News Archive
October 13th, 2021
A Royal Visit to Diglis Fish Pass
The Princess Royal opens unique underwater view of the River Severn! Last Friday 8 October, Unlocking the Severn were thrilled to welcome a…
October 1st, 2021
How counting shad kept me sane!
Written by Dr Peter Richardson, Head of Ocean Recovery at the Marine Conservation Society. I am a fish nerd. I have been obsessed…
October 1st, 2021
Focus On…Natural Flood Management, A Closer Look
We love the ‘All About’ series, published on the Severn Rivers Trust website. These blogs have been written by Unlocking the Severn volunteers…
September 28th, 2021
Diglis Island Foraging Feast!
On one sunny Saturday in September we learned how to survive in the wild! Alright not quite zombie-apocalypse style, but, in the capable…
September 24th, 2021
Focus On…Starting a Career in a Pandemic!
We love the ‘All About’ series, published on the Severn Rivers Trust website. These blogs have been written by Unlocking the Severn volunteers…
September 17th, 2021
Focus On…Natural Flood Management
This blog has been written by James Skitt, a volunteer for Unlocking the Severn and Severn Rivers Trust. The problems with flooding Flooding…
September 10th, 2021
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…
September 8th, 2021
Welcome Home Elvis!
From ‘heartbreak hotel’ to finally ‘peace in the valley’ – Elvis the eel has caused quite the stir! We were ‘all shook up’…
September 3rd, 2021
Focus on… Crayfish
We love the ‘All About’ series, published on the Severn Rivers Trust website. These blogs have been written by Unlocking the Severn volunteers…
August 31st, 2021
BBC Earth features Unlocking The Severn
Exciting stuff: Unlocking the Severn has featured on a new mini documentary series, entitled Creating Wild! The series has been created for BBC…
August 27th, 2021
Focus On… River Plastic Pollution
Written by James Skitt, a volunteer for the Unlocking the Severn project and Severn Rivers Trust. Introduction – The Plastic Problem Contamination and…
August 26th, 2021
Looking back on Diglis Island Open Day
On Thursday 19 August, as part of Worcester Festival, we opened the (lock) gates to Diglis Island and welcomed over 600 people who…
