My kind of festival
Erin has spent 25 years connecting people and wildlife as part of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s team that delivers events and open days at sites across the county including the annual Skylarks…
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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.
Rivers Appeal: Save Radnorshire's Rivers
Rivers Appeal: Save Radnorshire's Rivers
Rivers Trainee
Conservation is a competitive field, and it can be hard to show that you have the experience needed to land your first job. If you have a real desire to work in this rewarding and satisfying field, but need to boost your skills and experience, a volunteer Rivers Trainee position with RWT may be the perfect role for you.
Rivers in Radnorshire
Radnorshire Wildlife Trust's work with Water. Including the River Wye: Save the Wye campaign, Citizen Science Monitoring, Supermarket AGMs, Wye react to Climate Change programme. River Lugg: Wilder Lugg Project, work at Pentwyn Farm. Wetlands: Rhos Pasture Project, Managing wetland reserves, Abercamblo Bog, Burfa Bog, Gorse Farm, Llancwchllyn Lake, Pentrosfa Mire, Werndryd, Withybeds and part of Pentwyn Farm.
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Where the Rivers Sing: Protecting Wales’ Lifeblood
A blog written by our ambassador for Saint Davids Day about rivers and their connection to the welsh landscape, heritage and biodiversity.
RWT Warn of Catastrophe in Radnorshire's Rivers if Pollution Continues
Phosphate pollution will continue to kill aquatic life in Radnorshire’s rivers if the authority responsible for protecting them remains under-resourced.
The warning comes from Radnorshire…
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.
Dredging up the past – why have we stopped dredging rivers?
There is one question that comes up time and time again as I meet people as part of the Wilder Lugg project – why do we not dredge the rivers anymore? And it is a valid question; dredging was once…
What can citizen science do for our rivers?
A blog written by Christine Hugh-Jones, a citizen scientist volunteer engaged in the Wye Catchment Water Quality initiative.
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.