0% good overall health
of all rivers in England and Northern Ireland are classed as 'good overall'.
Rivers shape our landscapes and provide the foundations of our cities, towns and countryside. When they thrive, so do we.
Healthy rivers are essential to human life, they provide us with drinking water, they water our crops, they are home to important species of wildlife, they provide recreational spaces for our health and wellbeing.
of all rivers in England and Northern Ireland are classed as 'good overall'.
of British rivers have artificial barriers obstructing migrating fish
decline in freshwater species globally since 1970
of the earth's surface is made up of freshwater ecosystems, yet they provide habitat for 100,000+ species