Protected sites in England offer a golden opportunity to drive nature’s urgently needed recovery but they are failing to deliver the outcomes needed, says a new report published by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).
United Utilities has completed a project in Leigh to improve biodiversity around its wastewater treatment works in the town by transforming non-operational land into valuable woodland habitat.
The Government has announced confirmation of a second new national forest for the Ox-Cam corridor, and a competition will launch in early 2026 to determine the location of a third national forest in the Midlands or North of England.
Scottish Water has been shortlisted for the 2025 Nature of Scotland Awards, recognising its sector-leading commitment to protecting and enhancing nature and biodiversity while ensuring the delivery of its essential water and waste water services across Scotland.
Great Yorkshire Rivers (GYR) - a partnership between Yorkshire Water, the Environment Agency and The Rivers Trust – is starting its next phase of funding of over £21 million investment to support river health and fish migration and open up over 500km of Yorkshire rivers.
Scottish Water is getting ready to plant over 80 hectares of land at Talla Reservoir with native woodland to help make the catchment more resilient to climate change in the future.
A new report published by the Wildlife Trusts today is warning that UK nature is bearing the brunt of a chaotic climate – and the Wildlife Trusts say the Government is “shockingly underprepared".
A groundbreaking river restoration programme in Cumbria has narrowly missed out on winning the world’s most prestigious water conservation award.
The South West Peatland Partnership is gearing up to start its 2025/26 peatland restoration season on Dartmoor, continuing work to restore and protect the peat of the globally significant landscape.
Councillors from Kirklees Council and Denby Dale Parish Council recently visited Yorkshire Water’s Clayton West wastewater treatment site in West Yorkshire to see progress on a £14 million nature-based wetland solution.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.