Westcountry Rivers Trust launches monthly river clean ups across Devon and Cornwall
The Westcountry Rivers Trust is inviting people to help look after our local rivers. The environmental charity is organising monthly river clean ups to clear litter and debris from our waterways, as well undertaking improvement works to restore natural habitats. Held...
World Water Monitoring Day 2018
Simon Browning To celebrate World Water Monitoring Day, our water quality monitoring lead Simon Browning shares his experience monitoring the rivers of the Westcountry. I’ve been working for the Westcountry Rivers Trust for over three years and my role is to lead our...
Water for Growth: Barriers to Migration
Rivers across the world have long been exploited for powering industry, from 19th and 20th century mills to more modern hydroelectric generation. Weirs were built to impound an artificial and consistent head of water, allowing abstracted flows to feed the water wheels...