CaSTCo Wensum Wendling Beck

Wensum Wendling Beck Project     This overall £7 million project is funded by Ofwat and is led by The Rivers Trust and United Utilities, with collaboration between 24+ UK partner organisations. It is creating a radical step-change in the contribution of Citizen Science & Community Monitoring to evidence-based Integrated Catchment Management. CaSTCo will provide…

Wensum Macrophyte Survey Revisited

Wensum Macrophyte Survey Revisited About 25 years ago Benoit Demars (A PhD Student from Leicester University) surveyed the River Wensum for macrophytes and phosphorus before (1999) and after (2000-2001) P-stripping at East Dereham and Fakenham WWTP. Along the whole water course, in tributaries, upstream-downstream effluents and upstream-downstream weirs. This was part of his PhD supervised…

Riverfly Program Update Jul 2024

Wensum Riverfly Program and Results update July 2024 I previously communicated that some changes were needed following the dissolution of the Broads Angling Services Group, which is happening on the 31st July. I have now secured funding for us to continue with Wensum Riverfly sampling and to provide both additional safety equipment and Insurance liability…