Friends of the River Wye
@friendsriverwye.bsky.social
A grassroots community group and registered charity devoted to protecting the River Wye. We run a citizen science project and organise outreach events across the catchment. More info on our website: https://friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/
Actor, artist and activist Jim Murray is selling some extraordinary paintings which he made in collaboration with the River Wye - and he's kindly offering to donate a share of those profits to Friends of the River Wye!
Read all about it…
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Read all about it…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Actor, artist and activist Jim Murray is selling some extraordinary paintings which he made in collaboration with the River Wye - and he's kindly offering to donate a share of those profits to Friends of the River Wye!
Read all about it…
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/jim-mur...
Read all about it…
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Extremely useful meeting this morning with cross-party River Wye MPs and campaigners to discuss next steps to tackle pollution. There is so much more that needs to be done, especially considering the disappointing Diffuse Water Pollution Plan published last week. Determined to keep up work on this!
We had a brilliant and productive meeting in Hereford this morning with three of our MPs representing the River Wye catchment.
Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick.
Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.
Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick.
Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Extremely useful meeting this morning with cross-party River Wye MPs and campaigners to discuss next steps to tackle pollution. There is so much more that needs to be done, especially considering the disappointing Diffuse Water Pollution Plan published last week. Determined to keep up work on this!
We had a brilliant and productive meeting in Hereford this morning with three of our MPs representing the River Wye catchment.
Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick.
Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.
Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick.
Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We had a brilliant and productive meeting in Hereford this morning with three of our MPs representing the River Wye catchment.
Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick.
Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.
Huge thanks to @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social & David Chadwick.
Lots of action to come to tackle flooding & river pollution.
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Report Run Off here… fantastic tool 👏 from @friendsriverwye.bsky.social
Our latest newsletter is out & launches our RUN-OFF REPORTER.
We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it.
Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding!
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We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it.
Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding!
mailchi.mp/44dbe537d6be...
Introducing our new Run-Off Reporter
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November 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Report Run Off here… fantastic tool 👏 from @friendsriverwye.bsky.social
Our latest newsletter is out & launches our RUN-OFF REPORTER.
We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it.
Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding!
mailchi.mp/44dbe537d6be...
We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it.
Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding!
mailchi.mp/44dbe537d6be...
Introducing our new Run-Off Reporter
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November 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Our latest newsletter is out & launches our RUN-OFF REPORTER.
We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it.
Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding!
mailchi.mp/44dbe537d6be...
We need soil on land, not in our rivers. If you spot spoil running off fields and into watercourses or onto roads, please report it.
Healthy soil is also our best defence against flooding!
mailchi.mp/44dbe537d6be...
Our latest newsletter is out! It covers the expose of Red Tractor, the Wye legal case and shares three new films - plus more….
Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list.
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Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list.
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Wye latest: Red Tractor exposed, legal claim filed and new films
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October 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Our latest newsletter is out! It covers the expose of Red Tractor, the Wye legal case and shares three new films - plus more….
Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list.
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Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list.
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📢 Tell your supermarket to call out Red Tractor!
We’ve uncovered the muck behind the Red Tractor mark — and it stinks. 💩
💬 Contact your supermarket TODAY and tell them to take stock and pave the way for robust environmental standards on their products. 🛒 ✅
➡️ bit.ly/42G6YQV
#UpYourStandards
We’ve uncovered the muck behind the Red Tractor mark — and it stinks. 💩
💬 Contact your supermarket TODAY and tell them to take stock and pave the way for robust environmental standards on their products. 🛒 ✅
➡️ bit.ly/42G6YQV
#UpYourStandards
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 Tell your supermarket to call out Red Tractor!
We’ve uncovered the muck behind the Red Tractor mark — and it stinks. 💩
💬 Contact your supermarket TODAY and tell them to take stock and pave the way for robust environmental standards on their products. 🛒 ✅
➡️ bit.ly/42G6YQV
#UpYourStandards
We’ve uncovered the muck behind the Red Tractor mark — and it stinks. 💩
💬 Contact your supermarket TODAY and tell them to take stock and pave the way for robust environmental standards on their products. 🛒 ✅
➡️ bit.ly/42G6YQV
#UpYourStandards
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Huge news!
