Engagement | My Tamar

Westcountry CSI

by admin | August 25, 2017

Westcountry CSI Tamar CSI (Citizen Science Investigations) was a successful pilot which is now active across the South West, as Westcountry CSI. It aims to engage people with the health of their local rivers, while alerting authorities to small-scale pollution...

Wholesale Food Hub Pilot

by admin | May 8, 2017

Wholesale Food Hub Pilot This initiative, commissioned by Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) and undertaken by Tamar Grow Local (TGL), piloted a wholesale food hub. The hub supplied food businesses with local produce from Tamar Valley producers who undertake...

3 Rivers

by admin | May 8, 2017

3 Rivers The 3 Rivers project worked on three waterbodies in the Tamar Catchment; the Lumburn, Lower Tavy and Walkham. The project provided farm advice, small grants to farms, and information to homes which are not on mains drainage, with the aim of reducing diffuse...

My Tamar Campaign

by admin | May 8, 2017

My Tamar Campaign & Festival As part of the WaterLIFE project, WRT organised a 6 week tour of the Tamar Catchment, culminating in the Tamar Festival. The tour aimed to unite people living and working in the Tamar catchment, raising awareness about the resources...