A Time to Plan for Water
IT’S TIME to digest yesterday’s release of the Government’s Plan for Water. In this, they outline how they will address the challenges our waterbodies continue to face. Plastic-based wet wipes and forever chemicals are highlighted as areas on which to...
South West Lakes Trout Fisheries Report December 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...
Fish Legal case closed for River Mole
The determined efforts of five individuals have secured a successful outcome to a private claim following a pollution incident in the River Mole. In July 2019, anaerobic digestate being spread as a fertiliser on fields near South Molton by a farmer and contractor...
Balsam on the Tale 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...