Bassenthwaite Lake - © 2014 Val Corbett Photography

Caring for our Lakes & Rivers

Buttermere - © 2014 Bas Montgomery

Caring for our Lakes & Rivers

The Derwent Catchment includes the Rivers Greta, Cocker and Marron in addition to a number of significant and beautiful lakes

The Ellen Catchment flows from the Skiddaw massif and includes Overwater, Chapelhouse Reservoir and the Crookhurst sub-catchment

The Wild Rivers Catchment covers the rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt, Mite, Esk and Annas in addition to a number of lakes including Ennerdale and Wast Water

Wampool & Waver

The Wampool & Waver Catchment drains into the Solway Firth, the catchment includes many wetlands, 2 designated shellfish waters and a designated bathing water

Click here for our Catchment Data Portal

installing fish and eel passes to enable upstream spawning

Improving watery wildlife habitat

Protecting the endangered freshwater pearl mussel

Next Event: 21st February 2019 - Derwent River Watchers: Coppicing

Featured News

Volunteers needed for river conservation days

General Catchment

Volunteers needed for river conservation days

We’re looking for even more volunteers in 2019 to help with our work to conserve rivers and lakes in the Keswick area.Our successful&n…

West Cumbria Rivers Trust celebrates its biggest year yet

General Catchment

West Cumbria Rivers Trust celebrates its biggest year yet

Tackling pollution, rescuing fish, reducing flood risk and saving endangered species - it’s all in a year’s work for us. In 2018, sup…

Natural Flood Managment handbook

General Catchment

Natural Flood Managment handbook

We’re pleased to announce the publication of our ‘Natural Flood Management handbook: a practical guide for farmers’. …

Live Webcam - River Greta

Derwent Catchment

Live Webcam - River Greta

Live Webcam link looking upstream at Greta Bridge, KeswickClick on webcam still below to view live feed Webcam set up by Farson Digital…

WCRT Newsletter - From Beck to Beach

General Catchment

WCRT Newsletter - From Beck to Beach

‘From Beck to Beach’ is West Cumbria Rivers Trust’s quarterly newsletter. It gives you updates on our work throu…

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