October 2024

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Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out.

Whether it’s news, reviews, reports or guides, we’ve got it covered right across the UK’s entire canal network, and there’s a substantial trader section for all your buying and selling needs. Towpath Talk is the best way to find out what’s going on in British waterways today.

Inside this month’s Towpath Talk…

Weevils whack weeds as £1m war waged to clear waterways

A hungry natural enemy has been released into the waterways in a bid to munch a path for boaters and help wildlife.

Boost for better access

Campaigners championing accessibility on the UK’s waterways said a meeting with the Environment Agency to discuss moorings and facilities was ‘impressive’ and ‘refreshing’.

Growing a fledgling business

Couple’s floating home is their workplace. Sally Clifford reports.

Lowen behold

Phil Pickin looks at what can be done to make a former hire boat into a luxury narrowboat for private ownership, and please excuse the awful pun in the title – he couldn’t resist!

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