What's in your backyard?

Use our interactive maps to find out more about the environment where you live.

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Find out more about our data

You can discover more about how we gather our data and what we use it for from our subject-specific pages:

Air pollution
We record the pollution released into the environment by industrial sites under the EC Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC).
Aquifers
Understanding the new aquifer designation maps.
Bathing water quality
Coastal erosion
Understanding the erosion information.
Environment Agency offices
How do we work?
Flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes
Large projects which reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion are known as ‘capital schemes’. Schemes reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion. Find out about the type of work involved and who will carry it out.
Flood maps
What do the flood maps show?
Flood warning areas
How do we issue flood warnings?
Groundwater source protection zones
How we help to make sure your drinking water is safe and clean.
Hi-flows (high flood levels)
Read about the UK-wide Hi-flows project.
Historic Landfill
What are historic landfill sites?
Industrial Pollution
How we regulate and record polluting emissions.
Landfill sites
What are landfill sites?
Pollution Incidents
Understanding reported pollution incidents
Pollution hazards and Operational risk appraisal (Opra)
How we regulate pollution.
River quality
How do we assess the quality of rivers?
Problems viewing the map
Problems that users have when viewing the maps.
Yellow Fish Project
Learn more about the Yellow Fish Project

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