River Ancholme - Brigg, North Lincolnshire

The source of the River Ancholme is at Spridlington. When it reaches Bishopbridge it becomes navigable. From this point the River Ancholme has been changed into a canal. Despite this, it has its own special beauty arising from the flatness and space of the landscape combined with peace - you can walk for miles along the bank without meeting another person. After a further 31km / 21 miles the River Ancholme joins the River Humber at South Ferriby.

Orphan cygnet: A pair of swans have left from the River Ancholme leaving behind an orphan cygnet
Ecological research: A research professor from Southampton is looking for information about the River Ancholme
Fishing flyers: It may be cold and icy but the search for food continues
Clean up the River Ancholme!: Brigg Life tries to get the rubbish on the River Ancholme cleaned up
Where to find pike on the River Ancholme: A good pike angling spot is located
Angling for pike on the Ancholme: Can you offer any advice on the best locations and times to angle for pike on the River Ancholme?
Sunday on the Ancholme: Most towns would love to have a river flowing through them, but it seems that sometimes our river Ancholme is little appreciated ...
Where may dogs swim?: We all now know that it is dangerous to let dogs swim in the Ancholme, but where may they legally and safely swim?
Urgent: walking dogs on the River Ancholme: A timely warning to dog owners of letting their dogs swim in the River Ancholme - and missing safety equipment
Walking dogs on the River Ancholme: In reply to the previous piece ('Swans return'), a viewer asks about the legalities of dogwalking hereabouts
Swans return to Ancholme: The swans have bred successfully with four new cygnets sighted in Brigg but why have there been so few waterbirds around?
Troubled waters: In a Brigg TV report, the poor state of the river is highlighted and a campaign to clean it up is announced
Rivers for life: The River Ancholme is changing / being changed. Your views are sought
Three men in a boat: What finer thing to do than messin' about on the river ... ?
'Orbs' arrive: Flying saucers or flying ducks? Form meets function in safety barrier
Icebreakers: In the bleak midwinter, nature keeps on steamin' along
Flying boats: Q. When is a boat not a boat? A. When it's a loft
Natural fireworks: The finest watercolours are for free

The whole Ancholme Valley was formed by the retreating glaciers. Large deposits of silt, sand, mud and rock formed dams and ridges (such as that from Cadney to Howsham) and many acres of extremely fertile farmland. Before the River Ancholme was constrained by canal banks and the land was drained, this whole area was wetlands and marshes upon which local people earned a living from wildfowling.