Treescapes for Riverscapes
Rivers and watercourses in Devon and Cornwall are part of plan to create thousands of hectares of new woodland in England to improve water quality and biodiversity. Forestry Minister Lord Goldsmith announced today (Saturday 25 September) the start of a new tree...
Buckfast Abbey opens ‘un-holey’ fish pass on the River Dart
A new, state-of-the art fish pass has been installed at Buckfast Abbey, Devon, to help turn the tide on diminishing River Dart salmon numbers. Westcountry Rivers Trust fisheries team supported the work ahead of the autumn salmon migration to aid the fishes' passage to...
The State of Our Rivers Report
Our national body the Rivers Trust has today published its State of Our Rivers Report. This provides people in England with details to help them understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale. The report gives one clear...
North Devon Biosphere joins our call for volunteers to contribute to river Citizen Science.
The North Devon Biosphere’s Pledge for Nature project is teaming up with Westcountry Rivers Trust’s (WRT) Citizen Science Investigations (Westcountry CSI) to develop a network of river Citizen Scientists across the North Devon Biosphere. The area’s rivers and streams...
England’s action plan for soils announced
Lord Goldsmith recently announced a forthcoming Soil Health Action Plan (SHAPE) for England to restore the health of the country's soils. Speaking during a debate in the Report Stage of the Environment Bill, Lord Goldsmith confirmed this plan will play a crucial part...
Troubled Waters…what’s the future for this “national treasure”.
Despite more than 26 years working to protect and restore the Westcountry's freshwater environments, we are acutely aware there is an on-going need for our charity's work to continue. But it is not just in our region. This week, the Troubled Waters report highlighted...