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Weir today, gone tomorrow: work starts to free Cumbrian river

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Guardian (International Edition)

Publication Date
2022-07-04

Nearly 150 years after it was built for a paper mill, work has begun to demolish a 3-metre-high weir in Cumbria as part of nationwide efforts to improve biodiversity by allowing fish and invertebrates to move more freely along the UK’s rivers.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/04/cumbria-free-river-kent-weir-removal-biodiversity-aoe