Innovative River Test for Unseen Health Risks

Innovative River Test for Unseen Health Risks

Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT), South Devon citizen science groups and Brixham-based company Molendotech are trialling a new technology to quickly test for microbiological contamination in rivers. With more people accessing their rivers for recreation and wellbeing,...
The CEO Blog

The CEO Blog

As data indicates the doubling in hours in 2023 compared to 2022 of spills from Combined Sewage Overflows in England and Wales, in our CEO Dr Laurence Couldrick’s new blog he considers the challenges in choosing battles wisely at the Trust to achieve the best...

Westcountry Artivists to Enhance Rivers

Our Westcountry Artivists to Enhance Rivers fundraiser will open for donations from12pm on 18 April to 12pm on 25 April. Donate here to DOUBLE your contribution Our charity is celebrating 30 years of bringing rivers to life in the Westcountry in 2024. As a part of...
Gardening with Trees

Gardening with Trees

Have fun as you learn about the environmental benefits of planting trees, shrubs, and perennial plants alongside food crops at home. Westcountry Rivers Trust’s Farm Net Zero team are joining Nourish Kernow for the project’s next climate-friendly gardening...
Devon Communities Resilience Forum

Devon Communities Resilience Forum

Join our Rapid Response catchments team at Devon Communities Together’s Resilience Forum to talk about how communities can become more resilient to flooding.   Book your FREE spot here: Devon Prepared – Whole Society Resilience Conference | Devon...