A team of volunteers is now routinely monitoring water quality on the Culm, thanks to the Connecting the Culm project and the Westcountry Rivers Trust Citizen Science Investigation (CSI) scheme. The scheme is designed
This article starts with an overview of climate change globally and then moves (see section 5 onwards) into a description of its likely impacts in Devon. It includes videos of presentations by two experts on
The "Discover the River Culm" online event held on 22 October 2020 brought together a galaxy of specialists to detail their knowledge and insights into the science and heritage of the River Culm. Over
Bruce Payne shares the delights of crayfish-surveying... During 2018 I had the great pleasure of working with the project team and numerous volunteers on the Culm Community Crayfish project. This project was part of
On 15th June 1900 a brown trout was caught on the River Culm that weighed 4 lb. The proud angler had the trout stuffed and mounted for posterity. I also know of a fish weighing
One way you can help the Culm in a very practical way is to become a Culm Citizen Scientist. You'll receive training and support from the Westcountry Rivers Trust to enable you to spot pollution
The health of a river can be measured in multiple different ways – you can consider the quality of the water in the river, in terms of the chemicals it contains, and the ecological
2020 has been an extraordinary year for many reasons already, and let's hope things don't continue to be so disruptive! In terms of climate we had the wettest February on record (ie since 1862)
