by Helen Williams | Jul 30, 2025
WRT was pleased to have arranged a well-received citizen workshop attended by 23 people keen to learn more about ecological processes, nature recovery and the important role that farmers and agriculture have in restoring nature and biodiversity. The workshop took...
by Annabel Martin | Jul 30, 2025
What is a ley? And what makes it herbal? And why are WRT interested? Well a ley is the term for a piece of land put down to grass or a mixture of grasses and flowers for a single season or number of years, as opposed to permanent pasture, which is well, permanent....
by Lucia Grimm | Jun 27, 2025
We’re excited to share that the Westcountry Rivers Trust is featured in the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s latest learning report, ‘From source to sea: harnessing nature and communities for whole catchment innovation’, published today. As part of a collaborative partnership...
by Ada Myers | Jun 27, 2025
The monitoring element of the Otter Land Use and Water Resources project has finished after 2.5 years of field-based data collection. The project objective was for to collect environmental data for building a model which calculates the impacts of different land uses...
by Georgia Perrin | Jun 26, 2025
We’re excited to share our new short film, which highlights the incredible work happening through our Rapid Response Catchments Project to reduce flood risk and build flood resilience across Devon. This initiative is part of the Devon Resilience Innovation Project...
by Georgia Perrin | Jun 20, 2025
Our new mobile inflatable engagement tool – or as most will know it, a bouncy castle! – is set to make its debut at community events this summer. As part of our Rapid Response Catchments Project, this engagement tool is designed to raise awareness about...
