We are really excited to welcome George to our team! George is a keen conservationist with a passion for zoology and the environment. George has gained valuable experience delivering river restoration and habitat improvements throughout the Hampshire Avon during his time assisting the water team at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. George has a comprehensive knowledge of…
BART are very grateful to Charfield Angling Association member Hans Thomsen, who, when fishing became too difficult for him, kindly donated his fishing kit to help raise funds for the rivers that provided him with years of sport. This thoughtfulness is really appreciated and needed as our rivers are under tremendous pressure. Hans generosity raised…
11 primary schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and Somerset have been out in local rivers releasing 550 young European eels which they have been studying as part of our Spawn to be Wild project. Each primary school looked after approximately 50 elvers (young eels) for 4 weeks, during which time they learnt all about…
Alongside our elver assemblies and check ups for our Spawn to be Wild project, BART have been busy running lessons in our 11 project primary schools. We have had countless great questions about the elvers, however one in particular got us thinking, ‘Why does it matter if all the eels die?’. To answer this, BART…
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust are excited to announce the 2019 Bristol Avon WaterBlitz; a yearly campaign to collect as many water quality samples as possible in a week from across the Bristol Avon Catchment, between Saturday 1st June – Friday 7th June. Join hundreds of people in using the free and simple to use water…