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Bidwell Brook Living Laboratory Research Symposium

Bidwell Brook Living Laboratory Research Symposium

On the 21st January we brought together people working on the Bidwell Brook (in the River Dart catchment) for the Bidwell Brook Living Laboratory Research Symposium. It was an innovative and collaborative setting, focused on co-creating, testing, and refining...
#GoWithTheFlow fun for WRT Wild Dart Swim team

#GoWithTheFlow fun for WRT Wild Dart Swim team

Great news. We are very proud of Simon, Nicola and Frank (pictured above) who have (so far) raised £340 for their 2.5km Wild Dart Swim. An amazing achievement and wonderful effort from them all, with top spots in age groups achieved too.        ...
The Wild Dart swim

The Wild Dart swim

We love rivers and want to help protect these habitats for nature and people. This Saturday (26 June), three members of the WRT team – Simon, Nicola and Frank – are taking part in a 2.5km swim in the River Dart in Devon. The money that they raise will not...
Discover the Dart with the Westcountry Rivers Trust

Discover the Dart with the Westcountry Rivers Trust

The Westcountry Rivers Trust is inviting local people to discover more about one of the region’s most iconic rivers. A free event in Ashburton on 5th October will give people a chance to find out more about the river Dart and its wildlife. The afternoon event will...
An old problem, with a chemical solution?

An old problem, with a chemical solution?

Lauren Dawson PhD Student at Plymouth University, working on the Dart Acid Remediation Trial The Dart Acid Remediation trial on the West Dart River has a specific focus; to raise the pH level (the measure of how acid or alkaline a solution is) of the river water. The...