by Kasia Lewis | May 21, 2022
TODAY is World Fish Migration Day; what better time is there to talk about the work of the Strategic Exe Weirs (SEW) programme. We are working to restore the natural migration patterns for native fish species in the River Exe, including Atlantic salmon, European eel,...
by Kasia Lewis | May 13, 2022
You might remember that earlier this year, our River Ops team installed a Fixed-Point Photography post (FPPP) in Wadlands Meadow in Tamerton Foliot as part of the Plymouth River Keepers project. Shortly afterwards, the post was mysteriously removed. Believing that the...
by Kasia Lewis | Mar 11, 2022
Over 250 volunteers are sought by the Tamara Landscape Partnership Scheme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to support a host of innovative events and create a brighter future for the Tamar Valley and its communities. The events and activities which will...
by Kasia Lewis | Jan 31, 2022
PLYMOUTH’s water loving MP Luke Pollard joined Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) on Friday, 28 January, to see how the charity is improving the health of the city’s streams. The trust’s three-year Plymouth River Keepers (PRK) project brings together communities,...
by Kasia Lewis | Aug 6, 2021
[Updated February 2024] North American weevils have been released by the Plymouth River Keepers (PRK) team and their supporters to help clear the Budshead Pond of Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides). The weevils eat this non-native invasive plant, which originates from...
