South West Lakes Trust Trout Fisheries Report

South West Lakes Trust Trout Fisheries Report

The new season is now firmly under way at all of the South West Lakes Trust trout fisheries; where available, boats are now on the water, and should be pre-booked (online or via the telephone). Generally the weather for the opening month has been both mixed and...
If You Go Down to the River Fal Woods

If You Go Down to the River Fal Woods

As Spring starts to bloom, it has been wonderful to collaborate on the installation of new homes for birds and bats on the banks of the river Fal. We have collaborated with Friends of the Fal and bat conservation groups to determine the siting of bird and bat boxes...
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

We are excited our new creative avenue to nurture river kinship is now live. We will initially be running participatory eco-conscious photography and eco-acoustic workshops in St Agnes, Cornwall, and Barnstaple (tbc in 2025), Devon, to inspire people to take action...