Endangered twaite shad fish return to habitat unlocked after 180 years!
Pioneer individuals of an endangered fish, the twaite shad, have recently reclaimed habitat cut-off from them for nearly 180 years, as shown by…
The Shad
Tagging the twaite shad: a closer look
We’re giving you a close look into one of the scientific techniques used to monitor the twaite shad migration. The data we get…
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…
Unlocking the Severn inspires village lockdown art project
In the village of Kemerton, near Tewkesbury, a community-wide art project took place to celebrate the shad! The founder of Kite Studios, and…
Shad flag competition
This May, we celebrate the return of the rare migratory fish – the twaite shad – to the River Severn. To mark this…
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…
Focus On… The Twaite Shad
We love the ‘All About’ series, published on the Severn Rivers Trust website. These blogs have been written by Unlocking the Severn volunteers…
The Shad Song
The Unlocking the Severn project has inspired people’s creativity in so many ways. We were recently very excited to learn that we have…
2021 Shad Run – an initial overview of this year’s shad monitoring season
Header image by Jack Perks Wildlife Media Charles Crundwell is the Senior Technical Specialist Fisheries at Environment Agency, and leads the Shad Monitoring…
Up River! NEW animated Shadventure story
We are thrilled to have released an animated film created by local school children and professional film makers. Please watch and share to…
Shad Monitoring on the Severn – A Volunteer’s Experience
Zoe joined the Unlocking the Severn project in 2021 when she signed up as a Fish Migration Monitoring Volunteer. Here, she shares some…
Severn Way Walk form Sea to Source – Leg Three
Leg three of our 206 mile collaborative walk from the estuary of the River Severn up to it’s source has been completed! If…
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