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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · 26d

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 · Sep 6

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:
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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 · Jul 22

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 · Jul 18

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.

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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 · Jul 16

Our latest newsletter dropped this morning with a bumper round-up of news affecting the Wye this month. Read all about bathing water quality, toxic sewage sludge, legal victories and lots of ways you can help defend our rivers…

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Wye News: Bathing water quality, toxic sewage sludge, farming schemes...

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River Action @riveractionuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

A recipe for DISASTER 🤢

Hugh uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, with lovely ingredients, including:
🦠 Pathogens
🥄 Microplastics
🏭 Industrial waste!

SIGN THE PETITION to make water companies clean up their own mess. 😤

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 5

Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jul 3

We’re shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Lord Lipsey.

He was a passionate defender of the Wye and brought together MPs from all parties to discuss ways to restore the river.

We send our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

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House of Lords member died while swimming in River Wye, police say

A member of the House of Lords last seen swimming in a river in Wales has died, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a report concerning the safety of a man last seen swimming...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jul 2

Join us this Saturday in Talgarth at the BMC ‘Beth Nawr?’ Festival.

Our @nicolacutcher.bsky.social will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland.bsky.social

Tickets here:

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Beth Nawr? (Now What?) Festival | Black Mountains College

We invite you to join us for a micro-festival nestled in the hills of Bannau Brycheiniog to unleash your capacity to create a future in which human and more-than-human societies thrive. Tickets only £...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 23

Stunning photos pouring in to our Big Ranunculus Watch.

Huge thanks to Louise & Nik Le Ray for these pics taken 1km north of Hoarwithy on 6 July 2013.

Please get involved and submit your photos here:

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 20

We’re working on it! Looking at best ways to visualise points over time and share photos.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 20

Do you have historic photos showing water crowfoot in the Wye from years gone by?

Or are you seeing it at the moment?

Thanks to Wye Salmon Association for this image taken at Ballingham a few weeks ago!

Please join our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH:

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Save The Wye Coalition @savethewye.bsky.social · Jun 20

Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social have launched the Big Ranunculus Watch! They are asking everyone to share any photos they have of #ranunculus from across the Wye catchment - both current and historical.
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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you Ellie!

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · Jun 19

Agricultural pollution is the main source of pollution in the UK—so why does the govt continually omit references to it when discussing pollution?

If we’re going to get serious about protecting our waterways, we need to invest in river-friendly farming, urgently.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 17

Huge win for our rivers today!!

Well done Alison Caffyn & River Action for winning this case and setting a vital precedent - planners must examine the cumulative impact of factory farms and consider what happens to all the manure generated…

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River Action wins landmark High Court case against Shropshire Council over industrial chicken farm chaos - River Action UK

High Court ruling sets national precedent that marks turning point for polluting factory farming in the UK We have won a major legal victory in the High Court against Shropshire Council today, success...

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 12

Our latest newsletter is out.

We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help.

Read all about it…

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Launching our Big Ranunculus Watch!

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 4

This Saturday one of our co-founders and trustees, journalist @nicolacutcher.bsky.social, will be at Hellens Garden Festival - discussing river pollution with River Action CEO James Wallace.

Catch them at the Talks Tent at 2pm on Saturday 7th June.

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 3

And here’s a map of where our citizen scientists have logged algal blooms in the last 4 weeks. As ever, all our data is open for anyone to explore via WyeViz…

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 3

And the Norton Brook..

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 3

Another below Monmouth..

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 3

Around Monmouth..

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 3

Over at Ross…

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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social · Jun 3

We’ve seen algal blooms up and down the Wye catchment in the last few weeks - here is just a sample of photos showing what citizen scientists are recording across some of our rivers and streams.

See this thread and a link to our data map below 🧵👇

Here we have the Ithon…

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Save The Wye Coalition @savethewye.bsky.social · Jun 1

Water Ceremony was held today with prominent nature lawyers at the River Wye in Hay. It was to both celebrate and find inspiration in the Wye, and to discuss the next chapter of Rights for Rivers, in response to the multiple ecological crises 🧵
#SavetheWye #RightsofNature

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