Synopsis
Like so many of our waterways, the River Wye is being suffocated by pollution. Matt Baker and Anita Rani meet the volunteers trying to save this spectacular river.
- Programme: Countryfile
- Episode: Troubled Waters
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2023
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