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Environment Agency targets soil erosion from Herefordshire fields

29th October 2020

A recent BBC Hereford and Worcester report has highlighted the Environment Agency’s actions to pinpoint and prevent soil erosion.

When bare soils are subject to wind and rain, substantial amounts of this valuable resource are washed into gullies and streams – where it will settle as silt with disastrous effects on the gravels where fish lay their eggs.

Staff have been out and about spotting potential and actual erosion sites and alerting farmers with recommendations on how to address the problem. The BBC film shows one field where the farmer has responded quickly and effectively to the Environment Agency advice.

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Soil erosion washed from a ploughed field near Aconbury
Soil erosion washed from a ploughed field near Aconbury Philip Halling