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Our CEO talks rivers and politics in the Western Morning News

Our CEO talks rivers and politics in the Western Morning News

As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations, a number of the team will be sharing their own thoughts, ideas, frustrations and joys relating to the future of our West Country rivers and habitats.Laurence Couldrick, our CEO, kicks off the first opinion piece (printed...
5 Westcountry Hidden Gems

5 Westcountry Hidden Gems

When it comes to river places, we all have our hidden gems. That babbling brook tucked behind your local corner shop, the tyre swing hanging above a glistening pool that you stumbled across one Sunday afternoon wandering along the riverbanks…or maybe that...
Why rivers matter to WRT

Why rivers matter to WRT

Last week at the Westcountry Rivers Trust we were celebrating UN World Water Day and a number of our team shared their thoughts on why rivers matter so much to them, both in and out of work. It is clear that rivers are so important for so many different reasons. They...
UN World Water Day

UN World Water Day

Every year the United Nations recognise today, the 22nd March, as World Water Day. This year the UN focus is on the theme of ‘Water and Jobs,’ the importance of which is laid wide open by the fact that almost half the global working population work in water related...
Starting life at the Westcountry Rivers Trust

Starting life at the Westcountry Rivers Trust

We all have a good understanding of the importance of our rivers in our landscapes and why we should work to maintain and restore them. However what exactly this involves is much less well known. In early November I headed to the UK’s most equatorial county to begin a...