Simon Browning, our Senior Data & Evidence Officer, shares his thoughts with the Western Morning News.As we race around in our cars, effortlessly defying gravity at the touch of an accelerator, it can be easy to lose touch with the subtle slopes of our landscape....
As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, a number of the team will be sharing their own thoughts, ideas, frustrations and joys relating to the future of our West Country rivers and habitats.Laurence Couldrick, our CEO, kicks off the first opinion piece (printed...
Soils in the UK are finally getting some much needed attention, though funded research, policy changes and the coming together of interested parties who are united in the drive to improve our understanding of this precious resource. However, there is much still to be...
Dr Laurence Couldrick CEO Dr Laurence Couldrick, CEO of Westcountry Rivers Trust, discusses catchment resilience There has been a lot of talk about drought in the past few weeks and whilst it has been the driest winter in 20 years our increasingly variable weather...
Laurence Couldrick CEO, Westcountry Rivers Trust After a BBC report that the Defra 25 year vision ‘Lacks policies’ and ‘may not even be published’, Dr Laurence Couldrick, CEO of Westcountry Rivers Trust, asks: is that the real problem? If you look at any book on...
Dr Bruce Stockley Head of Fisheries Improving fish passage on weirs is one of the core activities of the Westcountry Rivers Trust’s Fisheries team. However, it is not uncommon to encounter the view that we are wasting our time, and considerable amounts of...
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