by Liam Griffin | Oct 20, 2023
A mixed month weather-wise again, which included a warm dry week early in the month, followed by a sudden drop in temperatures, bringing conditions back to the seasonal norm. Water levels remain low at many lakes, although they have now at last begun to slowly refill....
by Liam Griffin | Sep 25, 2023
A mixed month weather-wise again, which included one of the hottest, driest recorded September weeks at the beginning of the month, along with some breezy days with showers and cooler winds. Water levels are still generally low, with many lakes still under 70% full....
by Liam Griffin | Dec 13, 2022
South West Lakes Trust, a charity dedicated to caring for and enhancing the South West’s reservoirs and lakes, has released a summary of their trout fisheries’ impressive latest season. Despite depleted water levels during the hot dry summer, they managed...
by Liam Griffin | Sep 27, 2022
Our teams headed out during the summer to manage Balsam along the River Tale. 24 June – Three volunteers covered an area from Tuck Mill to Cadhay Bridge. Disappointingly, the stretch through Escot Park had proliferated, although less than 10 plants overall were in...
by Liam Griffin | Aug 17, 2022
Our farm adviser Raf Pompa shares his thoughts on how projects such as Green Recovery can help increase storage and resilience in the catchment. Over the last two months, Europe has seen an unprecedented series of heatwaves that have surpassed historic records,...