All rivers in this country are in dire straits, says actor TheJimMurray. Best known for his role in The Crown, Murray's passion lies in fishing Britain's rivers and, as an angler, he feels that more could and should be done. Learn more at:
Best known for his role in, Murray’s passion lies in fishing Britain’s rivers and, as an angler, he feels that more could and should be done. We meet on the Upper Itchen, a chalk stream he fly-fishes, near to his home in southern England. “As an angler, I know and I see firsthand on a day-to-day basis just how degraded our rivers are, how abused our rivers are,” he says. “And now is the time to do something about it.
Like many of the UK’s other waterways, chalk streams are at risk from agricultural waste, sewage and over-extraction, as well as the more localised problem of septic tanks that can leach phosphates into the aquifers that feed them. Chalk streams are rare – there are only around 200 in the world, mostly located in southern England. Many are also sites of scientific interest, which further compounds the issues they face., a campaign group focused on bringing anglers together to help enact change.
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