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Roger Sweeting, our Chairman of over 13 years has decided to step down. Due to ongoing personal commitments, he is unable to continue this role but would like to thank everyone he has worked with throughout his tenure as Chairman for the Trust. Roger remains committed to South Cumbria Rivers Trust and as such, will continue to be a Trustee of the charity. Historically in Thames Water, the National Rivers Authority and the Environment Agency he has worked on the…

We’re looking for volunteers to help us with our latest work – creating leaky dams near Staveley in the Kent catchment, on Monday 25th September. For further details check out our events page. https://scrt.co.uk/events/leaky-dam-creation-day-3/

Well, it’s the end of an era…OR eight years to be exact! Jayne Wilkinson, our Strategic Partnerships Manager is moving onto pastures new mid August. Jayne joined SCRT in 2015 as a catchment planning and delivery officer. She has worked hard to develop the riverfly training and electrofishing programmes, both successful monitoring programmes for SCRT, as well as working on a number of different projects including Elterwater and most recently the Love Windermere Partnership. Championing the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA)…

You might not know about our new monthly blog posts….but you do now! The team will be rotating every month to keep you up to date with ongoing projects and relevant information. You can start Identifying Invasives with Sammy, our new invasive non-native species co-ordinator or learn All about Eels with Kath our Community and Engagement Officer. Every month will be different so keep an eye on the BLOG section of the website.

If you haven’t heard of the LIFE R4Ever Kent project, well now you can read all about! This five year EU part-funded LIFE R4ever Kent Project plans to Restore and Revive the River Kent SAC, so that species and habitats can Recover, thus making the designated features more Resilient to environmental pressures. The new project website is live and available for you to learn all about the goings on in the Kent catchment. News, events, contacts and more. How exciting! Home – LIFE R4ever…

The LIFE R4ever Kent project is running open days for farmers and land managers throughout the Kent catchment. The project team can also provide advice and funding for environmental land management schemes and physical restoration works. Take a look at the invitation below with information and contact details: LifeR4EverKentinvite This is a great opportunity to get – – free advice on accessing environmental land management schemes, such as Countryside Stewardship and the Sustainable Farming Incentive – funding for physical river…

We have a new vacancy here at South Cumbria Rivers Trust. We are looking for a full time water scientist to help with our day-to-day projects throughout the catchment. To find out more information, please go to our VACANCIES page.

Once standing across the River Kent, Site of Special Scientific Interest/Special Area of Conservation (SSSI/SAC), Bowston weir was removed in summer 2022. Now, our Bowston weir removal project has reached the finals for two awards coming up in April and May. We are finalists for the UK River Prize, a prestigious prize that celebrates the achievements of those working to improve the natural functioning and ecological integrity of rivers and catchments, throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Judged by…

South Cumbria Rivers Trust are setting up a new volunteer led Windermere Community Partnership. Following in the footsteps of the Coniston and Crake Catchment Partnership and the Duddon River Association, this will be a local partnership covering the whole Windermere catchment. SCRT are the DEFRA appointed hosts of the South Cumbria catchment partnership, Becks to Bay. Becks to Bay is part of the national catchment based approach initiative, which ‘looks at activities and issues in the wider catchment as a whole, rather than…

The LIFE R4Ever Kent project is a year old, can you believe it?! So what’s the project, what’s been done and what improvements have been made to the River Kent so far? The Project This 5-year project aims to restore the River Kent SAC and revitalise its designated habitat and species including Freshwater Pearl Mussels, Bullhead, White clawed crayfish, Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho Batrachion habitat. It also aims to ensure a more sustainable management of its catchment and increase species…