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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Chance to hear from our brilliant co-chair Nicola Cutcher on making the most of our wild and precious lives. On turning grief and despair into action on behalf of the living world. Nicola will be giving the James Roose-Evans Memorial Lecture on Oct 10th: www.sidneynolantrust.org/your-visit/w...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🐔 Who is shaping the government’s poultry strategy? Defra says it wants to remove “barriers to growth” for the poultry sector. But when Big Chicken has a seat at the table, whose interests are actually being put first?? Article by Nicola Cutcher: tinyurl.com/2vxepyep

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Big Chicken is running our food strategy. Why?

Eating less meat would be good for the climate and our health. Industry is involved in plans for us to consume more

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Wildfires and drought. An endless summer. Click on the link below and read our latest newsletter which includes footage and images of the River Wye after weeks of no rain. Also news of our Ranunculus Project and how to get involved. mailchi.mp/6d465fbd530f...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

✍️ Sign River Action's petition: The UK poultry industry produces 3.5 million tonnes of manure every year. Too much ends up polluting our rivers. The Government wants even more industrial chicken farming! Tell them to make Big Chicken manage its own muck. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Why aren't Natural Resources Wales @natreswales.bsky.social dealing with this pollution threat? Two deer were spotted by one of our citizen scientists dumped in the Trothy near Dingestow and reported on the 9th July (see image). They are still there.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A short film about our bacterial testing at The Warren, Hay-on-Wye with equipment provided by @riveractionuk.bsky.social Our first test 25/06/26 recorded a worryingly high level of E.Coli. over 3x the safe bathing limit. We publish our results each week on our website. @savethewye.bsky.social

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

⚠️ Water quality alert at The Warren, Hay-on-Wye ⚠️ Our 25 June test found 3,088 E.coli CFU - over 3x the safe bathing threshold of 990 CFU. We'll test every Thursday and publish results to help people make informed decisions about swimming. Results: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/wye-bathing-...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Rivers Wye & Usk once bloomed with water crowfoot (ranunculus). Today, much of it has gone. We're delighted to be working with Save the River Usk on a new Nature Networks Fund project to investigate its decline, understand what's been lost, and help this vital river habitat recover.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Latest news from the campaign to save the Wye. Rights of Nature, record temperatures and how to get involved, all on World Environment Day: mailchi.mp/e4cff23b8b0c... @savethewye.bsky.social

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The River Wye has become the first river in the UK to claim cross-border rights from source to sea - a landmark declaration that rivers are not drains for pollution, but living ecosystems worthy of protection, respect, and a legal voice. @riveractionuk.bsky.social @savethewye.bsky.social

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Environment Agency inaction is a huge scandal. On the Wye and many other rivers agricultural pollution is the most significant factor in worsening water quality. When will the EA enforce the law and protect our rivers? @riveractionuk.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @savethewye.bsky.social

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Where do citizen scientists come from? Not from under rocks or the roots of river grasses. They’re trained. Here’s an image from the Dulas Brook this morning. Friends of the River Wye are delighted to be extending our volunteer-led data collection into freshwater biological monitoring.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

On Weds 13th May there’s a free community screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at The Globe at Hay. We’ll be there and speaking afterwards about the local actions we’re taking. Join us! Doors open at 7pm. Film starts at 8pm. Reserve your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/haypu...

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Film Screening & Discussion: People's Emergency Briefing – The Globe at Hay, Wed 13 May 2026 - 📢 A special community screening: The People’s Emergency Briefing #PEBuk What’s happening with climate an...

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Absolutely delighted to have received a copy of The Riverside Code, a beautiful booklet created by Friends of the River Wye to help local residents turn love for the River Wye into action to restore it to health!

Ellie smiling holding a copy of "The Riverside Code", a small illustrated booklet with a drawing of the River Wye at night on the cover.

