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Below is the latest and greatest new from West Cumbria Rivers Trust:
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…
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…
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…
More than 40 new wetlands and ponds that we’ve created by working with local farmers and landowners will help combat climate change by storing over 50 tonnes of carbon per year.We’re undertaking major catchment restoration …
Trish Dunlop, Head of Nuclear Safety at Sellafield, has been appointed as the new Chair of our Board of Trustees, and we are seeking new Trustees to join her on the Board.Trish has been a member of the Board since 2019, helping oversee…
Our removal of a 2.5 km plastic liner from the River Keekle near Whitehaven has won a prestigious national prize.In what is thought to be the biggest river restoration of its kind in England, we removed the 180-ton liner and restored the ri…
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Our major project to remove a 2.5 km plastic liner from the River Keekle near Whitehaven has been shortlisted for a prestigious national prize.In what is thought to be the biggest river restoration of its kind in England, we removed the 180…
Primary school pupils in West Cumbria learnt about the lifecycle of Atlantic salmon by recreating the perilous journey the fish make from the ocean to spawn in Cumbria’s rivers.140 pupils from Ashfield Junior School in Workington and Seat…
We’ve completed a major programme of improvement works at Longlands Lake near Cleator Moor, including footpath resurfacing, a new wheelchair-accessible dipping platform, a replacement boat ramp, bank stabilisation to prevent foot…
We’re gearing up for another summer pulling the invasive plant Himalayan balsam and are asking local communities to get involved.The non-native Himalayan balsam is an annual plant which germinates in spring then grows vigorously, outc…
