Upcoming Events

 

‘Designating Your River Bathing Water’ Webinar

The Rivers Trust and Surfers Against Sewage bring you an introductory webinar for those interested in applying for official bathing water status for their river. This webinar is aimed at local authorities, landowners, Rivers Trusts, NGOs, and grassroots community groups who are interested in submitting applications. Speakers will include those who have been involved in […]

Free

Creedy Catchment Crayfish Conservation Project – Community Evening

The Boniface Centre Church Lane, Crediton, Devon, United Kingdom

Come along for an evening of short talks and informative stalls, to learn about the endangered White-clawed crayfish in the Creedy. The evening will focus on: The Creedy Catchment Crayfish Conservation project The plight of the endangered White-clawed crayfish and the impact of the invase American Signal crayfish Being a citizen scientist and monitoring the […]

Free

SusSH Rivers Assembly

Kingsbridge Community College Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom

Join our CSI team at the Sustainable South Hams River Assembly, to learn about plans to make the South Hams' rivers amongst the cleanest and most wildlife friendly in the country. - Learn about the South Hams' rivers and the groups working in, on and around them - Get inspiration from expert presentations, exhibition stands, […]

Free – £25

Making Cornish Rivers Better

Wadebridge Town Hall The Platt, Wadebridge, United Kingdom

Join representatives from the Westcountry Rivers Trust at this free networking event for anyone interested in citizen science. Helping to monitor your local watercourse is more important than ever as increasingly torrential rains worsen sewage overflows and run-off from farms. Our Westcountry CSI team will be at the Cornwall Catchment Partnership FREE citizen science event […]

Free

Wild Tribe Outdoor Learning Conference

Siblyback Lakes Common Moor, Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Join our Citizen Science Investigation team at this outdoor learning conference focused on inspiring educators to implement outdoor practices and enviromental awareness into their teaching. The CSI team will be exploring how citizen scientists can be developed in schools and discussing the opportunities available to collect data in our local environment. The conference will have […]

£125

Soils and Nutrients Conference

Duchy College Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Join us for a day of discussion about soil and nutrients, focused on understanding and managing these precious resources for the future. This event is brought to you by the Westcountry Rivers Trust and Duchy College as part of the ongoing Devon and Cornwall Soils Alliance, building capacity and capability in regional soils advice under […]

Free

Tamar Forum – Roadford Mitigation Program

Roadford Lake Cafe and Venue Broadwoodwidger, Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom

Join our Fisheries and Rivers Team for a morning of presentations and discussion on the Roadford Mitigation Program. Come along for some data, discussions and an open chat session with teas and coffees, along the beautiful Roadford Lake. Reserve your spot here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wrt-tamar-forum-roadford-mitigation-program-tickets-596096148627

Free

Learn about the Natural History of the River Tamar

Bridging the Tamar Visitor Centre Pemros Rd, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Join the Plymouth River Keepers team for some fun family activities as part of National Wildlife Week. Learn about the fabulous Tamar River and its spectacular habitats Water Beastie identification – take a look at the hidden world between the surface of our rivers Learn to identify all manner of freshwater invertebrates (creepy crawlies) by […]

Free

Eco-Concious River Photography Workshop

Braunton Countryside Centre Caen Street, Braunton, Devon, United Kingdom

Join us for a fun eco-conscious photographic session as we turn water from the River Caen into ‘bluetiful’ blueprints. In this creative and educational workshop you will use a historic photographic process, the Cyanotype, to learn more about the river’s history, botany, and biodiversity whilst creating camera-less images on postcards. This easter workshop is aimed […]

£4

River Wildlife Sculpture Workshop

Braunton Countryside Centre Caen Street, Braunton, Devon, United Kingdom

Get your hands dirty in this clay sculpture session as we use basic sculpting techniques to create 3D models of river wildlife. In this creative and educational workshop you will use natural riverside clay to learn about the importance of river habitats to wild species, whilst creating an anatomically correct and beautifully detailed animal figure. […]

£4

No-Dig Gardening Workshop

Community Roots Cornwall Field of Dreams, Porthtowan, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Join the Farm Net Zero team for an evening of discussion and practical activities, focused on no-dig gardening. Come along to the productive, sustainable and beautiful Community Roots Garden, to get some top-tips on how to successfully grow vegetables in a no-dig system. Whilst reducing carbon emissions, you can see benefits to soil health by […]

Free

River Conversations with Friends of the River Exe

Great Western Railway Staff Association 3 The Royal Avenue, Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Join Dr Sarah Ward, our Co-Creation Specialist, at this 'River Conversations' assembly to discuss ideas about what actions we can take together to save the River Exe. This event marks the beginnings of the Friends of the River Exe conservation group, which has been created in response to current outrage about the state of our […]

Free