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We’re installing a series of floating ecosystems on the Nottingham & Beeston Canal as part of a drive to attract more wildlife into the city centre. Volunteers with a planted reedbed We’re installing the ecosystems to soften the edges of the canal walls and attract more birds, bugs and watery wildlife. Giving the canal a…

Around 500 budding young anglers will take to the towpath on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September as the we host the National Celebration of Young People & Fishing, on the Shropshire Union Canal. The event is part of our Let’s Fish! programme, which introduces thousands of people each year to the joys of fishing,…

Kevin Desmond Launched five years ago, the mission to electrify all motorised boats in Venice’s canals and lagoon continues to progress, both through Government incentives and during the Salone Nautico, an international meeting point for the builders of electric boats and electric motors. That things are getting serious was evidenced by a round table discussion,…

We’re taking the opportunity to carry out vital repair works at Foxton Locks, improving the way the famous flight of locks works and protecting it for future generations. With the locks temporarily closed to boats due to the drought, we’re taking the opportunity to bring forward some planned repair works and, in doing so, minimise…