3 Rivers & 500 trees!
As part of the 3 Rivers CPAF project we wanted to create woodlands in the Tavy catchment. Not only will this achieve all the usual benefits trees bring but also help regulate rain fall, surface water flows and, potentially, capture phosphate.The 3 Rivers in question,...
Catchment Management by Air
The Westcountry Rivers Trust has been working with the University of Exeter to trial rapid, low-cost remote sensing technologies. A specially developed smartphone app offers a affordable way for environmental charities, such as WRT, to benefit from the use of a remote...
Why rivers matter to WRT
Last week at the Westcountry Rivers Trust we were celebrating UN World Water Day and a number of our team shared their thoughts on why rivers matter so much to them, both in and out of work. It is clear that rivers are so important for so many different reasons. They...
UN World Water Day
Every year the United Nations recognise today, the 22nd March, as World Water Day. This year the UN focus is on the theme of ‘Water and Jobs,’ the importance of which is laid wide open by the fact that almost half the global working population work in water related...
George Eustice visits WRT
The Rivers Trust & Westcountry Rivers Trust hosted a visit last weekend for George Eustice, Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the River Fowey. As well as a site visit, we gave a series of presentations about the...
WMN Comment: Unsexy way to beat Westcountry flooding
As the South West battles through a relentless period of extreme weather, Dr Laurence Couldrick of the Westcountry Rivers Trust argues that we all need to face up to our responsibility to reduce the impact of flooding through better land management. In the small hours...