BBC star Kate Humble spotted at historic Gwent beauty spot - here's why

BBC presenter Kate Humble visited Black Rock Lave Net Heritage Fishery near Portskewett in Monmouthshire while researching a new book about the River Severn. The fishery said on Facebook that she arrived for research for her upcoming book and that she had stopped by “yesterday.” The publisher described the book as positive in tone, exploring “the good things about the river and estuary” and how the waterway has shaped lives for millennia. The heritage site is significant because it is the last remaining lave-net fishery in Wales, preserving a tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Lave-net fishing uses a distinctive Y-shaped wooden frame with a net, typically made with locally sourced willow and ash. Visitors can learn the tradition and watch demonstrations when conditions allow, though the fishery has faced pressures from declining salmon stocks and fishing restrictions.