Think global and act local to tackle the environmental crisis
Sam Tasker, our 2018/19 student placement studying BSc Marine Biology at Plymouth University, talks to the Western Morning News about how local action can help positive global changes.In today’s world, biodiversity loss and climate change are never far from our...
#GetIntoWater – play your part, be water smart – Prize Giveaway
South West Water (SWW) has launched its water efficiency campaign, #GetIntoWater - play your part, be water smart.Come rain or shine, saving water makes sense. And, along with protecting the environment, for customers of SWW it can help them save money off...
Casting an eye on river health
Our head of fisheries and river management Bruce Stockley talks about fishing in relation to the environment. It's an obvious fact that country sports need the natural environment to function, but does the environment need country sports? In these times of growing...
Welcome to our new electrofishing intern
Dan Osmond has joined us as an electrofishing intern. He tells us more about why he wanted to be involved. "I first heard about Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) from Sam Baycock who was on the electrofishing internship in 2017. I started my Zoology program at the same...
Fishermen and conservation groups in Somerset get together to help elvers migrate up river
Elver fishermen on the River Parrett in Somerset have donated 20,000 elvers from catches to help boost eel populations in the River Huntspill.And we were on hand to help release them (see photo below).With the help of the Somerset Wildlife Trust, the...
Next time it rains…
Simon Browning, our Senior Data & Evidence Officer, shares his thoughts with the Western Morning News.As we race around in our cars, effortlessly defying gravity at the touch of an accelerator, it can be easy to lose touch with the subtle slopes of our landscape....