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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This is very cool from the Friends of the River Wye. I hope the Riverside Code catches on in other parts of the country too! bsky.app/profile/frie...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We’re launching The Riverside Code today on #EarthDay It’s our answer to the question: ‘What can I do for the river?’ Read all about it: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/riverside-code

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

This is a dream job for an ecologist eager to investigate the loss of ranunculus on the Rivers Wye & Usk, and the conditions that best facilitate its recovery. Come & work with us on a project to help restore this key species.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

We’ve EXTENDED THE DEADLINE on applications for the job of ‘Ranunculus Project Lead’ until 4th May to give more time for candidates to submit their CV and covering letter. Calling ecologists passionate about water crowfoot. Please share widely! static1.squarespace.com/static/5ffc8...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Glad to see the EA declaring this sewage pollution of the Pinsley Brook from Welsh Water illegal. Thanks to the woman who spotted and first reported this constant discharge and to Hereford Times for first reporting on it. We attended and confirmed grim state. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Welsh Water's daily sewage spills into Herefordshire brook 'illegal'

The Environment Agency is "actively investigating" spills from a Welsh Water sewage treatment plant.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Want to work with us? We’re recruiting for three part-time roles: 1) Ranunculus Project Lead 2) Citizen Science Volunteer Coordinator and Science Communicator 3) Lead Communicator Please apply with a covering letter & CV by 10th April. 4 days left! friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/were-hi...

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We’re hiring! — Friends of the River Wye

Would you like to work with Friends of the River Wye? We're recruiting for THREE different part-time roles and looking for people passionate about cleaning up our rivers and restoring them to ecologi...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded funding from the Heritage Fund to investigate the decline of water crowfoot in the River Wye and River Usk. We hope our work will help efforts to recover this key species. Read all about it: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/heritag...

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Heritage Fund support Wye and Usk Ranunculus surveying — Friends of the River Wye

The Heritage Lottery has awarded £174,633 to Friends of the River Wye, working with Save the River Usk, to investigate the decline of Water Crowfoot in the River Wye and the River Usk as a three year ...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Our latest newsletter is out featuring opportunities to work with us at Friends of the River Wye, plus C4 drama Dirty Business, legal challenges on the Wye taken by River Action and Fish Legal and more… Please subscribe if you don’t already! mailchi.mp/69987df9d60b...

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Meaningful jobs, Dirty Business, legal challenges and more

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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Hello—Is a River Alive? is published in paperback in the UK today. It’s dedicated to the rivers & their guardians. Thanks to all who’ve supported its journey into the world: read it, talked about it, got in touch. It’s @waterstones.bsky.social book of the month. “Hope is the thing with rivers…”

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Would you like to work with Friends of the River Wye? We’re recruiting for 3 different part-time roles. If you’re passionate about cleaning up our rivers and determined to make a difference, we want to hear from you. friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/were-hi...

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We’re hiring! — Friends of the River Wye

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Our Co-Chair Nicola Cutcher was on BBC Hereford & Worcester radio this morning discussing the impact of brilliant new C4 drama ‘Dirty Business’. Listen to the segment from 2 hours 39 minutes, with Nicola joining at 2 hours 44 minutes… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Tammy Gooding - 27/02/2026 - BBC Sounds

Wake up with a smile, plus the news, sport, travel and weather you need to start the day.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

If you see soil running off fields and onto roads or into rivers, please report it. Soil is a major source of river pollution. Use our RUN-OFF REPORTER to alert the authorities and help keep soil on land and out of our rivers.

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River Action @riveractionuk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 River Action has launched a legal challenge against Natural Resources Wales (NRW) after it approved three poultry mega-farm expansions in the Wye and Severn river catchments.. 🧵1/2 riveractionuk.com/news/river-a...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Our latest newsletter is out - celebrating 50,000 samples by citizen scientists and sharing other developments relevant to the Wye, from Westminster to Oklahoma. Read all about it & subscribe if you’re not signed up already… mailchi.mp/d091960e301b...

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50,000 samples and more news from the Wye

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

There is huge local effort in North Herefordshire to tackle agricultural pollution in the Wye & Lugg - but we need proper government support for the solutions local people want: farmer-led landscape recovery projects; more funding and teeth for the EA, and a WPZ for the Wye.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Excellent letter from three of our Wye MPs! Look forward to the Minister’s response

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

BREAKING! Wow. Citizen scientists across the Wye catchment have now taken over 50,000 samples and tested them for water quality. What a phenomenal show of people power. Read all about it: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/wye-cit...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Both short river films here are well worth watching 👇

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Save The Wye Coalition @savethewye.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

EA has unveiled long-awaited Diffuse Water Pollution Plan for River Wye SAC - this will fail to rescue the river. Louise Bodnar, Voice of the River Wye, “This is a Death Warrant for the Wye, it’s sickening that those with power to help the river choose not to.” www.herefordtimes.com/news/2570358...

