New funding from DEFRA for more trees

New funding from DEFRA for more trees

DEFRA has confirmed £44m+ funding for local communities and organisations to plant more trees and create more woodlands across the country. This is part of the work of the Government’s England Trees Action Plan, supported by circa £675m from the Nature for...
A fish swam past…

A fish swam past…

Our Head of Fisheries Dr. Bruce Stockley reflects on life returning to a river following a weir removal. While watching a river in July, a small fish swam past me.  Its movements were fast, nervous and darting.  Not unexpected you’d think, but I was witnessing...
Day in the life of a river scientist in Plymouth.

Day in the life of a river scientist in Plymouth.

Plymouth University Student Lucie shares her placement experience of water quality monitoring within the Plymouth River Keepers (PRK) catchment. “In April, on placement at Westcountry Rivers Trust, I joined the monitoring team on an outing to the Tamerton Foliot...
Walkover on the River Gannel

Walkover on the River Gannel

On a crisp, sunny November morning, Matt and I set out in our waders, food-filled bags on our back, to follow the River Gannel along a six kilometre stretch, on the look for salmonid habitat and potential areas for river improvement works. While we try to stay on the...