Energy & Environment

Everything you need to know about duckweed on the River Witham

Periods of hot and dry weather can be busy times for the Environment Agency as we work to protect not just our water resources; but our precious environment and the wildlife that depends on it. During these conditions we receive a lot of calls about duckweed in Lincolnshire, particularly on the River Witham. This blog explains what duckweed is, why it is a problem in dry weather and the challenges of managing it.

Updated: Wed May 31 2023

Assessing the health of the River Wye and its catchment

By Emma Johnson, Area Manager - West Midlands Team The Wye Valley is an iconic landscape, hugely important for biodiversity due to the wide range of rare river wildlife, loved by people and important for farming. It's because it's so ...

Updated: Tue May 30 2023

Delivering on Animal Welfare

There has been widespread online coverage following the Government's update in the House yesterday on the status of the Kept Animals Bill.

Updated: Sat May 27 2023

Ensuring sustainable decommissioning of nuclear sites

James Heavingham from our Nuclear Regulation team writes about the growth in the Environment Agency's role regulating decommissioning and clean up, as old nuclear facilities are shut down and sites cleaned up to a point where regulation is no longer ...

Updated: Wed May 24 2023

Help us to review productivity and slurry grant items

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund supports the purchase of equipment, technology, and infrastructure designed to improve agricultural, horticultural and forestry productivity in a sustainable way.  Grants are offered towards the cost of specific items of equipment on a list.  We promised to review the list of productivity and slurry items and we'd like your help.

Updated: Wed May 24 2023

Oak Processionary Moth: ID and action

Find out more about the tree pest Oak Processionary Moth. This visual guide explains how to spot it, and the actions you can take.

Updated: Mon May 22 2023

Media coverage following the UK Farm to Fork Summit

There has been widespread coverage, including in The Daily Mail, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, following the UK Farm to Fork Summit hosted by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street yesterday (16 May). The event was also ...

Updated: Thu May 18 2023

Understanding biosecurity

Our recent survey of 2,000 people, led by Forest Research and OnePoll, looks at people's experiences of the countryside and green spaces in England. It explores their understanding of pests and diseases and ways to limit the spread.

Updated: Fri May 12 2023

What can be done to tackle Invasive Non-Native Species?

The annual Invasive Species Week is taking place between the 15th and 21st May 2023, led by the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) with many organisations taking the opportunity to raise awareness of the issues and work that is being ...

Updated: Fri May 12 2023

Apply for a Water Management grant

You can now apply for a Water Management grant. In this post, I'll give a recap of the grant and the links you'll need to get started. I'll also include a video of the webinar we recently held.

Updated: Thu Apr 27 2023

The scale reveals all: How do you age a fish?

We all know that to age a tree, you count the rings, but have you ever wondered how to age a fish? Or perhaps how long different species can survive for, given the right conditions? Well it's also a bit like ageing a tree, except you count specific rings on the fish's scale.

Updated: Fri Apr 21 2023

How can UK fisheries move towards Net Zero by 2050?

How can UK fisheries achieve Net Zero by 2050? With the Fifth Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans (ECCWO5) underway this week in Norway, Cefas Scientist, Georg Engelhard tells us about his new report looking ...

Updated: Wed Apr 19 2023