by Freya Stacey | Apr 29, 2026
Following on from our recent article on The Hidden Cost of Flea Treatments: Protecting Our Rivers, we have now signed an open letter to the Environment Minister put together by Songbird Survival, BugLife International and Wild Fish Conservation. The letter calls for...
by Freya Stacey | Apr 29, 2026
On 16 March, Holly and Nicola from WRT’s Monitoring Team attended a training session at Kilbury Sewage Treatment Works in Buckfastleigh as part of the EU Horizon project, UrbaQuantum. This collaborative initiative brings together partners from academia, industry,...
by Freya Stacey | Apr 29, 2026
The Water Net Gain (WNG) project, funded by the Ofwat Innovation Fund, has engaged with farmers to answer a key question: Would they participate in a programme to create ponds for water resources, and if so, what would they need? The WNG project is exploring the...
by Freya Stacey | Apr 2, 2026
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 –...
by Freya Stacey | Apr 2, 2026
In early February, representatives from the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) attended the second in-person consortium meeting of the EU Horizon project UrbaQuantum in Paris. Over two days of technical sessions and site visits, partners from across Europe collaborated on...
