Westcountry Rivers Trust

Happy International Women's Day! 🌿💚 At WRT, equality and diversity are at the heart of everything we do and we feel truly fortunate to have so many incredible women across every corner of our organisation.

The #TamarCatchmentPartnership welcomed 57 partners from 38 organisations to a hybrid Winter Meeting for collaboration, pasties and a sunny seaside site visit. Find the presentations here: https://loom.ly/zUU4UcM

Waterproof Your Business: A Practical Guide to On-Farm Water Resilience

18 March | 10am–3pm | Treguddick Farm

A practical event to tackle drought & flooding, boost yields, cut costs and build long-term water resilience. Farm walk, lunch included.

Book: https://loom.ly/b2pdjLw

📍 River Plym

Recent rain has brought higher flows to the River Plym. From Dartmoor to Plymouth, this river has long influenced the landscape, local history and the city that bears its name.

#Dartmoor #Plymouth #DevonLife #ExploreDevon #VisitDevon #SouthWestEngland

Happy World Wetlands Day 🌿💧

Wetlands are nature's lifeline, filtering water, preventing floods, and providing vital habitat for wildlife. Today we celebrate these incredible ecosystems and our commitment to protecting them.

A big thank you to our citizen science volunteers who stayed busy over the festive period❄️
Together 174 volunteers were out completing 324 surveys across the South West.

#citizenscience #volunteering #waterquality #westcountryriverstrust #riverhealth

📍River Lyd, Lydford Gorge

Taken in September where the leaves hadn't turned brown just yet. We're looking forward to the greener times ahead!

#LydfordGorge #RiverLyd #Devon #Westcountry

🏃‍♂️Back in September Dr Dan ran the full Salmon Run, a 75km ultra run following the path of Atlantic salmon from the sea to their spawning grounds.

🎬Watch the video here https://loom.ly/jI7nXo8

#salmonrun #atlanticsalmon #riverexe #westcountryrivers

Photos from our trail camera in Mevagissey in December.
24 hours apart and the river has tripled in size following heavy rain!

Monitoring like this helps us understand how a catchment responds to rain & enables us to plan, deliver & evaluate Natural Flood Management measures.

#rivermonitoring

The Serengeti… or the wilds of Woodbury Common on a cold, frosty morning sprinkled in snow.
Wild beauty is everywhere if you pause long enough to appreciate it❄️✨


#woodburycommon #wildbeauty #frostymorning #Devon

Breathe Effortless people admin

Exciting opportunity: Westcountry Rivers Trust is recruiting a Head of Finance to work directly with our Finance Director, leading day-to-day financial operations and driving strategic improvements across our finance function.

For more information and to apply, click here https://loom.ly/6PX4rYk

We’re working with with the River Sid Catchment Group on Opening the Sid. So far, we’ve mapped 102 barriers across 22km of river and supported the annual River Sid Fish Lift in November, helping raise awareness of the challenges facing salmon and trout. Read more here:https://loom.ly/XMpGNEA

Soils are one of our greatest assets and a powerful nature-based solution. Healthy soils absorb and store rainwater, reducing runoff and protecting rivers and communities. Every pit tells us how well the land holds back the flow.
🌧️🌱💧

We’re celebrating another outstanding month from our CSI volunteers. In November, 429 surveys were completed by 233 volunteers, with 20 new members joining the programme. Your commitment to collecting high-quality baseline data - even in challenging weather - is deeply appreciated.

#CitizenScience

Breathe Effortless people admin

Exciting opportunity: Westcountry Rivers Trust is recruiting a Head of Finance to work directly with our Finance Director, leading day-to-day financial operations and driving strategic improvements across our finance function.

For more information and to apply, click here https://loom.ly/6PX4rYk

Recently Devon Wildlife Trust and Westcountry Rivers Trust met to share ideas and tackle common challenges.
Continuing our partnership on the Upstream Thinking Project, working to improve outcomes for people and nature 💧🌿
#UpstreamThinking #PartnershipWorking #SouthWestWater #devonwildlifetrust

🗣️Trouty Talk🐟
Join the BrueCREW for the evening on the 21st January to learn about:
How wild brown trout survive in post-industrial rivers of Somerset, especially the disconnect Brue?
Tickets via Eventbrite https://loom.ly/CWCF9fI

#trout #BrueCREW #sheppeyfish

🎉Augmented Reality Sandbox Table is a finalist at Tech South West Awards

Thanks to the support of the Devon Resilience Innovation Project (DRIP), the Augmented Reality Sandbox Table project was shortlisted out of 350 applicants in the Education Technology category.

#DRIP #TechSouthWest #RRC

We did it! Thanks to your incredible generosity and the support of #Turnstyle Designs, #TeledyneValeport, and #ReedFoundation, we've reached our £8,000 target for the Water Worth Working For campaign.

Thank you to everyone who contributed, we couldn't have done this without you. 💙

Standing at Lerryn, where quiet creeks inspired The Wind in the Willows, it's clear why rivers matter. Less than 24 hours left to reach our £8,000 Big Give target. Every donation helps local communities protect their rivers for future generations. Please support if you can:https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8

Thank you for supporting our Water Worth Working For campaign! 💧 Every pound you donate will be matched by #TurnstyleDesigns & #ReedFoundation. Your support helps fund river litter-picking and keep our waterways healthy! 🌿

Donate: https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8

#BigGive #Christmaschallenge #Rivers

Our rivers are home to incredible wildlife, like the European eel (Anguilla anguilla).

Until 9 Dec, every £ you donate to our Water Worth Working For campaign will be doubled, supporting community-led projects that restore rivers & help wildlife thrive: https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8

#Protectrivers

Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay. We thank the amazing Citizen Scientists helping us understand and care for our region’s rivers.

This week we’re raising funds to support communities protecting and improving these rivers. Please consider donating: https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8

📣 Sound on

This Christmas, support our Water Worth Working For campaign through @biggiveorg #ChristmasChallenge. Together, we can help communities protect these precious habitats.

If you can support us, please donate here: https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8

#ProtectOurRivers #ChristmasGiving

Just 24 hours into the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge and thanks to you, we’re off to a great start! 💙

Your support helps communities across the Westcountry care for our rivers through activities like tree planting.

Find out how to #DoubleDonations here:https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8

Our Working with Water campaign for the Big Give’s #ChristmasChallenge is now live!

Your kindness can help our rivers thrive. If you feel able to give, donate here:https://loom.ly/5t9Wus8 🌿

#BigGive #RiverConservation #ProtectOurRivers #CommunityConservation

We’re joining the Big Give’s #ChristmasChallenge tomorrow, aiming to raise £8,000 to help communities care for our region’s beautiful rivers. It’s a big goal, but water is truly worth working for. 💙

Every pound donated will be matched, doubling your impact.

#BigGiveChristmasChallenge #BigGive2025

Project Officer Jenny is a 2025 Tamar Valley Champion! 🎉

Since 2023, Jenny has led the Tamar Catchment Partnership https://my-tamar.org/ with passion and dedication, bringing together organisations and communities to protect and restore our precious river catchment.
#CatchmentPartnership #MyTamar

🎣At WRT the summer = electric fishing season! An essential element of our work to protect and restore rivers in the Westcountry. Now through the autumn we are busy processing the data.

#westcountryrivers #fisheriesscience #riverrestoration #electricfishing #rivers #riverhealth

🍂🌊Find your local stream, take a deep breath, and listen...🔊

There’s something grounding about sitting beside a river or stream in autumn, the crisp air and quiet trickle of flowing water. Spending time near water can help you reconnect with nature and boost your wellbeing.
#WRT #LoveYourRiver