Feb 18, 2024 | Environmental, Latest News, Learning, Trust Activities
This #WeirRemovalWeek, we thought it would be useful to share why West Wales Rivers Trust carry out so many weir removals around West Wales, the benefits it provides, and to answer our most commonly-asked questions. Timelapse of one of our recent weir removals,...Dec 21, 2023 | Environmental, Latest News
In the species reassessment released today by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the main UK population of Atlantic salmon are reclassified as endangered – meaning they are threatened with extinction. Global Atlantic salmon populations are...
Oct 19, 2023 | Environmental, Latest News
A new report has revealed extensive long-term Welsh Water failures to comply with legal permits. The report’s author, Professor Peter Hammond, had been advised by the Rivers Trust of Wales, Afonydd Cymru, to investigate a number of Welsh Water’s wastewater works...
Sep 29, 2023 | Environmental, Latest News, Projects, Trust Activities
What would make us excited about a skip full of concrete? When it’s just been removed from a river! This week we have removed three weirs from the upper reaches of the River Afan near to Cymmer. These weirs, whilst relatively low in height, were disrupting the...
Aug 25, 2023 | Environmental, Latest News, Projects, Trust Activities
West Wales Rivers Trust are pleased to be working with Ceredigion Council on the Phosphate Reduction and Mitigation (PRAM) Project. This project aims to directly improve the condition of the River Teifi, a designated Special Area of Conservation, by reducing phosphate...
Jun 22, 2023 | Environmental, Learning, Trust Activities
Unfortunately, between 2 members of our team who were out on separate visits today in #Ceredigion, we observed 6 seperate pollution incidents within 3 river catchments. Please make sure you report all visual signs of water pollution to Natural Resources Wales...
