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2025 Electrofishing season

2025 Electrofishing season

WRT Rivers and fisheries team electrofishing to survey fish numbers. Credit Will Templeton  With the end of September, the 2025 electrofishing season has come to a close and at Westcountry Rivers Trust we’ve been busy surveying across the summer! Since the start of...
The River Buffs Project’s First Meeting

The River Buffs Project’s First Meeting

Winding its way through the landscape from Woodcock Hill to its confluence with the Tamar, the River Lyd makes its way into the lives of those who live along and enjoy this 15 mile stretch of beautiful Devonshire countryside. We are gathering together at Sydenham...

Becoming a Citizen Scientist

My latest venture into the world of fieldwork was signing up to the Westcountry Rivers Trust’s ‘Citizen Science’ scheme. After filling in a quick form on the Westcountry Rivers Trust website and receiving my login details, I became part of a team of freshwater...
From Paris to the West Country

From Paris to the West Country

Like many across the country, the Westcountry Rivers Trust carefully watched as the COP21 talks across the channel progressed over the last couple of weeks. Brought together were some of the world’s most influential people against one of the world’s most critical...
Chemcatchers™: A novel approach to water quality monitoring

Chemcatchers™: A novel approach to water quality monitoring

Throughout this year, we’ve been developing and expanding our water quality monitoring capabilities here at the Trust, which has included the purchase and use of an innovative new ‘passive sampling’ system. Chemcatcher™ passive samplers, were...