News Archive
July 15th, 2022
My Severn: a new mindful photography exhibition comes to Diglis Island
This spring, a series of mindful photography courses, called My Severn, provided participants with the opportunity to slow down, connect with nature, and…
July 15th, 2022
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…
July 1st, 2022
June Newsletter
Check out our June newsletter for upcoming events and updates! Are you subscribed to our email newsletter? If not, you’re missing out on…
June 14th, 2022
A new home for sand martins: colonising Diglis Island
A couple of months ago we told you about a new sand martin project we were working on, with the help of Worcester…
June 1st, 2022
May Newsletter
Check out our May newsletter for upcoming events and updates – including info about June tours of Diglis Island and the fish pass,…
May 31st, 2022
On TV – Britain’s Beautiful Rivers with Richard Hammond
We had to keep the lid on this coverage until it aired but back in early October last year (2021), when the river…
May 31st, 2022
Countryfile Plodcast
One sunny day in early May, we welcomed Fergus Collins, Editor of BBC Country File magazine and creator of their ‘Plodcast’ to join…
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…
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