Blog: Rivers

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LWD installed to imitate a fallen tree where there is a lack of this natural habitat. 

Devil's Brook River restoration

Rivers Conservation Officer, Stephen Oliver, describes the work involved in the restoration of Devil's Brook using Large Wood Debris and how this can positively impact wildlife.

Ariel view of Wild Woodbury

The Wild Woodbury Vlog

Now that the groundwork has been completed, Rob Farrington heads down to Wild Woodbury after a weekend of heavy rainfall to provide an update on the restoration of the River Sherford.

leaky dam

Slowing the flow

Volunteers have been helping with work being carried out by contractors and Dorset Wildlife Trust staff on the River Hooke in the Kingcombe National Nature Reserve to install 14 woody leaky debris…

Beaver enclosure

Beaver Blog

Dorset's beavers have really got to work on making themselves at home and, using trail cameras, we are able to share wonderful footage of the beavers hard at work constructing dams to create…

Photo showing two people electro fishing on the Corfe River

Electro fishing on the Corfe River

An important part of monitoring and improving the health of a river is monitoring the fish population and a recent survey of the Corfe River discovered five different species, some of which are…