New funding from DEFRA for more trees

New funding from DEFRA for more trees

DEFRA has confirmed £44m+ funding for local communities and organisations to plant more trees and create more woodlands across the country. This is part of the work of the Government’s England Trees Action Plan, supported by circa £675m from the Nature for...
Will UK act to save salmon?

Will UK act to save salmon?

Following on from the news about salmon numbers, our CEO Dr Laurence Couldrick shared a short thread on our Twitter account (reproduced below) about why we should care and asks what can be done. Salmon populations are in decline across the majority of the UK and they...
Keeping a watch on water resources and salmon numbers

Keeping a watch on water resources and salmon numbers

This week has so far seen two concerning water-related issues make the news. Water resource On Tuesday 26 July, the Environment Agency convened the National Drought Group (NDG) to consider the potential for declaring a drought in England in August. The group,...
Water resource tips in a heatwave

Water resource tips in a heatwave

WATER resource is something that is always on our minds at Westcountry Rivers Trust. For others, given we are fortunate to have water on tap, it may not be on their radar, but as we face a heatwave, and potential droughts, even here in the UK, it’s worth spending a...
Back at the bottom for region’s water company

Back at the bottom for region’s water company

Westcountry Rivers Trust statement in response to the Environment Agency’s Environmental Performance Assessment of the water industry. FOR almost 30 years, people at our charity have woken up, dressed, eaten breakfast and headed off to work to restore and...