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Britain's canals: nature's nursery

05 August 2011
With Britain's schools closed for the holidays, it's not just our children that are thriving this August. Britain's canals and rivers are brimming to the full with young wildlife as parents take advantage of the warm weather and long summer days to raise their young, making now the perfect time to take part in British Waterways’ Wildlife Survey.

The axis of weevil

04 August 2011
British Waterways is set to release thousands of weed munching weevils into the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal as it steps up its efforts to tackle invasive plant species.

Tree management works to improve access to historic structure

03 August 2011
A carefully selected number of trees will be removed from the embankments around the Grade I listed Lune Aqueduct over the next few weeks to improve public access to the historic structure.

Alien moths vacuumed out of trees to save waterside woodland

29 July 2011
British Waterways is working to halt the spread of the invasive non-native oak processionary moth along the leafy Grand Union Canal at Brentford. The moths are the scourge of English oak trees, stripping them of foliage which can ultimately cause the trees to die. As pesticides are not allowed to be used near water, the creatures will be ‘hoovered’ out of the trees by specialist workers.

British Waterways advises of risks from algae

27 July 2011
British Waterways is asking visitors to the Macclesfield Canal to continue to enjoy the waterways but avoid contact with the water due to a potential bloom of blue-green algae on the canal.

WOW! INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO THE HISTORIC KENNET & AVON CANAL

22 July 2011
British Waterways’ is looking for people to help make children passionate about the Kennet & Avon Canal. On Wednesday 27 July, British Waterways will be holding an open day at the lodge of the Holburne Museum in Bath to explain how local volunteers can help children aged between 7 and 11 find out more about their local waterway.

Navigating a new course

21 July 2011
Volunteers have shown the way as British Waterways today (21 July 2011) publishes its last Annual Report & Accounts before its historic canals, rivers and docks in England and Wales are transferred into a new charity. The number of people volunteering for the waterways has increased to more than 24,000 volunteering days – a three-fold increase since 2007.

Volunteers begin work on revamp of Hanwell Flight

19 July 2011
British Waterways has received £7,000 of funding from English Heritage to carry out maintenance and improvement work over three years on Hanwell Flight on the Grand Union Canal, a 217-year old part of the nation’s industrial heritage.

Enjoy the waterways safely this summer

19 July 2011
Britain's canals, rivers, reservoirs and docks are enduringly popular, with around 300 million visits made to British Waterways’ 2,200 mile network each year. With the school holidays imminent, British Waterways and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents are urging visitors to enjoy the waterways safely.

‘RED WHEEL’ HONOUR TO BE GIVEN TO BRITAIN’S LONGEST CANAL TUNNEL

18 July 2011
The Transport Trust has selected Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal as a significant site of transport heritage and awarded the tunnel a red wheel plaque.