River Axe

£4 million-plus funding will help protect the River Axe

East Devon District Council will receive a government funding boost to address the impacts of wastewater on water quality in the River Axe.

A range of factors, including agriculture and new homes built in the area, contribute to the pollution of the River Axe, even after wastewater treatment. Levels of phosphates in the river, part of which is a Special Area of Conservation, is...

Future farming in Devon’s Axe catchment

The Environment Agency has produced a new film showing how it is working with farmers in the River Axe catchment in East Devon to improve water quality and compliance with environmental legislation. The film ‘Future farming in the Axe catchment’ is available now on YouTube Future Farming in the Axe Catchment - YouTube ). The River Axe is of national significance as a designated Special Area...