Windrush Catchment, a Cotswolds Rivers Trust project
A project to monitor water sources and their impact in the Windrush river catchment
The wide area that influences a river catchment
The conference room at FarmED , Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ
Held at FarmED in Shipton-under-Wychwood this conference brough together local speakers with a focus on the catchment partnership and the challenges facing our waterways. You can review the presentations by following the links below:
RWCD & CRT (Tony Bostock) Rivers and Wetlands Community Days and Cotswolds Rivers Trust
WTT (Shaun Leonard) Wild Trout Trust
RT (Mark Lloyd) Rivers Trust
Thames Water (Richard Aylard) Thames Water
WASP (Ashley Smith) Windrush Against Sewage Pollution
ECP (Ann Berkeley & Eoghan Concannon) Evenlode Catchment Partnership
WCP (Richard Knowles) Windrush Catchment Partnership
Attendees at the Rivers and Wetlands Community Day
Rivers flow across our countryside, through farmland, towns and villages, draining into larger rivers or the sea. They provide water to live and to successfully run businesses. Their flow helps to drain rainwater and prevent flooding. A healthy river means a better environment, greater wildlife diversity. In the past, their management was undertaken by Government, private companies and landowners, often operating in isolation. The pressures on our water resources have increased steadily over the last decades, and this isolation meant a less effective and less efficient management.
The result is a degradation of water quality. The solution is an integrated approach, coordination of efforts to improve and maintain our aquatic environment and protection of our precious water environment.
The Windrush Catchment Partnership brings local knowledge and expertise together to deliver integrated development of catchment plans, underpinned by robust data and evidence. The aim is to deliver multiple benefits, including improvements to water quality, enhanced biodiversity, reduced flood risk and benefits to the local community including improved health and well-being. The partnership aims to develop a strong convening power, providing a local catalyst to bring together local and sectoral interests.
The principle focus areas include: