Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) is a charity that was setup in 1995 to protect, enhance and restore the westcountry's rivers. It was the first rivers trust and plays a strategic role as part of the ri...
Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) is a charity that was setup in 1995 to protect, enhance and restore the westcountry's rivers. It was the first rivers trust and plays a strategic role as part of the rivers trust network which now has representation in catchments across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with new ones continually forming. WRT has two offices; its headquarters at Stoke Climsland in Cornwall and a new office in Exeter. The Trust's aim is to protect, restore and enhance the rivers and streams of the westcountry by working at all geographic scales from the river bank to entire catchments and at all educational levels from primary school children to post graduate research. The principal aims for each area of activity are: Catchment Management: to protect, restore and enhance rivers that have suffered damage or where habitats are threatened. These may be remote streams and ditches which are collection points for ground water, salmonid spawning grounds or a network of migratory corridors. Fisheries Management and Recreation: to investigate better fisheries and fish stock management in rivers. This is underpinned by research encompassing both species specific and social factors that affect fish stocks, migration patterns and how rivers are exploited.