Sign up for your Great WaterBlitz testing kit!
Earthwatch have announced their Great UK WaterBlitz will be taking place over the weekend of 25-28 April. To take part, sign up and claim your water testing kit. There’s only a limited number of kits available.
The next Great UK WaterBlitz is announced!
Take action for your local river, lake, stream or pond and help Earthwatch build a picture of freshwater health in the UK. Join the Great UK WaterBlitz over the weekend of 25-28 April 2025.
Results in for the Great UK WaterBlitz 2024!
During 20-23 September, Earthwatch UK received over 2,300 data points from over 4,500 citizen scientists. The Guardian (21 October 2024) also shared this story. The key findings: 61% of data points showed poor water quality with significant regional variation Data show the Anglian and Thames river basin districts have the [...]
Scotland’s industrial greenhouse gas emissions decreased during 2023
SEPA have published (01 October 2024) this year’s Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) data, which shows a 13.5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions at SEPA regulated sites between 2022 and 2023. The information and data may be useful for environmental studies students.
How does pollution affect pollinators?
Read this article in Scottish Pollinators (17 October 2024) to find out: Fair is foul, and foul is fair: hover through the fog and filthy air (The Weird Sisters)
More children use active travel to school after ULEZ introduced
Child in the City (9 September 2024) share the results of this recent study: Children walking & cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone
The how and why of testing for water pollution
Discover more in this Earthwatch blog post (19 August 2024) Water test kit: how and why we test for nutrient pollution. You can also sign up for the Spring 2025 Great Water Bioblitz here too.
Water pollution in the UK: the causes and effects
Find out more in this Earthwatch Europe blog (7th August 2024). Discover how water pollution is a huge challenge for freshwater in the UK, impacting our rivers, streams and lakes and the wildlife that call them home. You can also sign up to the Great UK WaterBlitz.
