Our rivers are arguably our most important natural features. Not only do they help make the British landscape so picturesque and vibrant, they’ve been crucial for the growth of our towns and cities, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pippa Heylings said the protection would allow for more investment into chalk streams [Tom Jackson/BBC] A Cambridgeshire MP is to ...

A CAMPAIGN to protect Britian's chalk streams could see Basingstoke pave the way nationally as the council prepares to vote on the 'Rights of the River'. Councillor Kate Tuck has put forward a motion, ...

A historic chalk stream immortalised by a Poet Laureate has been granted ‘personhood’ by a council, giving it the right to sue. The River Loddon, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, will be recognised as a ...

Action by Wildlife Trusts to protect habitats in the face of climate change comes as the network of charities warns of risks to its reserves. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

The Bishop of Norwich has joined Norfolk MPs in a bid to gain UNESCO world heritage status for the county's chalk rivers - rated "as precious as the Great Barrier Reef". Campaigners want to see chalk ...