by Josie Purcell | Oct 15, 2019
Thanks to funding from the European Marine Fisheries Fund, and with support from the Sustainable Eel Group (SEG), we have been working with Somerset Wildlife Trust to ensure that eels can continue to find safe refuge in our the county’s wetland habitats during their...
by Josie Purcell | Oct 15, 2019
A passion for fisheries has led to mature student Mark Fordham, who is studying for an Institute of Fisheries Management Diploma, winning this year’s Ann Voss-Bark Memorial Award.The award, created in memory of Anne Voss-Bark, who was one of the founding members...
by Josie Purcell | Sep 6, 2019
Our Channel Payments for Ecosystem Services (CPES) project has now moved from its initial research and development phase to a delivery focus. We are now able to target key activities that we feel are most appropriate to our two pilot areas; Devon rivers Lyd (including...
by Josie Purcell | Aug 27, 2019
Each year during World Water Week, professionals and the public share ideas about how to tackle global water issues. The aim is to create a world where water is clean, respected and accessible.For 25 years, our motto has been ‘Bringing Water to Life’...
by Josie Purcell | Jul 22, 2019
Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is embarking on a new project to find natural solutions to some of the issues facing the River Culm and its catchment, and we are a part of it.This new initiative called Connecting the Culm is part of Co-Adapt,...
by Josie Purcell | Jul 8, 2019
More than 190 people attended the latest St Austell Bay Resilient Regeneration Project (StARR) public event at St Blazey Football Club on Saturday 29 June, to find out about on-going plans to reduce the risk of flooding in Par and St Blazey.Our river table...
