Nature Recovery Plans at Bokiddick Wet Woodland
Our operations team programme supervisor Henry Marriner shares upcoming plans from the G7 Legacy Project for Nature Recovery. "For the first three months in 2023, Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) and G7 Legacy Project for Nature Recovery (G7 LPNR) is moving into the...
MP in Cornwall takes part in citizen science
CONSERVATIVE MP for Truro and Falmouth Cherilyn Mackrory joined us in Tregony on 6 January as a citizen scientist. Ms Mackrory learnt how to conduct a water test when she met our CEO Dr Laurence Couldrick along the banks of the River Fal (pictured above). Laurence...
Our CEO’s look back at 2022
At this time of year we like to take stock and celebrate the good things happening for the Westcountry's freshwater habitats. Our highlights in 2022 include our successful Green Match Fund Homing in on Rivers public fundraiser. This saw us raise more than £5,000,...
South West Lakes Trout Fisheries Report December 2022
South West Lakes Trust, a charity dedicated to caring for and enhancing the South West's reservoirs and lakes, has released a summary of their trout fisheries' impressive latest season. Despite depleted water levels during the hot dry summer, they managed to host some...
Fish Legal case closed for River Mole
The determined efforts of five individuals have secured a successful outcome to a private claim following a pollution incident in the River Mole. In July 2019, anaerobic digestate being spread as a fertiliser on fields near South Molton by a farmer and contractor...
The Environment mag highlights the value of our citizen scientists
"Volunteering can be a wonderful way for any environmentalist to break into the conservation sector; it worked for me." Lydia Ashworth – Westcountry Rivers Trust’s Westcountry Citizen Science Investigations Coordinator shares her passion for community engagement with...