Anyone who’s ever done a bit of beachcombing knows the thrill of finding something hidden in the sand. But for mudlarks — a term that refers to people who hunt for rare objects along the shores of the ...

Today’s Thames holds 125 species of fish, according to Driver, and once-absent populations of salmon, otter and sea trout are returning. In 2010, the Thames won the coveted Thiess International ...

In the second week of February it was reported that a section of London’s River Thames had frozen. At least 23 times between 1309 and 1814, the Thames has frozen over. On five of these occasions ...

Twice a day, every day, the tides of the River Thames rise and fall, revealing a foreshore that, in the middle of London, has been a focus of human activity for millennia. Making use of the limited ...

What a tourist attraction the Thames would be if we still had harsh winters. Can you imagine Tower Bridge covered ...

As successive generations of Londoners have lived in the city over thousands of years, their everyday lives have generated plenty of objects, whether cherished belongings or detritus. Some of these ...

BRITS may not be realise that are 180 tiny islands dotting the River Thames. Not all of them are open to the public - but here are six of the 'Thames Riviera' islands with an interesting history, from ...

This is FRESH AIR. A gold ornament from the 16th century, ancient Roman coins, shards of medieval pottery, prehistoric flint - these are just some of the thousands of historical treasures our guest ...

Brooker has made his way along virtually every inch of the Thames as it winds through London, studying the river’s tides and flow. He’s one of the group’s most prolific spotters, as well as a minor ...