River Thames could get first designated wild swimming site

An anti-sewage protest last month at Port Meadow, Oxford. If accepted, the water quality would be monitored, with improvements ordered by ministers if standards were not met. Photograph: Greg Blatchford/REX/Shutterstock

The Thames could get its first designated bathing site for wild swimming, the government has announced. This would be the second river designated for swimming in England.

Members of the public have been invited to give their views on the possible designation of Wolvercote Mill Stream at Port Meadow, Oxford, and another bathing site on the Isle of Wight coast.