The canary in the cage is an eel
EELS may not be the first species most people think of as an indicator of environmental danger, but they are and we need to heed them. A hundred years ago the idea of using a canary in a cage to indicate the presence of carbon monoxide in coal mines as an early...
Roadford Mitigation Milestone 2021
A milestone has been reached this year in the Roadford mitigation programme as 275 individual river enhancements have been made. These include gravel cleaning, tree works, debris dams and fisheries surveys and represent a great achievement in the delivery of on the...
£3.2 million Tamara Landscape Partnership gets the go-ahead
£3.2 million Tamara Landscape Partnership Gets the Go-Ahead Thanks to National Lottery Funding A National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £2.3 million has been awarded to the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for a project that aims to provide a brighter...
Freshwater fish – where there are challenges, there are solutions…
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies...
Take action for your local waterways
Want to do your bit to help your local river or stream but not sure how? There are plenty of small but effective ways you can play your part to help protect our waterways. Carry out a litter pick On your own or in a group, litter picking is a great way to take...
Woodland planting offer – deadline coming up
Woodland Planting Offer - apply by 28 Feb 2021 We have native broadleaved woodland whips available now for planting this season. We seek interested landowners in our focus areas of the river Lyd and wider Tamar catchments who wish to include woodland areas or buffers...