News and communications

Events taking place during National Nature Reserves Week to showcase the benefits that National Nature Reserves bring to nature and people.

• Updated: 20 May 2024

The RFCC chair appointments have been announced.

• Updated: 20 May 2024

The Preston and South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme has won a Considerate Constructors Scheme 2024 National Site Award.

• Updated: 17 May 2024

Sand has begun to be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

We published our areas of research interest to set the direction on flood and coastal erosion research for England and Wales to 2028

• Updated: 8 May 2024

Wednesday 8 May marks 40 years since the late Queen officially opened the Thames Barrier in 1984

• Updated: 8 May 2024

Fines and costs dwarf licence price as anglers caught in Southampton, Bermondsey and West Drayton

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Find out about the Flood Forecasting Centre’s new service available from 14 May 2024.

• Updated: 16 April 2024

Fund will support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding earlier this year with grants of between £500 and £25,000

• Updated: 11 April 2024

The Environment Agency in the East Midlands is continuing to work alongside partners in helping communities impacted by the flooding from Storms Babet and Henk.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

Environmental bodies in England and Wales seek views on the future of the Upper Severn Valley,

• Updated: 10 April 2024

Angler caught and in court.

• Updated: 5 April 2024

People who live or work in Guildford town centre are invited to a drop-in event to find out more about the Guildford Flood Alleviation Scheme.

• Updated: 3 April 2024

Environment Agency took boaters to court over illegal occupation of riverbank for several years.

• Updated: 3 April 2024

Second-largest rodent thriving in Essex

• Updated: 28 March 2024

Environment Agency officers will be talking to residents in Lydney and Cinderford about the steps they can take to prepare for flash flooding.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

More than 300 properties and businesses to be better protected from flooding and coastal erosion in Yaverland, Sandown and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

High fine sends warning message to those with unregistered boats. Patrols on Thames have already begun for summer 2024.

• Updated: 22 March 2024

People living in 3 Essex villages will have the chance to find out more about a proposed new Environment Agency flood scheme for the area.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

The landscape adaptation project will create 55 hectares of nationally rare wildlife habitat; compensating for regional habitat losses due to sea level rise.

• Updated: 15 March 2024