We are delighted to announce Welsh Dee Trust has been selected as of one of this year's #WestonCharityAwards 🏆

We're looking forward to working with Pilotlight and are very grateful to the Garfield Weston Foundation for supporting us to protect and conserve the river Dee!

Remember this habitat restoration site where we planted 2000 trees?

We're pleased to see the trees are growing very well!

To improve the health of rivers in Wales, we must reduce the amount of soil washing into them off the land.

This is vital not only for river health but also for the future of Welsh agriculture.

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The River Gwenfro Together project in partnership with Welsh Dee Trust have been out working with more local schools.

They took St Mary's, Wrexham down to the river to learn all about the river habitat.

More about the project 👉 shorturl.at/X0hng
#BlueSpaces #Wrexham

The river Gwenfro is Afonydd Cymru: The Rivers Trust of Wales's river of the month!

Read on to learn about it's interesting history, past and present challenges the river faces and our River Gwenfro Together Project!

One of the rarest British insects - the gorgeous scarce yellow sally stonefly - on the banks of the river Dee.

Here's a blog Sarah Hawkes wrote all about this wonderful creature: buglife.org.uk/blog/meeting-s…

feat. George McGavin, Dr Erica McAlister & NHM Small Orders

Join Peter Powell our CEO for a walk along the River Dee in Chester as part of Chester Heritage Festival 2024.

Come along to learn about the work we do, river habitats, wildlife and challenges facing the river

💧🌿🐟

More information and sign up here: wtm360.co.uk/chester-herita…

The River Gwenfro Together project in partnership with Welsh Dee Trust had a wet afternoon last week visiting the River Gwenfro.

Testing the water, it was the 1st time they have received a pollution level of significance - the turbidity (how cloudy the water is!)
#Wrexham #River

Well done Wrexham Litter Pickers!

18 Bags, 6 Shopping Trollies, cabling, paddling pool, soiled clothing, play house, bikes and scooters on this morning's Group Pick along the River Gwenfro. 8 WLPs this morning. Thanks all, see you in two weeks time! #Wrexham #cleanrivers #community

Really pleased to have filmed with Welsh Dee Trust and photographed the #Chester Fish Trap with Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales - it's a fascinating location and well worth a visit, who knows what amazing creatures you might see! #SeaLamprey #Chester Tweets

Intern: Welsh Dee Trust Llangollen, Denbighshire, £11.44/hour dlvr.it/T7J5zv

We’re hiring! 📢

*Closing date 9am 12th June*

This role will support our It Shouldn’t Be In The Dee programme which aims to empower communities to care for their local water environment 💧🌿🐟

More info & how to apply: welshdeetrust.com/apply-for-our-…

When it comes to fish migration in rivers, large-scale dam removals and fish pass constructions often grab the headlines.

That's vital work of course, but so are the many more smaller projects that help various fish species to move freely around river systems.

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What flows down a river?

Water obviously,
but also wood and sediment (gravel).

If any of these 3 things are missing then a river can become unhealthy very quickly.

A 🧵about healthy river habitat. A really important aspect of restoring river wildlife.

Welsh river trusts have been working hard to unblock their catchments and ease migration for multiple fish species both upstream and just as importantly, downstream.

But there is still much to do. Please support them and help deliver this vital work: bit.ly/3KalV45

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A new report published today by World Fish Migration Foundation and others states that there has been a 75% decline in migratory fish populations in Europe since 1970 (81% worldwide).

Report here: bit.ly/3UOX76D

Barriers and habitat loss are known to be a major factor.

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