Fowey River farms offered safe pesticide disposal
The Westcountry Rivers Trust is giving farms in the River Fowey catchment a safe and confidential way to get rid of banned pesticides. The amnesty, which will run from 1st to 31st May, will allow farmers to get rid of pesticides, which now carry penalties, in a safe...
Riverfly is coming to Cornwall!
As part of the process of setting up a Riverfly Hub for Cornwall, Ben Fitch visited us to train WRT staff members to become Riverfly monitors. Some members of staff where further trained to become trainers, enabling the creation of a Cornwall based Riverfly Training...
3 Rivers & 500 trees!
As part of the 3 Rivers CPAF project we wanted to create woodlands in the Tavy catchment. Not only will this achieve all the usual benefits trees bring but also help regulate rain fall, surface water flows and, potentially, capture phosphate.The 3 Rivers in question,...
Catchment Management by Air
The Westcountry Rivers Trust has been working with the University of Exeter to trial rapid, low-cost remote sensing technologies. A specially developed smartphone app offers a affordable way for environmental charities, such as WRT, to benefit from the use of a remote...