The River Derwent played a key role in the village’s development, as a crossing point for a ferry, as a source of eels to fuel the local economy and also as a medium enabling traders to ...

Newstead Abbey boasts several waterfalls, created by the River Leen feeding the Abbey's lakes and ponds. While some are ...

It's not the only dam removal project to achieve notable success. At the California-Oregon border, the largest dam removal project in United States history quickly saw the return of wild salmon to the ...

Officers are calling for witnesses to come forward after a woman’s body was discovered in a Derbyshire river.

Derbyshire police have asked for the public's help after a woman's body was found in the River Derwent in Derby. Officers were called by a member of the public at 8.50am on Thursday (January 30 ...

Stewart Calligan, fishing correspondent, casts his eye over Yorkshire’s rivers and the bounty of fish that can be found in them.

Descending to Curbar for lunch. The walkers then followed the right bank of the River Derwent upstream passing Calver Weir which was built in the 19th century to power nearby mills.

The app allows users to submit their perceptions of their river’s naturalness, wildlife and pollution, along with the mental benefits of being near water. In 2023 more than 500 participants across the ...

Whether you choose to take a stroll in Chatsworth House gardens first and then go for a swim or vice versa, chances are you're going to have a real day to remember wild swimming in the River Derwent.

Only one percent of the rivers in England, Whales, and Scotland are free of these artificial barriers that essentially close off fish from navigating the river systems. The removal of the weir at the ...

Weir in the River Derwent at Chatsworth House, similar to the one removed to allow the salmon to pass – credit Tom Bendall In the north-central English county of Derbyshire, the removal of a dam ...