Aug 16, 2024 | Latest News, Trust Activities
A massive THANK YOU to everyone that came along to our first #AfanRiverFestival last weekend! Hundreds of you came out over three days through both the rain and sunshine to enjoy activities such as film nights, rope courses, wood carving, art, river dipping, fungi...
Jul 25, 2024 | Environmental, Latest News, Trust Activities
Spreading of organic material such as manure on land is a significant contributor to excessive nutrients in Welsh rivers, but gaps in our planning system and weak regulation are allowing spreading to continue to pollute rivers. Following pressure from the Rivers Trust...Jun 26, 2024 | Latest News
We have been receiving reports of attempts at removal of the invasive non-native species Japanese knotweed by strimming which, as a charity working to restore rivers, is deeply concerning to us. It is an offence under section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act...May 3, 2024 | Environmental, Learning
Thanks to Afonydd Cymru for writing the piece below for their ‘River of the Month’ feature… At Picton Point in Pembrokeshire the tidal sections of two of West Wales’s best-known rivers come together to form the Daugleddau (or “two Cleddaus”). Their...Apr 5, 2024 | Latest News, Projects
We are working on a project to improve on the volumes of agricultural plastics being recycled in Wales. We will be working with agricultural plastics collectors, recyclers and farmers, as well as building on previous research, to develop a more cost-effective program...