The Trust made a splash on the Cranborne Chase this winter 💦.

Blocking this historically perched and channelised reach of winterbourne will encourage it to spill into the floodplain, re-wetting meadows and creating new complex ephemeral channels.

We are excited to announce a new #LandscapeRecovery traineeship within the Water Team at Wilts Wildlife Trust. Working on the first landscape-scale chalkstream restoration project in the UK. 12 month, full-time funded traineeship wiltshirewildlife.org/jobs/landscape…

This is a video of a brook as it passes alongside a maize field.👇

The first discharge is water coming from a land drain, and the second is from overland flows.

The colour changes from clear to murky brown with all the additional sediment.

A short 🧵 about maize 🌽

The Wild Trout Trust says 'As part of our support for [The UK River Summit], WTT’s Director Shaun Leonard will be one of the keynote speakers on positive, practical ways of restoring the physical damage that’s been inflicted on our rivers for so many years.'

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#TroutInTheTown !

Fancy upskilling your riverfly knowledge with experts in the field? Don’t miss your chance to book onto the FBA courses below ⬇️

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#invertebrates #freshwater #ecology #wildlife #CitizenScience #river #UKNature #science #entomology #anglers

The #UKRiverSummit2024 will be held on 21 May at Morden Hall on the #Wandle where #TroutInTheTown began, and WTT Director Shaun Leonard will be one of the keynote speakers. Find all the details, including a link to book tickets, in our website report here: wildtrout.org/news/wtt-at-th…

To highlight the ongoing scandal of sewage in rivers, Action for the River Kennet (ARK), Angling Trust & former local MP Martin Salter are organising a protest rally for the River Kennet in Victoria Park, Newbury, on Sunday 14 April. WTT staff will be there to show support >> wildtrout.org/news/river-ken…

American Rivers' Dam Removal Update of 2023 - We are excited to share the successes of reconnecting more than 1,160 upstream river miles! Click the link to find the top three states for dam removal in last year americanrivers.org/2024/02/saying…

NEW on the BLOG 👉 England’s water supply shortfall is estimated to increase to 4.8 billion litres per day by 2050 and the water companies' main solution – cutting demand – looks like pure fantasy.

Follow the link 👇 to find out more.
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Last week, there were at least 3 slurry-based pollution incidents in Wales. Each one would have been devastating to the wildlife living in the river.

An essential question for Welsh rivers:

What is slurry, and how do we stop it from getting into rivers?

Here is a 🧵.

Thanks to all our generous donors, bidders, members and supporters, our Spring Auction 2024 has raised an amazing £89,259. Thank you! We have 6 lots still available for bidding by 5pm on Tuesday 2 April: full details here >> wildtrout.org/news/wtt-sprin…

It’s the last few hours of the The Wild Trout Trust auction #WTTauction2024 with some fabulous lots available.
Happy bidding!👍

Keep an eye on the prize this afternoon. For one off fishing experiences….. 🥳

It's the last few hours of the #WTTauction2024 , with 383 varied lots to choose from whilst supporting our vital work for healthy wild trout in our rivers and lakes. Bidding closes sequentially from 3pm this afternoon: don't miss out! >> wildtrout.org/news/wild-trou…

Last chance.... #WTTauction2024 is into the last 36h, our largest single fundraiser helping us help you to help rivers! I've two lots on offer this year.
Lot349 currently a steal, exclusive access to the gorgeous upper Wyre: auction.wildtrout.org/listing/349-on…
The Wild Trout Trust #flyfishing

A superb environmental #charity working hard for our rivers! We're supporting #WTTauction2024 with Lot361 - a day for 2 rods #flyfishing on any of our Ure, Wharfe, Aire, or Ribble waters. Some great lots on offer.
#charity auction The Wild Trout Trust

Tomorrow's the last day of our #WTTauction 2024. Don't miss out on 383 lots including fishing, flies tied by experts, art, books and more! Full details here >> wildtrout.org/news/wild-trou…

Olive Midge & Spots…

Trout print by David Burton David Burton. You can find some of David’s work in the The Wild Trout Trust spring auction.