The Time to Act is Now
We have been working to protect rivers in the West Country for more than 25 years, and in that time, witnessed plenty of change. Hear from our CEO Dr. Laurence Couldrick as he highlights some of the pressures on our rivers today. "Some of the change has been good...
Under-sowing maize trial gets under way
Farmers in catchments across Cornwall are taking part in our under-sowing trial this Autumn. This follows soil assessments in the Allen catchment, conducted as a part of our Devon and Cornwall Soils Alliance project, which identified compaction and run-off from the...
Photographic impact in an image laden world
In this article, first shared via the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty's newspaper column, our communications and marketing manager, and practising photographic artist, Josie Purcell, looks at how photography can help influence how we take care of our...
National Highways’ funding helps fish ‘cross’ the A38 in Devon
Our fisheries team has helped tip the scale in favour of fish passing under the A38 in Devon. In time for the autumn migration season for salmon, National Highways, as part of its commitment to reduce the impact of its roads on the environment, funded a £168,000...
£7.1m win to bolster citizen science
Our national body The Rivers Trust has won a share of £36m for cutting-edge water sector innovation. Part of a collaborative proposal called CaSTCo (Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative), they won £7.1m from Ofwat’s first Water Breakthrough Challenge. This aim is to...
Responsibility for our rivers – it’s in all our hands
This week, ITV Westcountry News shared a story about sewage issues in the River Sheppey and its catchment. The ITV article considered a recent change that could allow some temporary easing of the sewage discharge rules by the Environment Agency following a shortage of...