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
🚨 NEWS! Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims 🚨
A TV ad by the UK’s biggest farm assurance scheme has been banned after the @adstandards.bsky.social found “insufficient evidence” that Red Tractor farms met basic environmental standards.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A TV ad by the UK’s biggest farm assurance scheme has been banned after the @adstandards.bsky.social found “insufficient evidence” that Red Tractor farms met basic environmental standards.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Huge news!
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
Red Tractor = false advertising.
I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
Emerging young filmmaker Mykyta Osadchyi has made a compelling 25 minute documentary about the River Wye. It gives an excellent overview of the issues and our campaign to save the Wye. Here’s a trailer, but you can watch the full film on YouTube here: youtu.be/i45B-NfPr-4?...
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Emerging young filmmaker Mykyta Osadchyi has made a compelling 25 minute documentary about the River Wye. It gives an excellent overview of the issues and our campaign to save the Wye. Here’s a trailer, but you can watch the full film on YouTube here: youtu.be/i45B-NfPr-4?...
Our citizen scientist testing at Eaton Bishop on the Cage Brook yesterday found and reported his highest phosphate readings in 4 years - 2.27.
The EA has been alerted and we look forward to hearing what they find.
We’re looking for more volunteers to test between Clehonger and Eaton Bishop!
The EA has been alerted and we look forward to hearing what they find.
We’re looking for more volunteers to test between Clehonger and Eaton Bishop!
September 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Our citizen scientist testing at Eaton Bishop on the Cage Brook yesterday found and reported his highest phosphate readings in 4 years - 2.27.
The EA has been alerted and we look forward to hearing what they find.
We’re looking for more volunteers to test between Clehonger and Eaton Bishop!
The EA has been alerted and we look forward to hearing what they find.
We’re looking for more volunteers to test between Clehonger and Eaton Bishop!
Our weekly test for E. coli at the Warren in Hay yesterday was an appalling 2644 - nearly 3 times over the threshold for “poor” quality, so advise against bathing. Thanks to @riveractionuk.bsky.social for the kit!
You can see all our test results here:
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...
You can see all our test results here:
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...
Hay Clean River Campaign — Friends of the River Wye
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September 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Our weekly test for E. coli at the Warren in Hay yesterday was an appalling 2644 - nearly 3 times over the threshold for “poor” quality, so advise against bathing. Thanks to @riveractionuk.bsky.social for the kit!
You can see all our test results here:
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...
You can see all our test results here:
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...
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.
This table shows our sites of concern for P.
July 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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.
This table shows our sites of concern for P.
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-ri...
But be mindful that water quality can change quickly, especially after rain, so always take care.
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...
Hay Clean River Campaign — Friends of the River Wye
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk
July 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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-ri...
But be mindful that water quality can change quickly, especially after rain, so always take care.
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/hay-clean-ri...
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…
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Wye News: Bathing water quality, toxic sewage sludge, farming schemes...
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July 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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…
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A recipe for DISASTER 🤢
Hugh uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, with lovely ingredients, including:
🦠 Pathogens
🥄 Microplastics
🏭 Industrial waste!
SIGN THE PETITION to make water companies clean up their own mess. 😤
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Hugh uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, with lovely ingredients, including:
🦠 Pathogens
🥄 Microplastics
🏭 Industrial waste!
SIGN THE PETITION to make water companies clean up their own mess. 😤
👉 act.gp/4nHfsAc
July 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A recipe for DISASTER 🤢
Hugh uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, with lovely ingredients, including:
🦠 Pathogens
🥄 Microplastics
🏭 Industrial waste!
SIGN THE PETITION to make water companies clean up their own mess. 😤
👉 act.gp/4nHfsAc
Hugh uncovers a recipe for toxic sewage sludge, with lovely ingredients, including:
🦠 Pathogens
🥄 Microplastics
🏭 Industrial waste!
