Wallingford Accessible Boat Club have achieved a long-sought after 'milestone' after moving its base to a new, purpose-built riverside site.

WE conclude the series of articles (see November 29, January 3, February 28, April 18, and June 6) by long-retired policeman Michael Smith, who ...

Swan numbers are beginning to recover on the River Thames after years of decline, an annual royal survey has revealed. A five-day search along the water, completed on Friday, found 115 young swans ...

In the heart of historic Fells Point, fresh pavement is being pulled off Thames Street after preservationists argued the city’s road-repairs did more damage tha ...

Swan uppers hold mute swans during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych) ...

Every year, a team of Swan Uppers is tasked with finding the swans on a stretch of the Thames. It's pageantry with a purpose.

A body has been found in the River Thames after a massive search operation was launched on the edge of the Cotswolds. Emergency services were called to Buscot Lock in Oxfordshire after reports that a ...

An annual medieval tradition of counting swans on the River Thames is returning. Swan upping is a royal census of the birds on the river, dating back to the 12th Century, which aims to give an ...

The annual five-day census of swans belonging to King Charles III has begun along the River Thames. The centuries-old tradition involves inspecting members of the mute swan species.

Swan uppers hold mute swans during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London, Monday, July 14, 2025.

Swan uppers release mute swans back into the River Thames after checks, during the ancient tradition of Swan Upping, the annual census of the mute swan population on the River Thames in London ...