Do you live in or near central Bristol? Would you be interested in becoming a regular citizen science volunteer? BART are recruiting volunteers in the central Bristol area to become River Detectives. Each River Detective is assigned a site on one of their local streams or rivers and will take monthly samples to monitor water…

Many of our rivers across the Avon catchment are in poor ecological condition. With the help of water quality data collected by our team of River Detective volunteers, we are able to monitor their condition, helping us to focus our river restoration projects on the areas that need it most. Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART)…

Calling all citizen scientists! Fancy surveying your local green space for flooding and it's contributing factors? Then maybe you should become a Flood Watcher! Join Bristol Avon Rivers Trust and Somer Valley Reconnected for an introductory training workshop on the new River Detectives - Flood Watch programme. The event runs from 4-6pm on Thursday 8th…

Get to know the local minibeasts that inhabit the River Malago. This August our staff at BART are hosting a little workshop on the many small invertebrates and fish that make their home in our urban streams, learn about how to identify them and how BART collects and uses data on freshwater invertebrates. Meeting at…

Get to know the local minibeasts that inhabit the Brislington Brook. This August our staff at BART are hosting a little workshop on the many small invertebrates and fish that make their home in our urban streams, learn about how to identify them and how BART collects and uses data on freshwater invertebrates. Find out…

Litter pick and meet experts in Riverside Park in Central Bristol.