The River Wye is the first river in the UK to be granted its own legal rights, covering its entire course from source to sea.
A British environmental organisation has named 2025 the ‘year of the octopus’ after a record number of octopus sightings in the coastal waters of the archipelago. A mild winter followed by an unusually warm spring is the reason. En mild vinter följd av en ovanligt varm vår är orsaken.