We restore and protect the freshwater environments of the Westcountry for the benefit of people, wildlife and local economies.
For 30 years, we have cared for the rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands and estuaries of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and west Dorset. We work with people, businesses and the public sector to advance the understanding of freshwater habitats.
Our 2024 Impact Report
Discover even more about how our work in 2024 has restored and protected the region’s freshwater habitats.
We need healthy rivers. They give us so much – from our drinking water to space to unwind, from the wildlife they support to the food that we eat – we cannot live without them.
Latest News
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...
Westcountry riverbank gets banking support
THE RIVER Plym received a helping hand from Lloyds Banking Group as staff volunteered with us as citizen scientists....
Hard cheese – Roll on the inevitable future
TODAY saw Dairy Crest (now Saputo) receive a £1.5m fine for polluting the River Inny. For those that live by, play in,...