SIGN THE PETITION to make water companies clean up their own mess. 😤
👉 act.gp/4nHfsAc
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Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.
July 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.
We’re shocked and 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 our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
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He was a passionate defender of the Wye and brought together MPs from all parties to discuss ways to restore the river.
We send our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
www.aol.co.uk/lord-lipsey-...
House of Lords member died while swimming in River Wye, police say
A member of the House of Lords last seen swimming in a river in Wales has died, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a report concerning the safety of a man last seen swimming...
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July 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We’re shocked and 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 our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
www.aol.co.uk/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 our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
www.aol.co.uk/lord-lipsey-...
Join us this Saturday in Talgarth at the BMC ‘Beth Nawr?’ Festival.
Our @nicolacutcher.bsky.social will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland.bsky.social
Tickets here:
blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-...
Our @nicolacutcher.bsky.social will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland.bsky.social
Tickets here:
blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-...
Beth Nawr? (Now What?) Festival | Black Mountains College
We invite you to join us for a micro-festival nestled in the hills of Bannau Brycheiniog to unleash your capacity to create a future in which human and more-than-human societies thrive. Tickets only £...
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July 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Join us this Saturday in Talgarth at the BMC ‘Beth Nawr?’ Festival.
Our @nicolacutcher.bsky.social will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland.bsky.social
Tickets here:
blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-...
Our @nicolacutcher.bsky.social will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on ‘How to Protect Rivers’ with legendary river guardian @paulpowlesland.bsky.social
Tickets here:
blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-...
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-ranuncul...
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-ranuncul...
June 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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-ranuncul...
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-ranuncul...
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-ranuncul...
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-ranuncul...
June 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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-ranuncul...
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-ranuncul...
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Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social have launched the Big Ranunculus Watch! They are asking everyone to share any photos they have of #ranunculus from across the Wye catchment - both current and historical.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Friends of the River Wye @friendsriverwye.bsky.social have launched the Big Ranunculus Watch! They are asking everyone to share any photos they have of #ranunculus from across the Wye catchment - both current and historical.
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/big-ranuncul...
friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/big-ranuncul...
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Agricultural pollution is the main source of pollution in the UK—so why does the govt continually omit references to it when discussing pollution?
If we’re going to get serious about protecting our waterways, we need to invest in river-friendly farming, urgently.
If we’re going to get serious about protecting our waterways, we need to invest in river-friendly farming, urgently.
June 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Agricultural pollution is the main source of pollution in the UK—so why does the govt continually omit references to it when discussing pollution?
If we’re going to get serious about protecting our waterways, we need to invest in river-friendly farming, urgently.
If we’re going to get serious about protecting our waterways, we need to invest in river-friendly farming, urgently.
Huge win for our rivers today!!
Well done Alison Caffyn & River Action 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…
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Well done Alison Caffyn & River Action 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…
riveractionuk.com/news/river-c...
River Action wins landmark High Court case against Shropshire Council over industrial chicken farm chaos - River Action UK
High Court ruling sets national precedent that marks turning point for polluting factory farming in the UK We have won a major legal victory in the High Court against Shropshire Council today, success...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Huge win for our rivers today!!
Well done Alison Caffyn & River Action 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…
riveractionuk.com/news/river-c...
Well done Alison Caffyn & River Action 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…
riveractionuk.com/news/river-c...
Our latest newsletter is out.
We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help.
Read all about it…
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We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help.
Read all about it…
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Launching our Big Ranunculus Watch!
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June 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Our latest newsletter is out.
We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help.
Read all about it…
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We’re launching our BIG RANUNCULUS WATCH and we need your help.
Read all about it…
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This Saturday one of our co-founders and trustees, journalist @nicolacutcher.bsky.social, 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.
Catch them at the Talks Tent at 2pm on Saturday 7th June.
June 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This Saturday one of our co-founders and trustees, journalist @nicolacutcher.bsky.social, 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.
Catch them at the Talks Tent at 2pm on Saturday 7th June.