Lately, the Friends of Itchen Estuary have been exploring the idea of the 'rights of nature'. The campaigning group have been pushing back against many of the challenges that the river has been facing - namely, the amount of pollution and effluent that enters the river, caused by industry overexploitation. By conducting water testing and monitoring what planning applications affect the River Itchen and its subsidiaries, the group keeps a keen eye on how the river quality is suffering as a...