Monitoring the May Fish Migration – the science behind the Severn shad run
Scientific monitoring is a vital part of the Unlocking the Severn project. It gives us an indication of the population size and how…
About this Project
A View to 2022
As well as looking back at our Top 10 highlights for 2021, Unlocking the Severn are also looking forward to the events to…
A Year in Review: looking back at our Best Bits for 2021!
2021 didn’t bring the ‘return to normal’ that we had hoped for, but instead remained full of full of uncertainties around the ongoing…
What is a fish pass & why are they needed? Understanding Fish Passes Blog 1.
What is a fish pass? We hear this question a lot when people first learn about our project. In its simplest terms, a…
Diglis Island ‘Green Team’ One Year Anniversary
In this blog post, our Waterways Environment Apprentice, Pete, shares his thoughts and experiences to mark the first year of our volunteering group…
Bevere Fish Pass Completed!
On the 23rd September, the Unlocking the Severn project celebrated a major milestone – the first of our fish passes was opened to…
River Restoration Conference
Unlocking the Severn are proud to be sponsoring this year’s River Restoration Centre Annual Conference, taking place online on 9th and 10th September….
Riverfly Training – My Experiences
My name is Pete, and I work for the project in the role of Waterways Environment Apprentice. For the duration of my apprenticeship…
Gearing up our public activities
Alex Ball, Community Engagement Manager gives us her latest thoughts and insights from our project’s activity team. As we move into February, Christmas…
Pete’s Blog 2 – Settling In
Peter Savage. Week 4. 18/10/19 Settling into a new job can be tricky, but very exciting in my experience. This project is so…
Support from Severn Trent Announced
Severn Trent join forces with major project for people and wildlife on the River Severn. Riverside construction work on a fish pass at…
The Ballad of the Twaite Shad
On national poetry day we feature our first of three poems about our project. This poem is by Nancy Campbell, and was written…
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