The Ithon Valley has a high concentration ... are affected by problems linked to intensive farming. The Wye catchment area supports intensive chicken farms, with a population of about 20 million ...

But this idyllic picture is changing, as the river is gradually choked by waste from industrial chicken farming. The Wye is perhaps the most extreme example, but the nearby River Severn ...

(Image: Protestors outside Nando's, Credit: XR BCP) Daniel Glennon, volunteer for XR BCP said: “The Wye Valley's chicken population ... from the impact of farm run-off, although thankfully ...