The SEW Blog

Welcome to the River Exe and Strategic Exe Weirs project blog.

This is where to find the latest updates for the various linked projects being delivered for freshwater fisheries in the River Exe catchment.

Fisheries Technical Officer, Phil Turnbull headed up the SEW project from its start until spring 2023 .

I’m Tom and I have taken over the project from Phil and hope to continue the work that he started in opening up fish passage along the Exe.

Read on for blogs on a mix of posts including specific project updates, information related to fish in the River Exe, summaries of research related to freshwater fisheries management, and general river ramblings…

Tom Watts

Strategic Exe Weirs Project Officer

River ecology & water resources during dry weather

UPDATE 15 August: South West Water is introducing a Temporary Use Ban for hosepipes from 23 August. Find out more and keep up to date at: southwestwater.co.uk/advice-and-services/save-water/hosepipeban/ THE HEALTH of our rivers becomes even more paramount during...

World Fish Migration Day

TODAY is World Fish Migration Day; what better time is there to talk about the work of the Strategic Exe Weirs (SEW) programme. We are working to restore the natural migration patterns for native fish species in the River Exe, including Atlantic salmon, European eel,...

Strategic Exe Weirs – ‘Design Live’ sites for 2021

So what defines a site as ‘design live’? Put simply, where site surveys are being performed to enable the technical design stage to begin and progress. To get to this stage, a site has gone through a rigorous and standardised Options Appraisal and Constraints...

Strategic Exe Weirs project conception

Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) and The River Exe and Tributaries Association (RETA) are working together to improve access for migratory fish throughout the River Exe catchment. You can read all about this exciting programme on the Strategic Exe Weirs webpage - we...

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