Farmers in Northumberland are being offered an opportunity to take advantage of grants to help them protect and improve water quality and modernise their farms and equipment through a scheme run by Northumbrian Water.

Bristol Water has run its first workshop for farmers who belong to the Mendip Lakes Partnership established by the water company in autumn 2014.

Natural England has published details of the areas, sites and trails that are currently under consideration for its designations programme to March 2017.

Bristol Water will apply its Biodiversity Index to its biggest AMP6 scheme - the £27 million Southern Resilience Scheme.

The Environment Agency has set out proposals to conduct new trials at the Barmby Barrage in Yorkshire.

Yorkshire rivers have benefited from a record-breaking year at the Environment Agency’s fish farm - experts stocked more than 67,000 fish across Yorkshire into rivers and small still waters, including the River Dearne, River Rother, Walton Nature reserve, the River Wharfe and Driffield West Beck.

Europe’s ecosystems face increasing pressure to stay healthy amid rising pollution, overexploitation, urban sprawl and the effects of climate change, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA).

As part of their ongoing commitment to deliver alternative measures under the National Environment Programme, Bristol Water have teamed up with Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) and Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) to trial a unique glass eel monitoring programme.