The Hidden Cost of Flea Treatments: Protecting Our Rivers
Recent research has revealed an unexpected threat to our rivers: the flea and tick treatments we use on our beloved pets. While these products effectively protect cats and dogs, they're introducing highly toxic pesticides into our waterways with devastating...
Beyond Winter Floods: Why Drought Planning Starts Now
Droughts in November? With winter flooding on the horizon, the Environment Agency's focus might seem odd. But there's good reason for looking ahead. While flooding is an important issue to deal with, it tends to be a localised, acute and short-term problem. Droughts...
Taking Our Water Battery Work Across Europe: Water Grid Project Launch
Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) is leading a 22 strong partnership project from 13 European countries building on their work on pond creation as ‘water batteries’ to investigate the potential for a Smart Water Grid. The €8m Horizon project was selected as one of two...
Land team overview
At the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT), our Land Team plays a vital role in protecting and improving the health of the South West’s rivers by supporting farmers and landowners to manage their land more sustainably.
2025 Electrofishing season
The 2025 electrofishing season has come to a close and at Westcountry Rivers Trust we’ve been busy surveying across the summer
The Salmon Run: Community, Courage, and One Epic 43-Mile Journey
The Salmon Run: Community, Courage, and One Epic 43-Mile Journey – and of course the Westcountry Rivers Trust Team getting stuck in!