This BART worked with Five Rivers Environmental Contractors carrying out electrofishing surveys along the Midford Brook and Wellow Brook near to Bath. These surveys were conducted at a number of sites to collect valuable data and increase our fisheries knowledge in the Catchment for a variety of reasons. Firstly, as pre-project monitoring, to determine species…
We love being able to give local community groups a hand, especially when they’re doing something to help the river! Our Project Officer Harriet went to get her hands dirty on a litter pick set up by the Frome Fairies, a group of local people who do all they can to keep the River Frome…
From the 9th-11th June, BART set up camp at the Bristol harbourside for the Bristol Festival of Nature 2017! Working to promote the Bristol Avon Waterblitz, we were on a stall with the Earthwatch Institue, the international NGO who are our partners in the Waterblitz campaign. We spent the day doing water quality sampling demonstrations,…
As the Riverfly Hub for the Bristol Avon catchment, BART is responsible for recruiting and training new volunteers as Riverfly monitors. This is part of the Anglers Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) run by the Riverfly Partnership, which enables anglers and other interested groups and individuals to actively monitor and protect their local rivers. This is…
Over 100 pupils from 6 different primary schools across Wiltshire, Bristol and Somerset have been out and about in local rivers releasing over 600 young European Eels which they have been studying as part of our Eel in the Classroom project. Each primary school looked after approximately 100 elvers (young eels) for 5 weeks, during…