Environmental News
Tree planting in the Teifi catchment / Plannu coed yn nalgylch Teifi
This #NationalTreeWeek, the WWRT team have been out in the Teifi catchment planting several hundred trees. These were planted with the aim of providing shade for rivers and also for natural flood management benefits, to slow the flow of water entering our rivers....
Net licence duties for 2021-2023
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have this week advertised Net licence duties for 2021-2023: Duties Notice [20958] 201028 Net licencing duties advertisement paper[20959] Statement from West Wales Rivers Trust: "It is appropriate that NRW have decided to review Net...
Happy World Fish Migration Day!
Today, the 24th October 2020, marks #WorldFishMigrationDay 2020, a global celebration to raise awareness of the challenges faced by migratory fish. Across the world, organisations plan events, webinars and content to celebrate migratory fish and the work being carried...
My first month in the Restoring the Rheidol post / Fy mis cyntaf yn y gwaith Adfer y Rheidol
Firstly, let me introduce myself, my name is Nathaniel James and I’ve recently joined West Wales Rivers Trust as their “Rheidol Restoration Project Officer”, a role I am very excited about and hope great projects will come from! I started my role in September and...
River restoration volunteering opportunity!
Can you spare any time to help us to improve the River Ystwyth near Aberystwyth this October? West Wales Rivers Trust (WWRT) are looking for volunteers to take part in improving habitat within the river from 6th-9th and 12th-16th October 2020. Work days will be from...
Weir removal set to bring multiple benefits to West Wales river / Manteision niferus i afon yng ngorllewin Cymru yn dilyn cael gwared ar gored
A joint project between Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the West Wales Rivers Trust (WWRT) to open the upper reaches of the Eastern Cleddau to migratory fish has been completed. The removal of the weir at Vicar’s Mill is the culmination of more than six years of...
Action for Gower’s rivers / Gweithredu dros afonydd Gŵyr
Action for Gower’s rivers Local river restoration charity West Wales Rivers Trust have been successful in obtaining funding from the Welsh Government Sustainable Development Fund to deliver a range of improvements on rivers in the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural...
Illegal gravel removal puts river wildlife at risk / Peryglu bywyd gwyllt afonydd drwy dynnu graean yn anghyfreithlon
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Farming Connect have joined forces to remind landowners not to remove gravel from streams and rivers, following an increase in the number of incidents reported across Wales Wales has lost over 50% of its important gravel shoals over...
The Human Beaver
Wales’ uplands have experienced dramatic changes in land-use over the past centuries. Following the last ice age, the whole of the UK was dominated by forests containing a mixture of pine and broadleaf species. The Cambrian Mountains which form the spine of Wales from...
An event for river and wildlife fans in Pembrokeshire…
The Cleddau Trail Map
The Pembrokeshire Rivers Trust Cleddau Trail takes you on two 'Source to Sea' river journeys. Follow the Western Cleddau Trail to discover unspoilt natural habitats, home to migratory salmon and sewin, kingfishers and other wildlife. The Eastern Cleddau Trail follows the flow of Pembrokeshire's rainwater as it becomes drinking water.
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