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
Save the Wye
Save The Wye is an informal group of citizens on both sides of the Welsh border who want to do something to help save the Wye and its tributaries from environmental destruction.
We support and are supported by a network of individuals and organisations working to protect and restore the health of the river Wye and its tributaries. This network includes Friends of the River Wye, Citizens of the River Dore, Save the Lugg, CPRE Herefordshire, CPRW The Welsh Countryside Charity and Herefordshire Food Alliance.
We created the Save the Wye campaign to raise public awareness and to call for immediate action to stop the pollution and restore the river.
The pollution is primarily from the proliferation of IPUs (Industrial Poultry Units) in the Wye catchment. This is compounded by the lack of regulatory action being taken by agencies that are charged with the river’s protection.
We need people power to protect our rivers!
Manifesto for the Wye – “The People’s Plan”
The manifesto calls on the governments of the UK and Wales to establish a single, cross-border approach to tackling the pollution crisis across the Wye catchment. It also demands the establishment of a Water Protection Zone, enforcement action against polluters, financial support for farmers to transition to river-friendly farming and action to empower consumers with honest labelling.
Join Us!
No to the Whitwick Manor Anaerobic Digesters
Whitwick Manor AD, Lower Eggleton, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2UE | Planning ref 222728/N
This applicant has made a third submission in support of his application (P222728/N) for a huge industrial anaerobic digester at Whitwick Manor, in rural Herefordshire. We need your help to object again! by 16th November 2024, to stop this potentially dangerous, unproven technology and prevent harm to both the environment and human health.
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1 week on, "Leak of what appeared to be fuel oil or kerosene spilling from a concrete pipe on the south side of Wye at Rotherwas ... The EA has since put in place an oil boom & pads to contain and absorb the spill, which it is continuing to investigate".
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24830983.river-wye-oil-spill-affected-people-27-miles-away/
"A spokesperson for Herefordshire Council, which owns much of the Rotherwas enterprise zone land, said it had no comment to make as “the EA are leading on this”.
It’s still leaking into the River Wye #riverwye #herefordshire
The pollution on the River Wye is being investigated #riverwye #herefordshire
Odd?
I’m guessing revised Special Plan for the Wye (1st draft wasn’t great) won’t now appear?
A special plan is ecologically/economically overdue & legally important to compensate Herefordshire for being uniquely disadvantaged by an act of devolution?
About Save The Wye
We’re a network that unites all those who care for the river
Events Diary
We’re busy organising our 2025 events! Keep up to date as we add and publish them here!
What can you do to help?
Here are some actions we hope you can take to help save the Wye!
The State of the Wye
We are at a “crucial moment in the life or death of the Wye”
