Environmental changes at company inspires donation
PLYMOUTH-based financial management firm Inspire Wealth has donated the equivalent of savings made following changes to its working practices to Westcountry Rivers Trust. The firm of independent wealth advisers and discretionary fund managers has continued to support...
Wholescape assessment in Exe catchment
Our Director of Evidence & Impact Dr Nick Paling and Evidence and Engagement Officer Ian Townsend have co-authored a report with the South West Partnership for Environment & Economic Prosperity Project (SWEEP). The £4 million research programme has...
Monitoring salmon stocks in the River Teign
OUR fisheries team members Sam Baycock and George Stone have been joined this year on the River Teign by Mike Rego for The Moorlander to share how our electrofishing surveys as part of the River Teign Restoration Project help monitor salmon stocks. By Mike Rego August...
Green Recovery Project seeks to increase storage and resilience in catchment
Our farm adviser Raf Pompa shares his thoughts on how projects such as Green Recovery can help increase storage and resilience in the catchment. Over the last two months, Europe has seen an unprecedented series of heatwaves that have surpassed historic records,...
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...
New funding from DEFRA for more trees
DEFRA has confirmed £44m+ funding for local communities and organisations to plant more trees and create more woodlands across the country. This is part of the work of the Government's England Trees Action Plan, supported by circa £675m from the Nature for Climate...