Working Wetlands & Upstream Thinking
Upstream Thinking is South West Water’s approach to keeping our drinking & bathing water clean & affordable by stopping pollutants entering rivers and streams
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Wetlands
Teeming with insects, rich in plants and a haven for mammals, wetlands offer an unforgettable experience. They play a vital role in supporting wildlife, purifying water and capturing carbon.
Caen Wetlands
...Click here to read more about the Caen Wetland project.
Trickle down benefits: Calverleigh Wetlands
Our Working Wetlands team has created a brand new four-hectare wetland on a farm near Calverleigh, close to Tiverton, in partnership with a local landowner.
Pupils pioneer tree planting
We've been busy helping children at an Exeter primary school to plant hundreds of trees to help their local environment.
Planting project reaches its 250,000 tree target
A pioneering community tree project has surpassed its target of planting a quarter of a million trees in Devon.
10,000 new trees to be planted to help flood alleviation
Nearly 10,000 trees are to be planted in six areas of Devon thanks to a new venture spearheaded by our Working Wetlands Project.
Working with landowners and farmers
Devon is a rural county, with around three quarters of the land farmed. Devon Wildlife Trust works with hundreds of farmers and landowners each year through our many projects, providing advice and support.
Trees
Get Outdoors and find out why trees are awesome, why are they so important and have tree-mendous fun getting creative
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
Devon charity to plant 250,000 trees over next four years
• Wildlife charity to plant a quarter of a million trees across Devon by 2025
• The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports project which replaces trees lost to devastating disease
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Devon wetland creation project wins national award
A project which has created a new wetland teeming with wildlife on farmland near Tiverton has just been named as a national award winner.