Treescapes for Riverscapes

Treescapes for Riverscapes

Rivers and watercourses in Devon and Cornwall are part of plan to create thousands of hectares of new woodland in England to improve water quality and biodiversity. Forestry Minister Lord Goldsmith announced today (Saturday 25 September) the start of a new tree...
The State of Our Rivers Report

The State of Our Rivers Report

Our national body the Rivers Trust has today published its State of Our Rivers Report. This provides people in England with details to help them understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale. The report gives one clear...
The Wild Dart swim

The Wild Dart swim

We love rivers and want to help protect these habitats for nature and people. This Saturday (26 June), three members of the WRT team – Simon, Nicola and Frank – are taking part in a 2.5km swim in the River Dart in Devon. The money that they raise will not...
98 days to help the River Tamar

98 days to help the River Tamar

We are calling for people who live, work or simply love the River Tamar to help prevent single-use plastic (SUP) entering the river this summer. As part of our work in the €14m Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP) project, involving key partners in England and France to...
Green recovery to be supported through water company investment

Green recovery to be supported through water company investment

Ofwat has announced a £2.7 billion draft water company investment package to help the environment. For the Westcountry, this will see South West Water investing £81.042 million to deliver five schemes. We are pleased to be part of the solution in promoting a green...