£3.2 million Tamara Landscape Partnership gets the go-ahead
£3.2 million Tamara Landscape Partnership Gets the Go-Ahead Thanks to National Lottery Funding A National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £2.3 million has been awarded to the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for a project that aims to provide a brighter...
Freshwater fish – where there are challenges, there are solutions…
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies...
Take action for your local waterways
Want to do your bit to help your local river or stream but not sure how? There are plenty of small but effective ways you can play your part to help protect our waterways. Carry out a litter pick On your own or in a group, litter picking is a great way to take...
Woodland planting offer – deadline coming up
Woodland Planting Offer - apply by 28 Feb 2021 We have native broadleaved woodland whips available now for planting this season. We seek interested landowners in our focus areas of the river Lyd and wider Tamar catchments who wish to include woodland areas or buffers...
Water at the Heart of Climate Resilience Conference
This year, Westcountry Rivers Trust joins The Rivers Trust to deliver its annual conference online for the first time. Water is the life source of our planet and therefore it must be at the heart of policies and projects mitigating the effects of climate change, and...
Working practices during COVID-19 at WRT
Please note, this is where you can find out our ongoing updates relating to COVID-19. Please check back regularly. As of January 2021, our COVID-19 working guidance remains the same. We have updated information for our Westcountry CSI volunteers regarding surveys....