A Win for Upstream Thinking
The Westcountry Rivers Trust and Cornwall Wildlife Trust were delighted to win an award this month for recognition of their work delivering the Upstream Thinking Project across Cornish river catchments: The Cornwall Sustainability Award 2015 for Best Contribution to...
Annual Review 2014
Our 2014 Annual review is out and we are so proud of all we have accomplished! A busy year for us here at the Trust, 2014 also marked our 20th anniversary. This issue of Confluence focusses on our many achievements during 2014 as well as a nostalgic look back at the...
Celebrate the spirit of the River Tamar!
Event: Tamar River Festival Date: 10th October Time: 11am to 4pm Venue: Cotehele Quay (National Trust), St. Dominick, South East Cornwall Cost: FREE The river that flows through the heart of the Westcountry between Devon and Cornwall will be celebrated at a special...
River Improvements show great economic and environmental returns
In 2012 the Westcountry Rivers Trust won funding to deliver over £4 million of restoration work over three years on river catchments across the South West and a recent independent economic evaluation has shown that for each £1 invested, between £1.9 and £4.5 has been...