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The Environment Agency has launched a campaign calling on all potential and seasoned anglers to see their licences as more than just a legal entitlement to fish.
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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A project breathing new life in to one of Norfolk’s famous broads is to proceed to its next phase, Natural England has announced.
The funding has helped to enhance fisheries, boost fish stocks and make improvements for anglers, angling facilities and the environment.
Minister for Africa tells UN meeting that the Great Lakes governments must work together to deliver long-term peace and prosperity
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Environment Agency invested over £1.3 million in projects in the last 12 months to enhance fisheries, boost fish stocks and make improvements for anglers.
Mary Robinson has been appointed as the new UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa.
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign calling on people to try out fishing this National Fishing Month (24th July - 30 August 2021)
Natural England’s decision means better protection for rare and endangered wild birds and plants that live in and by the lakes.
A National Highways funding stream is helping to improve the movement of fish on the River Ashburn alongside the A38 in Devon.
A culvert helping to carry road users across a river in Cumbria is now working for fish as well as drivers – thanks to a £100,000 environmental improvement delivered in time for the migration season.
The Environment Agency has granted a permit to place fish barriers across the entrances to Hoveton Great Broad in Norfolk as part of a restoration project.
A month-long enforcement campaign saw more than 700 anglers have their fishing licences checked along East Anglian riverbanks.
Dozens of angling clubs and fishery projects boosted by cash grants.
Ryan Sims from Castle Donington, Leicestershire, has been found guilty of fishing illegally.
An ambitious programme to restore and improve rivers in the Lake District has beaten competition from across Europe to win the prestigious European Riverprize.
All of Cotswold Water Park has been given Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status.
Nearly £1 million of rod licence income has been invested to improve fisheries across England in the last year.
From the heights of Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales to the coastlines of Northumbria, Natural England offers some very special places that anyone can explore completely free of charge
Projects include rewetting lowland peat to grow plant fibre material to use as padding for clothes.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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