September monthly newsletter Read more
We recently hosted a successful school visit to Siblyback Lake from St Breward Community Primary School, during which the children learned about invasive species and joined the team for an interactive countryside walk. Read more
Flies are one of our largest pollinator groups with over 7000 species in the UK. Flies belong to the order Diptera and make up around 12% of the world’s animal and plant life. Although flies account for about one third of all insects in the UK and play a huge role in our ecosystem, they are often overlooked, forgotten and cast away as pests. Read more
Despite the stormy weather forecast, 37 people (including two hardy campers) joined South West Lakes Trust and Caradon Observatory for a talk and guided stargazing at Siblyback Lake on 10 August. Read more
Charity South West Lakes Trust is celebrating its success in securing a £95,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to run a two-year ‘I Love Water’ project focusing on water sustainability. Read more
August monthly newsletter Read more
On Monday 15 July, South West Lakes Trust and South West Water volunteers worked together in practical conservation management at Roadford Lake, as part of the Year of Green Action. Read more
June has continued to be busy with school visits from Mount Kelly, Pomphlett Primary School, and the whole Year 9 Geography department from Ivybridge Community College. In addition, both teams of ESOL students from City College Plymouth completed their work experience programmes on Friday afternoons. Read more
Have you heard of the Check, Clean, Dry campaign? Our Invasive Species Officer, Nicola Morris, is working with anglers and visitors to the lakes to encourage everyone to work together to prevent the damage caused by invasive non-native species and protect the lakes and sports we enjoy. Read more