Voice of the River Wye
What if a river could speak? Believing that the river should have a right to representation, the Wye Catchment Nutrient Management Board appointed a Voice of the River Wye.
Dr Louise Bodnar now speaks on behalf of the river, and as the river, at official meetings and we’re delighted to share more of her thinking and advocacy here.
These posts reflect the views of the Voice of the River Wye - independently of Friends of the River Wye.
World Rewilding Day
The Wye would choose a wilder future for Wales and England, a future full of life of all kinds, clean water, healthy soils and thriving nature based economies.
Hope for the River Wye, comes from the landscape being wilder again.
The 20th of March is ‘World Rewilding Day’, a day to celebrate successful rewilding projects, and to promote how rewilding can help nature’s recovery.
Is the Wye Female?
Language shapes how we understand the world. If everything is an “it”, can it be felt as fully alive? Should a river have a gender?
River Buffers & Arable Farming
“River buffers” as if the land adjacent to the river isn’t part of the river! You don’t remember?
The floodplain isn’t land that is sometimes wet, its part of the river which is sometimes dry…
Is the River Wye Alive?
Is a river alive? What is life? How would we treat rivers if we thought they were alive?
