Water

Beautiful but dying: Inside the fight to save Lake Windermere Members only

For 41 weeks straight, Matt Staniek has sat outside a United Utilities office and demanded action. What more will it take to save the Lake District's most famous lake?

Coreen Grant
Coreen Grant
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How to save the whales Members only

For one group of volunteers, whale conservation is a hands-on task that can take place at any time and in any weather.

Melissa Hobson
Melissa Hobson
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Wild swimming is losing its wildness Members only

Restrictions on swimming at Grantchester Meadows represent a growing trend for bureaucracy. Disadvantaged communities will be first to suffer.

Leeza Isaeva
Leeza Isaeva
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'An alternative reality': how sound recordings reveal the secret world of ponds Members only

In capturing the music of freshwater life, scientists have found a new way to measure underwater biodiversity.

Ursula Billington
Ursula Billington
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Is the ancient art of seaweed harvesting still sustainable? Members only

Wild macroalgae is cool now, putting strain on a millennia-old tradition.

Sophie Yeo
Sophie Yeo
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What did Somerset sound like 2,000 years ago? Members only

A new recording creates a vortex to a wilder world.

Sophie Yeo
Sophie Yeo
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The wild swimmers fighting for England's polluted rivers Members only

“They’re exactly the right people to be shouting and screaming.”

Sophie Yeo
Sophie Yeo
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How is climate change affecting British wildlife? Members only

Rising temperatures are already affecting what species live and thrive in the wild.

Inkcap Journal
Inkcap Journal
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