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.
Simon Hunter, Chief Executive, looks back at BART’s recent achievements Since the Winter 2021 newsletter edition, the public and political focus on rivers and the issues that affect them has arguably been…
The Bristol Avon RiverBlitz (formally Waterblitz) returns for the sixth consecutive year this July! We have watched this citizen science project expand year on year and we expect even more…
Volunteers from Yate have been out learning about and raising awareness of water quality in the Bristol Frome. Members from the local community teamed up to spray yellow fish stencils…
Our Eels in the Classroom 2022 project has been a great success due to the fantastic effort from all pupils and teachers involved! This project is lead by BART and…
Citizen Scientists Assemble! Citizen Scientists can now register to take part in this spring’s Land Yeo RiverBlitz. This is the second year of the project which aims to identify clean…
To better understand the water quality pressures influencing the River Chew, Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) enrolled onto the Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC) SmartRivers project in 2019. After two…
