Rivers
From otters to freshwater shrimps, all animals are dependant on an abundant and reliable supply of clean water. Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure.
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Four Rivers for LIFE project at Llangloffan Fen Nature Reserve
Four Rivers for LIFE is an ambitious, large-scale river restoration project to improve the condition of four major rivers in Wales: Teifi, Cleddau, Tywi and Usk.
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
WTSWW is alarmed in the delays to reduce agricultural pollution of our rivers
WTSWW are concerned to learn today that more manure will be spread on our land, continuing to pollute our rivers. The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021…
River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
The Ystwyth and Rheidol Rivers: Their History Through Time
An illustrated talk by Professor Stephen Tooth of Aberystwyth University
My quiet life
Jane is the Quality Manager at Sutton in Ashfield based business nmcn one of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Business partners. She has kindly shared with us her inspiring wild life story.…
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
The River - A Collaborative Youth Project
We are so pleased to reveal this collaborative artwork commissioned as part of the Save Our Taff campaign.
Young campaigners devastated by pollution incident on River Taff
Members of The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales’ youth forum call on Cardiff’s community to join them as River Guardians, in response to the recent pollution incident on the River Taff.…
Dowrog Common and the ‘Quaking Bogs’ LIFE project
Dowrog Common Nature Reserve has received funding through the EU funded LIFE project called Quaking Bogs.
Understanding the River Taff: What Our Research Revealed About Water Quality and River Governance
A research project has been conducted on behalf of the Save our Taff campaign, and in this blog we details some of the findings.