News Archive
May 6th, 2022
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…
May 1st, 2022
Flying the Flag for the Amazing May Fish Migration
This May, for the first time in nearly 180 years, we’ve unlocked the UK’s longest river for the epic spawning migration of an…
April 14th, 2022
Create a fish window display for World Fish Migration Day!
This year World Fish Migration Day is on Saturday 21st May, and we’d love everyone to celebrate with us! World Fish Migration Day…
April 13th, 2022
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…
April 11th, 2022
How to spot a shad!
The twaite shad migrate up the River Severn to spawn between late April and early June. It is really important for our project…
March 31st, 2022
March Newsletter
Check out our March newsletter for the exciting activities and updates – including information about our spring tours of Diglis Island and the…
March 25th, 2022
A new home for sand martins at Diglis Island
Have you spotted the newest addition to Diglis Island? If you’re walking past the Island and you look just above the old barge,…
March 17th, 2022
Help monitor endangered fish migrating on the River Severn!
2022 will be a historic year for the annual River Severn shad run. The twaite shad is an iridescent, silvery fish related to…
March 1st, 2022
February Newsletter
Check out our February newsletter for the exciting activities and updates – including information about our pre-season tours of Diglis Island and the…
February 25th, 2022
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…
February 15th, 2022
Shad flag competition
This May, we celebrate the return of the rare migratory fish – the twaite shad – to the River Severn. To mark this…
February 10th, 2022
Unique volunteering opportunity at Diglis Fish Pass, Worcester
What’s involved? A unique one-off volunteering opportunity at Diglis Fish Pass in Worcester. Enter the drained fish pass in waders and see it…
