16th April 2019
Montgomery Canal wildlife habitat gets makeover from CRT
Trust staff and volunteers from Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust spent a weekend learning the ancient art of hedge-laying
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8th March 2019
10 nostalgic old videos of the canals
We’ve found some amazing vintage archive footage that capture some moments in canal boating history
7th March 2019
Steve Haywood: Canal life under fire
‘Make no bones about it – they’re after us. They’re after us because of our fires and they’re after us because of our engines.’
25th January 2019
Me and my boat: my whippet and my wanderlust
With waterways in her blood - after all her grandfather was a lighterman and a Freeman of the River Thames - it’s really no surprise that intrepid Judith Basham plans a trip every few years…
22nd January 2019
Making an informed decision about a boat fridge
If you want to make an informed decision concerning boat refrigeration we must think about some basic science. If you already know the difference between temperature and heat - please skip the next section
22nd January 2019
Q&A: water through the stern gland
Help! I have an old narrowboat which lets in water through the stern gland
18th January 2019
Boat test: from Australia to the UK canals
When Australian couple Karen and Jonathan Warren took a hire boat holiday on the Mon and Brec, little did they know that the UK would become their new home
4th January 2019
Waterside wildlife: winter is for magpies
There’s no hiding away for the quirky magpies, who mate for life and are busy courting at this time of year, preparing to build their large, domed homes near the tops of tall trees. And…
6th December 2018
Boat test: the gentle giant
Propelled an electric motor powered by a huge array of solar panels, this style-packed 70-footer shows how technology is marching on
27th November 2018
Keep an eye out for Floating Pennywort this winter
Pennywort thrives in the summer but the Environment Agency is urging people to report new outbreaks of this destructive plant over the winter months
30th October 2018
Me and my boats: seeking a sea change
It may well be the call of the wild or simply the search for new sights but when you’ve got to go... and what better way than life as a liveaboard as Fiona Wright and…
