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Below is the latest and greatest new from West Cumbria Rivers Trust:
A further 12 leaky dams have been installed in streams above Flimby to slow and store water in high flows and reduce the risk of flooding in the village. Two different designs were used; formal larch leaky dams in a drainage ditch and more…
In March we completed our ‘Restoring the Derwent’ project, which was funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency, through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.Over t…
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We’ve recently been working with the farmer at Rannerdale Farm to fence off the lakeside and Squat Beck. This means that livestock are restricted from these areas, with the aim being to protect water quality and improve habitat diversity.…
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating some of our amazing female scientists making up our female dominated team here at West Cumbria Rivers Trust. Here’s a spotlight on our Fisheries Project Officer- …
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A massive thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who helped us out last summer! Come rain or shine, we had so many willing helpers who put in a huge amount of hard work.The Bassenthwaite Rotary Club hard at work in the Cocker catchmentOv…
A new and exciting project to improve habitats is getting under way in the St John’s Beck catchment, where we will be working with farmers and landowners over the next five years. The project is being funded by United Utilities and is sup…
Children from Cleator Moor and Frizington are having fun outdoors while learning about the environment at our Forest School sessions down at Longlands Lake.As part of our People on the Keekle Project, funded by Sellafield Ltd we are deliver…
WCRT’s river restoration team enjoyed another busy but satisfying year in 2021, covering a wide range of projects and catchments.River restoration works in the Vale of Lorton In partnership with the Environment Agency’s River Resto…
The Government has made big commitments to increase the amount of tree cover in England. Planting trees in the right places can bring lots of benefits including enhancing wildlife, reducing flood risk, drawing down carbon, improving air and…
West Cumbria Rivers Trust has planted more than 10,000 trees and created enough new wetland to cover 28 football pitches in just one year, helping to reduce flood risk and improve local rivers.During 2021 the charity delivered a series of N…
