The Great Ouse systsem combines an attractive upper river navigation; a typical straight, wide Fenland waterway; and a whole series of tributaries, all with their own character

A 1960s amphibious car and numerous canoes and kayaks and other small craft took to the water to mark the opening of the slipway

Stephen Dowsett could have driven and been there in under five hours. Instead he decided to cruise his 45ft trad stern ‘Quidlibet’ to visit his daughter, starting from the Rivery Wey in Surrey, a return journey of over 600 miles and 300 locks

As the canal system continues to suffer the after-effects of the hot dry early summer, we ask the Canal & River Trust what the prognosis is for routes affected by water shortage, and for the longer term future

Cruising to the calming clip-clop of a plucky pony pulling the packet boat, David Johns finds himself musing over the bright side of liveaboard life

The problem with summer on the canals, even when we have beautiful weather

Many waterways take decades to restore, but here’s one which could be completed much more quickly. We look at a new scheme to revive north Kent’s Dartford & Crayford Navigation

We follow 37 miles of the River Avon as it flows down from Warwickshire into Worcestershire, passing Mediaeval abbeys and bridges, glorious countryside, and historic Stratford-upon-Avon

The plan to open up a length of the Cotswold Canals linking the Stroud valley to the waterways network likely to go ahead

Whether you are a boating novice looking to create a good impression or an experienced cruiser trying to help and advise, these guidelines from Steve Vaughan of Willow Wren Training are sure to set the right tone

Intrepid liveaboarder David Johns has come clean... he’ll cruise anywhere, anytime but those double locks are downright daunting for a solo crewer

A simple question on the Narrowboat Owners Group on Facebook has got people sharing their objects lost to the canals

Steve Haywood is an award-winning current affairs TV producer, journalist and author who has been a boat owner for nearly 40 years

The Thames, the Lee, the Grand Union and the Regent weren’t the capital’s only waterways. A team from the London Canal Museum has been tracking down the rest of the city’s canals...

“The amphibians of the plant world”, mosses live on land but depend on water to reproduce. Commonly found in wooded areas, the edges of streams and my lawn, mosses can grow anywhere in cool, damp, cloudy conditions, which probably fairly accurately describes the British climate. There are over 600 species of moss in the UK varying from coarse tufts to compact green cushions – each made of many tiny moss plants packed together to hold onto water.