Flood mitigation in the Par catchment in the ‘StARR’light
Fisheries Officer Matt Healey shines a light on flood mitigation in the Par catchment as part of Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty's environment column. I grew up in Mid Cornwall - Stenalees to be precise, and lived there for 30 years off and on before...
The life of cows to play a part in innovate water quality project
The daily life of cows will play a big role in our latest innovative project using low cost, high density probes to assess water quality and quantity. We have been awarded £80k of funding via the Sustainable Innovation Fund from Innovate UK to lead, with Duchy...
Discovering the joys of nature on your doorstep in north-west Plymouth
Our Plymouth River Keepers project officer Jenny Wytcherley spoke with Devon Life magazine about discovering the joys of nature on your doorstep in north-west Plymouth If you go down to the woods and streams in north-west Plymouth in the next few years, you’ll be in...
Call for MPs to vote to #EndSewagePollution of rivers and coasts
Today, the #EndSewagePollution Coalition, a cross sector group of organisations, is asking the public to demand their MP stand up for rivers and bring an end to sewage pollution which risks human health and damages precious water habitats. The campaign calls on MPs to...
Philip Dunne MP launches new Bill to tackle river pollution
A PRIVATE Member's Bill, published today by the Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP for Ludlow, is designed to improve water quality by addressing the "license to spill" system that leads to river pollution from untreated sewage. In 2019,...
How CSI uncovered underwater info on World Rivers Day
Our citizen scientists collected interesting data across 13 surveys for us on #WorldRiversDay - thanks to all who took part. On the Par River, we saw some high phosphate readings (1000 ppb) - a normal phosphate range is 0-60 ppb. On a brighter note, there was also...