River will take decades to recover from 'vandalism'
The River Lugg in Herefordshire is expected to take 20 to 30 years to recover from significant damage caused by a local farmer. John Price was sentenced to prison for illegally removing gravel and destroying trees along the river. The restoration efforts are being monitored by the Environment Agency and Natural England, but concerns remain about the river's ecological health.
- ▪John Price was jailed in 2023 for illegally removing gravel and destroying trees along the River Lugg.
- ▪The river is home to six protected species and was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1995.
- ▪Ecologist Richard Fishbourne stated that the river's ecosystem could take decades to recover from the damage.
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River will take decades to recover from 'vandalism'Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNicola GoodwinBBC Midlands InvestigationsEnvironment Agency/Natural EnglandThe River Lugg before and after the damage was done by John PriceAn ecologist says it will take 20 to 30 years for a stretch of River Lugg in Herefordshire to recover after being damaged by a local farmer.John Price was jailed in 2023 for illegally removing tonnes of gravel from the riverbed to build a road and horse yard at his home and tearing out 71 trees. He was ordered to pay £600,000 and to restore the damage he had done. "It's amazing the damage that a human being can do in a very short amount of time," said ecologist Richard Fishbourne.
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