A great recce yesterday on River Colne / GUC / wet woodland site at Troy Lake with Matthew Mountain Groundwork South and The Wild Trout Trust scoping out bank stabilisation works... #WestHyde #Harefield Hertfordshire County Council

We've been back in lovely Cumbria for more habitat assessments! 🐟Jonathan Grey has been advising on the Penrith to Kendal Arc Landscape Recovery Project, this time on the River Sprint. This is a fantastic landscape, with lots of potential to improve the health of its rivers.

There were some big blue skies on our recent visit to Scotland's River Isla 💙 We've been advising on habitat enhancement opportunities in the upper reach of the river, as part of the ambitious 10-year #ProjectDeveron: atlanticsalmontrust.org/project-devero…

So imagine a riverbank, with woody debris and a strip of indigenous plants (instead of mangroves, mangroves would be weird!) ) Imagine if all our Trout habitats had it. Imagine the lack of erosion, improved spawning as a result. Plus, better places for all life stages of trout

2024: Just one young brown trout in 30m of river 🐟 2025: Fifteen fantastic fish! 💙 We're delighted to see such progress in Snaizeholme Beck, after our work to improve the wildlife habitat. Learn more in this brilliant blog from Yorkshire Dales National Park: yorkshiredales.org.uk/skilled-digger…

We’re proud to have signed a new declaration calling for urgent action on insect decline, including: 🌳 Widespread habitat restoration ❌ Stricter limits on pesticide use 🔎 Enhanced ecological monitoring ⚖️ Stronger legal protections Read more: wildtrout.org/news/wild-trou…

Did you know that the UK's pig and poultry industry produces around 10.4 million cubic metres of manure every year? 💩 In our latest blog, we explore what the findings of a new The Wildlife Trusts report mean for brown trout and other river wildlife: wildtrout.org/wttblog/key-fi…

We had a great day out with some of our marvellous members this month 💙 This time, we visited Panshanger for a guided walk along the lovely River Mimram. If you're looking for a welcoming community of trout & river enthusiasts, why not join us? wildtrout.org/content/member…

In a new blog from Freshwater Biological Association (FBA), Simon Johnson (our charity's former Director) examines the declining health of Norfolk's River Wensum. With a precious ecosystem in serious peril, what will it take to save the river... before it's too late? Read more: fba.org.uk/fba-voice/the-…

"The Wild Trout Trust must rise to the scale of the challenges trout face – becoming bigger, bolder, and braver." 🐟 Great to see our new Chair Wild Trout Trust, Simon Francis, in the latest issue of Trout & Salmon! Check out the story here: troutandsalmon.com/news/wild-trou…

The Hoffer Brook, a small Cambridgeshire chalk stream, has been running worryingly low this summer. A year of unusually dry weather, plus water abstraction for local homes, has left wildlife in a perilous position. Read more in our latest blog: wildtrout.org/wttblog/drough…

We feel very lucky to meet truly exceptional people like Luke Hussey – a warm, lively, insightful young man who had a boundless love for the natural world. Thanks to the incredible kindness of Luke's loved ones, we're making a difference in his memory: wildtrout.org/wttblog/in-mem…

Look out for our Director, Shaun Leonard, at the ColneCAN Conference next week! His talk will explain how we're helping to develop methods for managing the impact of beavers on migratory fish 🐟 Join us in Rickmansworth on 21 October: colnecan.org.uk/index.php/all-…