year plan to reform Birmingham’s transport network would see the city’s ring road transformed into a “green way,” the council leader has… Read More »City ring road to become ‘green way’ in new plans
Taylor Brooker, who graduated with a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication – Illustration in 2016, always planned to go freelance with her art, but it… Read More »Embroidery Extraordinaire: The BCU Alumna Mapping With Threads
BBC article: Few visitors know that London has 640km of waterways – and there’s a serious movement taking place to restore these “blue corridors” to… Read More »A new life for London’s lost rivers
YouTube video: Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison returns to India for a 2 month journey to visit and film some of the most epic and impactful… Read More »India’s Water Revolution 2023
BBC news article: About 15,000 new trees are set to be planted in Sandwell, in the West Midlands, in a bid to improve the quality… Read More »Thousands of new trees to be planted in Sandwell by 2030
