Trees for Salmon
There’s an old cliché that, ‘salmon live in trees’ but there is a deep and intertwined relationship between these fish and the vegetation that symbiotically supports both, not just the salmon. For trees, salmon bring rich nutrients from the sea up with their...
The Beaver’s Role in our River Environment
In this blog from our Senior Fisheries Scientist Dr Dan Osmond, he considers the answer to the question, what does the restoration of natural river ecosystems look like? “Over millennia of human development and the resulting changes that have occurred to...
Exmoor & Dartmoor National Parks’ rivers polluted by pharmaceuticals
A NEW study (released 13 August 2024) reveals National Parks in England are facing an unseen threat from pharmaceutical pollution. Renowned for their natural beauty and diverse wildlife, the research from the University of York and the Rivers Trust, including...
A look back at our #30Reasons4Rivers for our 30th Anniversary
In June 1994, a group of individuals who cared about the state of our rivers initiated what we now know as the Westcountry Rivers Trust. The trust has grown considerably since then, but our mission has remained the same – to bring rivers to life. Covering four...