Introducing the 2019-20 Rivers Trust Review
We’re extremely excited to share the 2019-20 Rivers Trust Review, in what has been a pivotal year for our growing movement.
The latest publication from The Rivers Trust details the outputs of Rivers Trusts across the UK and Ireland from the last 12 months.
In the review, you can find out where our member trusts are based and the ground they cover, see the headlines from across the movement, and discover some of our key case studies.
Local trusts are the beating heart of our movement and we’re incredibly proud of the work they achieve. This review demonstrates the successes they have had in the past year, including:
- Creating or restoring more than 70 wetlands
- Working with over 500 schools
- Assisting more than 100 communities at risk of flooding
- Easing, passing or removing more than 100 barriers to fish migration
Access their annual review here
Boost for fish migration in Norfolk chalk stream
A specially designed fish pass is being installed in a Norfolk chalk stream, to enable fish to swim freely through the upper River Tiffey. The Environment Agency and the Norfolk Rivers Trust’s joint project started in 2019 when a redundant weir near Wymondham Abbey was removed. The weir was causing an obstruction to fish migration. During that phase of work it was discovered that the foundations of nearby Becketswell Bridge were an obstacle for all fish species. So they devised plans to create a fish and eel pass.
Once funding was secured for this new phase of the project, work began to install it earlier this year. It is set to be completed in the next couple of weeks.
The new pass costing £55,000, is made up of a series of wooden sleepers with notches. They will gently raise the water levels so that fish can swim over the bridge foundations in all conditions. On completion, fish species such as minnow, perch, gudgeon and eel will be able to easily navigate through the upper section of the river. This is a tributary of the River Yare.
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