YOU WONT BELIEVE: 2 - What They Never Told You

River Wye health status downgraded by Natural England after wildlife review

River’s condition said to be declining as Wildlife Trusts calls for action from government on farming pollution

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

The world class pub by a river hidden in a remote corner of Wales

The Boat Inn in the Wye Valley is a cottage-style pub with fantastic outdoor seating and views

Wales Online · Apr 15, 2023

High Court review to look at River Wye pollution

A large amount of organic manure has been spread over the land to facilitate the poultry industry's rapid growth near the River Wye, which as a result, has lead to a substantial increase in levels of phosphorus in the soil

Wales Online · Mar 15, 2023

Chicken farms may explain decline of the River Wye, tests suggest

Citizen scientists find high phosphorous levels in the soil could be polluting the river in Herefordshire

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

Fisherman says sewage has been spilling into River Wye near where people swim

The concerns follow wider reports of sewage being dumped across Wales

Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022

Hail Mary! Statue’s trip down the Wye raises chicken pollution issue

Artist Philip Chatfield hopes river journey will alert people to damage being done by poultry excrement

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Drifting with dragonflies: a canoeing trip on the River Severn near Shrewsbury

While the Wye struggles with pollution, an overnight paddle and camping trip in Shropshire points the way to a gentle wildlife revival alongside England’s longest river

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022

Tesco suppliers must raise standards to avert death of River Wye, say campaigners

River Action warns of phosphates in excrement produced by intensive chicken farming suffocating life

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

Factory farming is turning this beautiful British river into an open sewer

The Wye is being killed by toxic industrial chicken factories. Such disasters are happening all over the UK, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

Locals 'concerned' over state of Welsh river but agencies say it’s nothing to worry about

Members of the Wye group are among many worried about the state of the Wye and levels of phosphates in the river

Wales Online · May 13, 2022