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An incredible map shows where all of England and Wales' 2,000 miles of canals and rivers flow, and also the areas where there is barely any water in sight.
Wortmann et al. aimed to fill the gaps in existing global river maps with their new Global River Topology (GRIT) network, the first branching global river network that includes bifurcations ...
The Canal and River Trust (C&RT), which looks after 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales, could see funding reduced by £300m from 2027.
UK WATERS are divided up throughout the country, where boundaries decide which bodies own and operate specific waterways. Who owns which waterways and where are the boundaries?
The canals here are lined with trendy bars and restaurants in converted warehouses, bringing together industrial architecture with modern culture.
All the latest content about UK canals from the BBC.
Canals could be brought back into use to ship freight around Britain, a report has suggested. Barges pulled by horses on bankside towpaths helped move vital goods around the country 200 years ago.
See inside a writer's historic houseboat that travels England's canals. The nights are cold, she's always covered in coal oil, and the lifestyle can be dangerous, but she wouldn't have it any ...
And we’re spoiled here in the UK, with more than 4,000 miles of canals and rivers to explore.
The clock could turn back to the 1960s with derelict and silted up canals, a boatowner has warned, after the government announced deep cuts to funding.
An incredible map shows where all of England and Wales' 2,000 miles of canals and rivers flow, and also the areas where there is barely any water in sight.