WMN feature: Farmer’s daughter is guardian of Westcountry Rivers
Growing up on a livestock farm on Bodmin Moor helps Hazel Kendall understand the many pressures that farmers are under, which she says is crucial to her role as Head of Land Management at the Westcountry Rivers Trust. Hazel works with farmers to help them protect...
Pesticide amnesty a resounding success
This spring we trialed a pesticide amnesty on the Fowey catchment which was a huge success! We gave farms in the River Fowey catchment a safe and confidential way to remove banned and out of date pesticides therefore reducing the risk of a pollution event occurring....
Where are the gravels?
WRT fisheries scientist Scott West explains some of his research into gravel reintroduction "I spent the day alongside Plymouth University and fellow fisheries team member Matt Healey where we have been involved with some exciting work introducing gravels to the upper...
Help for 750 South West farms will benefit rivers, livestock and crops
Farmers across the South West can now access free and confidential advice to help improve water quality and boost the health of their livestock and crops. Over the next five years, the Westcountry Rivers Trust and partners are aiming to give 750 farmers practical tips...
Fish do live in trees?!
Scott West, one of WRT's Fisheries Scientist's recently attended a Wild Trout Trust workshop. Here is what he had to say..... I attended a workshop run by the Wild Trout Trust (WTT) on one of their practical, in-river, workshops alongside the Environment Agency &...
WRT Boards arrive in the St Austell and Par Catchments
Next time you are out by the St Austell and Par rivers, look out for WRT's interpretation boards! An important element of our South Cornwall River Improvement Project (SCRIP) is to engage and provide information to those people who live in and visit the catchment on a...