We must unite for our environment

We must unite for our environment

Environmental organisations are meeting in Exeter on 12th and 13th September to discuss the implications of the decision to leave the EU and the role of partnership working in protecting the environment.  Dr Laurence Couldrick, CEO of the Westcountry Rivers Trust...
We must unite for our environment

Rivers Bring Water to Life

We might not realise it, but water is central to almost everything in our day-to-day lives. Without it, no longer would there be lush green countryside, buzzing hedgerows, juicy strawberries or the gin in our G & T. There is no denying that Westcountry rivers are...
Ecosystem Services – Who knows what they’re talking about?

Ecosystem Services – Who knows what they’re talking about?

Kathi Bauer, our resident ecosystem services expert, talks us through this innovative subject area. Lots of the work we do at WRT is focused on or at least related to understanding the ecosystem services that nature provides us with. “Ecosystem services” seems to be...
Looking 25 years ahead…

Looking 25 years ahead…

Dr Laurence Couldrick, CEO of the Westcountry Rivers Trust, gives his thoughts on DEFRA’s 25 year Environment Plan. I have just returned from a meeting in Exeter that involved the environmental great and good from Devon and Cornwall. The topic in discussion? The...
Moving forward as one…..

Moving forward as one…..

Dr Laurence Couldrick (Westcountry Rivers Trust CEO) gives his thoughts on the implications of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union on the Trust and the environment. This morning we woke up to a new Britain – a divided Britain.  The country has not voted with...