Weir bitter off without it….đ
Chipley Weir Removal has reconnected upstream habitat, restored natural river functions and allowed salmonids and other species free access to critical spawning grounds in Dartmoor National Park
WRT team join the Salmon Run
Salmon run – a 43 mile run from Exmouth on Saturday 20 September to highlight the migratory journey of the endangered Atlantic salmon
From Drought to Deluge: The Case for Dual-Purpose Landscape Management
Within hours, Cornwall and Devon transformed from parched to flooded. After a summer where July delivered just 58% of normal rainfall, heavy overnight downpours brought widespread flooding across the counties and a flood warning for Polperro. The irony is that I began...
WRT Teams: Rivers and Fisheries
Photo Credit: Will Templeton. Fisheries officers cataloguing trout during electric fishing survey. The Rivers and Fisheries team at Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) centre their work around the principle of combining a scientific approach with practical techniques to...
Trees for Salmon
Thereâs an old clichĂ© that, âsalmon live in treesâ but there is a deep and intertwined relationship between these fish and the vegetation that symbiotically supports both, not just the salmon. For trees, salmon bring rich nutrients from the sea up with their...
A Christmas Message from the CEO
Our 30th anniversary year draws to a close I hope you all are having a peaceful and relaxing Christmas break and are starting to look forward to what 2025 brings. For the Trust, we are coming to the end of our 30th Anniversary celebrations which included the Science...