The Wild Dart swim
We love rivers and want to help protect these habitats for nature and people. This Saturday (26 June), three members of the WRT team – Simon, Nicola and Frank – are taking part in a 2.5km swim in the River Dart in Devon. The money that they raise will not...
Historic painting helps inspire 50 year vision for carbon and nature rich landscape at Devon Estate
The National Trust is taking inspiration from a 19th Century painting of the Killerton Estate in Devon to help create a 50 year vision for the landscape boosting its ability to store carbon by improving and expanding habitats and creating areas rich in wildlife. The...
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...