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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Britons urged to help monitor state of rivers, streams and canals

The River Allen at Staward Gorge in Northumberland
The River Allen at Staward Gorge in Northumberland. People are being asked to make observations on 14-16 October.
Photograph: Clearview/Alamy

The public are being asked to take part in the first national water watch to survey rivers, streams and canals as part of a monitoring project.

The Autumn Water Watch aims to follow the success of the Big Garden Birdwatch and the Big Butterfly Count, in which hundreds of thousands of people record observations to feed into a national picture.

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