2025 Fisheries Monitoring
By the end of September, our dedicated team surveyed 370 sites across 20 catchments, gathering vital data to help protect and restore our rivers. Thanks to the South West Water WINEP fisheries monitoring contract, we expanded our reach to new catchments - including...
Engagement and Learning Updates
The Engagement and Learning team have had a busy start to the new year, delivering a range of educational sessions across the region, as well as continuing to develop free to download resources. Primary Science Resources We are very excited to announce that a range...
Evidence and Engagement Team Overview
The Evidence and Engagement (EE) team at WRT is made up of just under 20 members of staff, bringing together two closely connected areas of work: generating robust evidence about our rivers and waterbodies, and fostering meaningful public engagement with them. Dr...
The Hidden Cost of Flea Treatments: Protecting Our Rivers
Recent research has revealed an unexpected threat to our rivers: the flea and tick treatments we use on our beloved pets. While these products effectively protect cats and dogs, they're introducing highly toxic pesticides into our waterways with devastating...
Beyond Winter Floods: Why Drought Planning Starts Now
Droughts in November? With winter flooding on the horizon, the Environment Agency's focus might seem odd. But there's good reason for looking ahead. While flooding is an important issue to deal with, it tends to be a localised, acute and short-term problem. Droughts...
Taking Our Water Battery Work Across Europe: Water Grid Project Launch
Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) is leading a 22 strong partnership project from 13 European countries building on their work on pond creation as ‘water batteries’ to investigate the potential for a Smart Water Grid. The €8m Horizon project was selected as one of two...