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Below is the latest and greatest new from West Cumbria Rivers Trust:
The ancient and internationally protected freshwater mussel is critically endangered in Europe with only a handful of populations remaining in England. The River Ehen in West Cumbria is home to the only one of these populations still showin…
Work on our three-year community project to improve Longlands Lake and the River Keekle near Cleator Moor is making progress, despite the challenges of Covid-19.The three-year People on the Keekle project is funded by Sellafield Ltd and com…
The Crookhurst Beck catchment is a small lowland catchment which flows into the Solway Firth to the north of Allonby village. Streams in the catchment have struggled with water pollution issues, impacting on the bathing waters at Allonby.…
We’re working with the University of Glasgow on a research project that aims to increase understanding of the migration journeys of young salmon.‘Save our Salmon’ is a two-year partnership project between West Cumbria Rivers Trust, th…
We’re delighted to have been awarded £380,000 by the government’s new Green Recovery Challenge Fund to extend our existing Glenderamackin and Cocker catchment restoration and natural flood management projects. With this addit…
Despite the challenges of working during the pandemic and a wet summer raising river levels, we had a successful season conducting our annual fish surveys, with 162 sites surveyed across the River Derwent catchment area and 4,786 salmon and…
After five years of planning and two years of on-the-ground work, we’re thrilled that the River Keekle restoration project is complete!In what is thought to be the biggest river restoration of its kind in England, a 2.5 km long plast…
We’re calling for Cumbria’s MPs to support a Bill in Parliament that will tackle river pollution from untreated sewage.In 2019, raw sewage was discharged into Cumbria’s rivers and lakes at 599 storm overflow sites for more th…
A major natural flood management project aiming to benefit communities in Cockermouth and Lorton has made significant progress this year, despite the challenges of working during the pandemic. We’re leading a three-year £818,…
We’re taking part in the Allerdale and Lakeland Lottery - a new lottery launched by Allerdale Borough Council which offers prizes of up to £25,000 and money from ticket sales supports local good causes. Tickets for th…
