Craft Identification on the River Wye
The Environment Agency is the navigation authority for the River Wye where a public right of navigation extends from Bigsweir Bridge upstream to Hay Town Bridge. Historically, the River Wye was an important commercial waterway and today the boating on the river is mostly canoeing and rowing, with some passenger sightseeing boats operating around Symonds Yat.
Canoe England will be responding to the Environment Agency consultation on Craft Identification for the River Wye after gaining opinions from BCU colleagues and the canoeing community. Canoe England notes the Environment Agency discusses the options of a voluntary or a formal identification and registration scheme that could apply to all or parts of the River Wye to include the upper river and tributaries.
The Environment Agency want to take account of your views before they make any craft identification policies or decisions that may affect you.
The consultation documents can be viewed at
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/consultations/114670.aspx.
Closing date for responses 31st March 2010,
Strategy for Water Related Recreation: Enjoying water
The Environment Agency is asking for your views on its new Strategy for Water Related Recreation in London and the South East and the Midlands. With a growing demand for outdoor pursuits we all need to consider how best we can widen access to the region’s waters, whilst protecting the environment and wildlife that live within them.
The Environment Agency is asking for your views on its new Strategy for Water Related Recreation in London and the South East and the Midlands. With a growing demand for outdoor pursuits we all need to consider how best we can widen access to the region’s waters, whilst protecting the environment and wildlife that live within them.
The Environment Agency wants your views on the plans aims and priorities have been identified.
Find out more about these Strategy for Water Related Recreation studies in London & South East and the Midlands.
Strategic Plans for the South West England, East of England and North West of England have also been produced by consultants from the University of Brighton and are available from www.brighton.ac.uk/recreation.
Canoe England has responded to these earlier plans as appended. In summary, Canoe England has expressed doubts that the plans can deliver the needs of water recreation in the absence of provisions for a wider public access to inland waters. A more optimistic view was taken for activities on coastal and estuary waters where access is generally less of an issue and scheduled for improvement with the proposed new legislation within the Marine Act 2009 for coastal access.
Stategy for South West England
Draft Strategy for Water Related Recreation in the South West (Full)
Draft Strategy for Water Related Recreation in the South West (Summary)