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Campaigners accuse Environment Agency of signing death warrant for the Wye

On Wednesday 3 December in Moccas Village Hall the Environment Agency unveiled their long-awaited Diffuse Water Pollution Plan (DWPP) for the River…

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Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf.org.uk · 12/12/2025

"Just as water companies are rightly on the hook for dumping sewage, big agribusinesses should be forced to clean up their act." @philip-ciwf.bsky.social calls on the Government to hold major polluters to account. Read his article in the @scotsman.com. ⬇️

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Sewage in rivers is a real problem. But it's not even the biggest source of pollution

Intensive farming, not sewage, is the biggest threat to our waterways – and it’s time for action, writes Philip Lymbery

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Do you remember the River Wye blooming with white flowers? Can you dig out your old photos of water crowfoot? Please join our Big Ranunculus Watch!

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Our latest newsletter is out! Featuring some key developments on the River Wye, our meeting with MPs, art by Jim Murray, a Clean Water Bill for Wales and more! mailchi.mp/4dfa77402993...

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MPs, celeb support and more key news for the Wye

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Actor, artist and activist Jim Murray is selling some extraordinary paintings which he made in collaboration with the River Wye - and he's kindly offering to donate a share of those profits to Friends of the River Wye! Read all about it… friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/jim-mur...

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Extremely useful meeting this morning with cross-party River Wye MPs and campaigners to discuss next steps to tackle pollution. There is so much more that needs to be done, especially considering the disappointing Diffuse Water Pollution Plan published last week. Determined to keep up work on this!

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We had a brilliant and productive meeting in Hereford this morning with three of our MPs representing the River Wye catchment. Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick. Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.

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Naomi Andersson 🌍🌱 @naomiandersson.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Report Run Off here… fantastic tool 👏 from @friendsriverwye.bsky.social

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Our latest newsletter is out & launches our RUN-OFF REPORTER. We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it. Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding! mailchi.mp/44dbe537d6be...

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Introducing our new Run-Off Reporter

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Our latest newsletter is out! It covers the expose of Red Tractor, the Wye legal case and shares three new films - plus more…. Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list. mailchi.mp/e0d20b9c272c...

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Wye latest: Red Tractor exposed, legal claim filed and new films

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River Action @riveractionuk.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

📢 Tell your supermarket to call out Red Tractor! We’ve uncovered the muck behind the Red Tractor mark — and it stinks. 💩 💬 Contact your supermarket TODAY and tell them to take stock and pave the way for robust environmental standards on their products. 🛒 ✅ ➡️ bit.ly/42G6YQV #UpYourStandards

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Nicola Cutcher @nicolacutcher.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Huge news! Red Tractor = false advertising. I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Emerging young filmmaker Mykyta Osadchyi has made a compelling 25 minute documentary about the River Wye. It gives an excellent overview of the issues and our campaign to save the Wye. Here’s a trailer, but you can watch the full film on YouTube here: youtu.be/i45B-NfPr-4?...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Our citizen scientist testing at Eaton Bishop on the Cage Brook yesterday found and reported his highest phosphate readings in 4 years - 2.27. The EA has been alerted and we look forward to hearing what they find. We’re looking for more volunteers to test between Clehonger and Eaton Bishop!

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Our weekly test for E. coli at the Warren in Hay yesterday was an appalling 2644 - nearly 3 times over the threshold for “poor” quality, so advise against bathing. Thanks to @riveractionuk.bsky.social for the kit! You can see all our test results here: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...

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Hay Clean River Campaign — Friends of the River Wye

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Finally some proper rain over the weekend - and sadly (if unsurprisingly) we are seeing returns to high levels of pollution in the Wye catchment, with more than 90 monitoring points recording phosphate levels above the target 0.1 ppm. This table shows our sites of concern for P.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Water quality continues to be "excellent" at the Warren - our test yesterday measured 87 CFU and has been added to the other results on our website. But be mindful that water quality can change quickly, especially after rain, so always take care. friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...

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Hay Clean River Campaign — Friends of the River Wye

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