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There's been so much going on this year that it's rather difficult to pull our just a few highlights. We hope this gives you a flavour of our year. Thank you for being part of it!
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The big give
Over the last two years volunteers have been using quick test kits to discover amazing unpolluted freshwaters, where wildlife can thrive, across the Thames Water region. The results are in, with some interesting revelations.

We held a celebratory event last month, and shared the results in the report we've published, with volunteers and organisations who have joined together with us to raise awareness and understanding of freshwater wildlife in the region.

Take a look at our blog and report to find out more.
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Newt Clean water havens on mineral sites

When most water in the landscape is polluted, it’s great to find places like gravel pit lakes and ponds can offer a clean-water refuge for wildlife.

This year we teamed up with the Mineral Products Association to carry out a Quarry WaterBlitz – a survey of nutrient pollution on mineral sites. What we found is clear – mineral sites stand out from the rest of the landscape with lots of clean water.

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December 2017

Season's greetings!

As the year turns, we wish you all the best of the season, and thank you for standing up for freshwater wildlife with us over the last year.

Our office is now closed until the 2nd January, when we'll be back to embrace the new year and all the freshwater goodness it brings.

Saving ponds, saving species

Giant Glutinous Snails!
We've been running the Flagship Ponds project - looking after the very best of Britain’s ponds – for three years. So Much has been going on, but here's a tour of some of our favourite bits...
 

Support freshwaters

Your support is vital to us. There several ways you can help, including one-off or regular donations, using easyfundraising or The Giving Machine to generate donations whilst you shop, or buying from British Wildlife Gifts or Gardenis.co.uk (mention us at checkout).

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Clean Water Test Kits

Use your kits up! Our Clean Water for Wildlife survey has now closed, but if you've still got unused kits, don't worry. Please do use the kits to test ponds, streams, lakes and ditches, and send us the results. But please note - the kits should be used by the end of January 2018.
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