This Saturday one of our co-founders and trustees, journalist Nicola Cutcher, 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.

Exhibition on display at the Forest of Dean District Council offices in Coleford, Gloucestershire until 30 June. Exhibition shines light on River Wye pollution - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

To recap: There are 10,000+ PFAS. Some are toxic. They're here forever. They pollute water, air, soils, animals and you. Some linked to diseases inc cancers. So when scientists warn against moves to redefine them, we'd better hope people are listening: theguardian.com/environment/20…

🚨We call for a ban on any further spreading of biosolids until there are clear, scientifically based, legally enforced regulations about what they contain ⬇️ Warning over 'dirty secret' of toxic chemicals on farmers fields - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Our latest newsletter is out. We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help. Read all about it… mailchi.mp/6cc330190b0e/l…

Huge win for our rivers today!! Well done Alison Caffyn & RiverActionUK 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… bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/big-ranunculus…

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: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/big-ranunculus…

Friends of the River Wye Wye Salmon Association Glasbury river (from the bridge) July 2013.

Join us this Saturday in Talgarth at the Black Mountains College / Coleg y Mynydd Du ‘Beth Nawr?’ Festival. Our Nicola Cutcher will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian Paul Powlesland Tickets here: blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-na…

We’re shocked & 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 heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. aol.co.uk/lord-lipsey-ho…

A really sad loss, Lord Lipsey was a tireless advocate for the Wye and his community. This year, he submitted evidence to the Cunliffe inquiry, started a cross party parliamentary group and spoke passionately in the Lords: calling for protection of the river. He will be missed.

Looking forward to being part of this discussion at the River Summit on Tuesday…

TOMORROW IN TALGARTH! We’re running a ‘How to Protect Rivers’ workshop from 5pm-7pm with legendary river guardian Paul Powlesland

A recipe for DISASTER 🤢 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, full of: 🦠 Pathogens 🥄 Microplastics 🏭 And even industrial waste! Water companies are happy making money from this stinking sludge, and they've even got a plan if the government ever clamps down -

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… mailchi.mp/3d36ecfd57b1/w…

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-rive…

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

URGENT: Can you help Save The Wye? Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have a public consultation running till Thursday 14 August. NRW are currently ‘minded’ to allow the expansion of three Intensive Chicken Factories in Powys. #SavetheWye /thread