At home work experience
Natasha Underwood lets us know how she adapting to her at home placement with us. As part of my University degree, I was looking forward to the start my placement with the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT). My aim had been to gain experience working within the...
Thousands of trees planted to support water quality
THOUSANDS of trees have been planted by volunteers near Roadford Lake, Devon, as part of our collaboration between environmental charities and businesses to improve water quality and habitat. South West Water (SWW) provided the land for the trees’ new home and on...
Annual Fly Fair Attracts Over 200 People to Roadford
The eighth South West Fly Fair got the Trout fishing season off with a bang on Saturday 29 February as fly fishermen from all over the region attended the annual show, held at Roadford Lake and hosted by South West Lakes Trust.The show is always a great...
Catchment Based Approach Triples Investment
The 2018-19 CaBA Benefits Report is now live. Click this link to find out more and download the report. The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA), the initiative to drive collaborative water management across England, has published its annual report that includes a summary...
Super Sleuth in a Lab Coat
To celebrate International Women in Science Day on 11 Feb 2020, our Fisheries Scientist Dr. Polly Couldrick spoke with the Science Council about her passion for eels and science.As a child, Polly loved all things 'sciencey' and wearing goggles, a lab coat and...
Preventing Plastic Pollution
Organisations across the South West are joining forces as part of an international project to remove and prevent plastic pollution in the English Channel - and we are one of them. Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP) will develop a model to gather data on the amount and...