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Old Weirs, New Problems

Old Weirs, New Problems

Dr Bruce Stockley Head of Fisheries Improving fish passage on weirs is one of the core activities of the Westcountry Rivers Trust’s Fisheries team.  However, it is not uncommon to encounter the view that we are wasting our time, and considerable amounts of...
River Cottage Visits WRT

River Cottage Visits WRT

WRT fisheries scientist Scott & his team recently spent some time filming with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, who is passionate about eels! This included some eel chat over a pint and a log fire the night before and finished with Hugh up to his waist in mud helping...
Games by the River

Games by the River

Whatever your age, rivers are places where so many happy memories are made. In the Westcountry – where we are never more than 2 miles from a river – we all have so many tales of time enjoyed by the river. River walks, picnics, paddling, camping trips,...