Nicky Green has been working with crayfish in Devon and Somerset for almost twenty years. Her interest has grown over the years to the point that 'crayfishing' is now a full-time job. She has
M ark Elliott, Devon Wildlife Trust's Beaver Project Lead, shares the background to and prospects for Devon's now-officially sanctioned wild beavers. The 6th August 2020 will go down in history as a very significant
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
The Culm and its catchment support a diverse array of wildlife habitats. It's not just the river corridor, with its aquatic and riparian ecology; the catchment upstream of this central artery and its tributaries
Once widespread in English streams and rivers, the white-clawed crayfish is now severely threatened and is close to extinction in Devon. The Upper Culm provides a fragile sanctuary to a small population of these
