by Josie Purcell | Dec 5, 2019
Black Friday is known around the world as a day of frenzied shopping. And this clamour to bag a bargain makes it one of the most environmentally damaging days of the year.But from this year’s Black Friday, and all through the festive period, Patagonia is...
by Josie Purcell | Nov 19, 2019
As we expand our team of people working directly with watercourses, we continually need to ensure they have appropriate Health and Safety training. For others who have been at the Trust for several years, this is a good opportunity to get up to speed with the latest...
by Josie Purcell | Nov 14, 2019
A partnership between us, the Environment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming will deliver a capital investment scheme to support improvements in water quality in the River Gara, South Devon.Initial grants will assist farmers in the area with interventions designed...
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...