The Bristol Avon Catchment is a unique and beautiful network of rivers, streams and lakes, with the Bristol Avon at its heart. Stretching 75 miles from its source in Wiltshire, to its confluence with the River Severn in Bristol, the River Avon and its tributaries are the lifeblood of the area and they are under constant threat.
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) is working hard to protect our rivers for the benefit of people and wildlife.
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) has been awarded a grant of £97,700 from the Government’s £40 million second round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, a multi-million pound boost for…
The Bristol Avon WaterBlitz returns this July, and it’s bigger than ever! BART is encouraging as many citizen scientists as possible to get out to their local watercourse and sample…
Looking after our precious freshwater ecosystems amongst the myriad of other environmental and social challenges sometimes seems impossible and that our voices are drowned by more immediately pressing societal matters…
150 European eels have been delivered to 3 schools in the Chew Valley as part of BART’s Eels in the Classroom project. Despite the uncertainty of project delivery due to…
A fantastic effort by 65 Citizen Scientists made the 2021 Land Yeo WaterBlitz a huge success! Between Friday 7th and Monday 10th of May keen river guardians descended on the…
The next Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) will take the helm at an unprecedented time. This exceptional time presents a unique opportunity for the next Mayor…
