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Monitoring and restoration of freshwater (mussel) habitats – International conference
Natural Course representatives from local Rivers Trusts attended the International Seminar on the monitoring and restoration of freshwater (mussel) habitats, held in Luxembourg in November 2018. Thanks to Natural Course funding, Chris West and Diane O’Leary from West Cumbria Rivers Trust were able to attend this 2-day conference hosted by…
Using the Natural Flood Management Opportunity Maps to influence strategy
The Natural Flood Managment modelling study carried out in April 2017, has inspired new funding opportunities and helped evolve catchment planning. In early 2017, working with JBA Consulting, Lancaster University and United Utilities, The Rivers Trust investigated how extensive NFM in large recently flooded catchments could have reduced flood flows…
Cumbrian weir removal project scoops national award
West Cumbria Rivers Trust are thrilled to announce that their project to remove Ennerdale Mill Weir in Egremont has won a top conservation award from the Wild Trout Trust. The project on the River Ehen in West Cumbria, won the Large Scale Habitat Enhancement Scheme Award at the annual Wild…
Removal of Failing Dam Weir Commences in Egremont
Work starts today (6 July) to remove Ennerdale Mill Dam Weir on the River Ehen at Egremont after evidence found it is failing. Removal will allow upstream and downstream migration of fish, including Atlantic salmon, for the first time in more than 250 years. Once up and running, the weir…