Straitgate Action Group

In 1965, Straitgate Farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon was bought by ECC Quarries in the hope it would yield 20 million tonnes of sand & gravel. In 2001, Straitgate Action Group was formed to oppose the development and its potential harm to water supplies, ancient wetland habitats, protected species and much more. In 2023, Aggregate Industries – owned by Swiss giant Holcim – was finally granted permission to quarry just 1 million tonnes following a public inquiry. This blog records the story.

Wednesday 18 September 2019

New portal tracks UK hydrological situation as it happens

The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology:

has launched a new web portal that allows users to assess information about the latest hydrological situation and drought conditions across the country in near-real-time.

Track the latest #hydrological situation across the country in near real time with CEH's new UK #Water Resources Portal

Please give us #Feedback on this prototype online tool

Read our blog to find out more:https://t.co/DIHnuk1Dqc @jamiehannahorse @lucybarkerjane @mattfry_ceh pic.twitter.com/Q9dWgB9sQp
— CEH Science News (@CEHScienceNews) September 13, 2019

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Wednesday 18 September 2019

New portal tracks UK hydrological situation as it happens