WESSEX Water has won a silver award at the Green Apple Environment Awards in the Tower of London for helping to preserve and protect local wildlife.

The organisation helped to restore rivers and local wildlife through its Partners Programme, which supports local environmental organisations across Wiltshire.

This development of local rivers has restored parts of the River Avon back to its original shape, allowing the wildlife to prosper.

Wessex Water has also announced that it will continue to support Wiltshire’s wildlife for many years, with seven new projects being supported up until 2015 as part of the Partners Programme.