To celebrate World Fish Migration Day, Adrian Dowding talks to the Western Morning News about our work on the Taw catchment. Over the last six years a huge amount of my time and energy has been spent removing barriers to migrating fish in the River Taw. This has...
As the South West battles through a relentless period of extreme weather, Dr Laurence Couldrick of the Westcountry Rivers Trust argues that we all need to face up to our responsibility to reduce the impact of flooding through better land management. In the small hours...
By Dominic Gogol, Water Policy Manager, WWF-UK Sadly once again, many parts of the UK were unable to enjoy the festive period because of the misery that severe flooding has brought to their lives. With a changing climate and a growing population, this is the time to...
Like many across the country, the Westcountry Rivers Trust carefully watched as the COP21 talks across the channel progressed over the last couple of weeks. Brought together were some of the world’s most influential people against one of the world’s most critical...
On Monday this week, WRT was very pleased to have the opportunity to host a meeting with Dan Rogerson MP (Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and representatives from DEFRA, the Environment Agency, the Rivers Trust and South West Water. Comment from our...
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