Join us at Archimedes Screw Fest on 6th October!

The 3rd Annual Archimedes Screw Fest celebrates the River Dart and its most spectacular new landmarks – the twin turbines of the Totnes Weir hydropower scheme. Event date: 6th October, 2018 Time: 10am-4pm Admission: Free Join us as we celebrate the many ways we all...
Volunteers needed for Salcombe Beach Clean!

Volunteers needed for Salcombe Beach Clean!

South Devon AONB are organising a beach clean as part of the Great British Beach Clean weekend – and need your help! 16th September 1:30pm – 3:30pm Meet outside Harbour office, Whitestrand, Salcombe, TQ8 8BU The event will include a short boat trip over to...

Working Group Meeting – 26th January 2018

The next South Devon Catchments Partnership working group meeting is going to be held on Friday 26th January at 10am. At this meeting we will be discussing SDCP progress and our aspirations for the coming year. Please email rosie@wrt.org.uk for more details if you are...
Gravel bringing salmon back to Devon river

Gravel bringing salmon back to Devon river

New spawning habitats are bringing salmon back to a stretch of the River Avon. In a five-minute spot survey this autumn, the Westcountry Rivers Trust counted 21 juvenile salmon on a stretch of river where no salmon or trout were counted four years ago. Over the last...