The Trust Wins £4 million for the Restoration of Rivers Across the South West
Here at the Westcountry Rivers Trust, we are pleased to announce that we have won funding to deliver over £4 million of restoration work over the next three years on river catchments across the South West. River and catchment restoration projects will take place on...
A New Approach to Catchment Management for the River Tamar
Last week (27th March), the Westcountry Rivers Trust hosted the launch meeting of an ambitious new Catchment Management project for the River Tamar, a year-long pilot project funded by Defra. The meeting was attended by representatives of local businesses and farmers,...
WRT Director explains the Trust’s vision to the House of Lords: the role of Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes in delivery of the WFD.
On the 1st of February this year, Trust director, Dr Dylan Bright, travelled to London to give evidence to the House of Lords EU Select Committee inquiry on EU Freshwater Policy. During the hour-long session, Dr Bright was quizzed intensively on his views on the Water...
Launch of Head Wier Natural Fish Pass
In December 2010 Head Wier Natural fish pass was opened on the River Mole, UK. For background, please see the post below ‘Weir today, gone tomorrow’. The video in this post shows the moment the digger opened the channel and the River Mole began to flow through the...