Devon’s white-clawed crayfish (WCC) - our only native freshwater crayfish are on the brink of extinction. Only two fragile wild populations survive in the Rivers Culm and Creedy Yeo. Both are in severe decline
Led by the Wildwood Trust, the Saving Devon's Native Crayfish Project has worked over the last two years to ensure the River Culm's surviving population of native white-clawed crayfish do not become extinct. The
Richard Horrocks, Riverfly Coordinator for the River Exe and Culm, sets out the results from the 2024 survey season. The Riverfly Partnership assesses the health of the UK’s rivers by monitoring their invertebrates,
We are delighted to share the responses to the questions that were submitted during the sixth Connecting the Culm forum. The event focused on the topic of nature recovery on the Culm and you
Tim Dafforn, Countryside Manager for the National Trust at Killerton, describes the changes in wildlife seen on the Culm floodplain at Coumbjohn since the Trust lifted grazing pressure and undertook some earthworks to improve
The River Culm is home to the white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only indigenous freshwater crayfish. Sadly, the white-clawed crayfish has seen a decline of over 70% in the South West in the last 50
The Catchment Connections team has been out across the Culm this summer running and attending community events and we finally caught up with them to find out what's been going on! It has been
A major part of the Connecting the Culm project is our focus on co-designing and co-creating nature-based solutions (NBS) and the Blueprint with stakeholders and communities across the Culm catchment. Due to the COVID pandemic
From 9th to 12th September 2022 CtC storyteller Clare Viner embarked on a storytelling pilgrimage along the River Culm, this is her blog from along the way...... In 2023 we aim to publish a
As spring transitioned into summer the time came for our volunteering groups to rear into action. In the last few months, the air and waters have warmed up allowing invertebrates to spring into action and
