‘Leaky walls’ work wonders on Walkhampton Common
Most people wouldn’t want a ‘leaking wall’ but that’s exactly what the River Operations Team at Westcountry Rivers Trust built on Walkhampton Common, Devon, to help with flood management. This work is part of the Dartmoor Headwater Natural Flood Management...
Bude Wins £200,000 To Tackle Climate Crisis
Bude Climate Partnership, a group of 12 local community organisations, including Westcountry Rivers Trust, has been awarded £200,000 by the National Lottery Climate Action Fund for an 18-month project to investigate, test and develop ways to protect the Bude area and...
Going, Going ….? Time for Action
We are pleased to be a partner in a new four-year project which aims to increase the numbers of Salmon and Sea Trout returning to the River Teign and its tributaries.The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £243,100 to the ‘Going, Going…? Time for...
Innovative ideas for slowing or reusing sediment waste.
In July, our senior monitoring officer Simon Browning spoke to the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about one of our projects that has taken place in their geographical area."Sediment might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you...
Be a Plymouth River Keeper
PEOPLE across Plymouth are invited to channel the city’s pioneering spirit in an environmental project to enhance local streams and outdoor spaces.As World Environment Day approaches on Friday 5 June, Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) is, initially, calling...
Our CSI River Keepers play an important role
By Lydia Deacon – Junior Evidence & Engagement Officer at Westcountry Rivers Trust COASTAL streams are predominant features within each of Cornwall AONB's areas and contribute to the coastline's well-known beauty, draining into picturesque fishing villages and...