Tales from the riverbank

Our waterways are sick – can thinking about them as living beings breathe new life into the campaign to save them?

The surface may look calm, but even the smallest pond is both a home and a haven for an amazing variety of flora and fauna

Powys, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire Straddling the border of England and Wales, the 134-mile-long River Wye runs from the Cambrian mountains in central Wales to the Severn Estuary at

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There’s new hope for these beautiful wild flower areas, as we recognise their immeasurable value to the natural world

When I’m in need of head space, I have often sought out rivers. I find the whispering, glittering waters a non-judgemental companion. But can a river be considered living, and possess rights similar t