A River Runs Through It

The following photo and comments were posted recently on the public facebook group Old West Cumbria The photo is from long before the River Calder was straightened and canalised (1970s?) to make more space for new ponds of radioactive waste and also to run as fast as possible through the site (now called Sellafield) taking …

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Just a Salmon – Stop Moorside – Advent Calandar December 7th

  The River Ehen is designated as a European Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Site of Special Scientific Interest designated for Freshwater Pearl Mussels  which need a healthy population of Atlantic Salmon. The salmon (carrying the Freshwater Pearl Mussels) use the last stretch of the river Ehen, which passes through Greenmoorside enroute to the sea. …

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