Save the Wye
Our aims are simple, we want:
A clean and healthy river
An end to ALL pollution
The Wye to be restored to its former health and glory
Immediate government action to protect the river Wye
Tell Nando’s CEO: Stop Killing Britain’s Rivers!
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All three of the major rivers that flow through Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (the Usk, Wye and Tawe) are among the UK's most sewage-filled.
I will continue to work with @DoddsJane to hold both the Government and Dwr Cymru to account. ⬇️
Great to see ecologist Louise Bodnar appointed as the ‘Voice of the River Wye’. She spoke eloquently at the Nutrient Management Board yesterday about her approach to the role and why she’ll sometimes speak AS the river! A cultural moment. Watch here:
Flows on the River Wye in Hereford not much more than the dry spell and heatwave of July 2018.
Flow at Belmont fell to just below 5m3/s then its below 7m3/s now.
Pic from July 2018.
River Wye at Hereford now little more than a trickle.
Average daily flow has gone from 290 tonnes per second during the February floods to less than 7 now.
Normal dry weather flows here around 10-20m3/s
About Save The Wye
We’re a network that unites all those who care for the river
Our Manifesto
The People’s Plan to Save the Wye
Events Diary
We’re busy organising our 2025 events! Keep up to date as we add and publish them here!
What Can You Do?
There’s lots of ways you can take action to help our rivers…
Join Us!
Save the Wye is an informal coalition of local groups and concerned individuals from both sides of the Welsh border, united by a shared determination to protect the River Wye and its tributaries from ongoing environmental destruction.
We are part of a wider network of organisations working to protect and restore the health of the river, including Friends of the River Wye, Citizens of the River Dore, Save the Lugg, CPRE Herefordshire, CPRW The Welsh Countryside Charity and Herefordshire Food Alliance.
