Blog: Rivers

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Save our chalk streams

With less than a fifth of England’s rivers in good health, we need the Government to deliver comprehensive protections for our unique chalk streams and this begins through changes to planning and…

A flooded Bay Meadows nature reserve

Floodplains: A natural flood defence

Following heavy rain across Wiltshire & Swindon, floodplains have provided essential protection against floods in our towns and cities.

A lapwing calling as it flies, with its broad, round-tipped wings spread wide

Wiltshire’s wild waters

BBC Wild Isles raced around Britain and Ireland’s freshwater habitats and showcased some of the fantastic species that depend on them – from hobbies to beavers and salmon – there was plenty to wow…