The DWT has been engaging with landowners on restoring the county’s rivers:
Devon Wildlife Trust has been working with farmers to reduce agricultural pollution, restore rivers, wetlands and threatened insect rich grasslands in northern Devon for twenty years and delivering Upstream Thinking for the last ten. The Trust has worked with farmers to restore and reconnect threatened habitat like Culm grassland.
Creating Working Wetlands and Delivering ‘Upstream Thinking’ | The Wildlife Trusts
They are now taking this to other parts of the county:
After the success of the first two phases of the Upstream Thinking (UST) initiative Devon Wildlife Trust are pleased to be continuing our work with South West Water for the third phase, running from 2020-2025.
Our team of farm advisors cover eight strategically chosen river catchments: Barnstaple Yeo, Dart, Fernworthy Reservoir, Lower Exe, Otter, Roadford Reservoir, Tamar, and Wistlandpound Reservoir. We work upstream of the places where drinking water is taken from the rivers and reservoirs, enabling us to have the biggest impact on raw water quality.
Working Wetlands & Upstream Thinking | Devon Wildlife Trust
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