The Windrush Catchment
The Windrush catchment is hosted by the Cotswolds Rivers Trust, with the support of the Environment Agency and The Rivers Trust.
The Windrush Catchment Partnership
The Windrush catchment is hosted by the Cotswolds Rivers Trust, with the support of the Environment Agency and The Rivers Trust. It is a sub-catchment of the much larger Cotswolds catchment, and includes, as well as the River Windrush, the River Leach and the River Thames from its confluence with the Leach at Lechlade-on-Thames to its confluence with the Evenlode at Cassington.
The Windrush catchment is full of character, with a number of projects currently working towards improving its value for people and wildlife. The catchment is divided between Gloucestershire in the west and Oxfordshire in the east, with the River Windrush flowing through the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Thames flows through the southern part of the Windrush catchment, and forms the southern boundary of BBOWT’s largest nature reserve, Chimney Meadows (also a National Nature Reserve). This reserve lies at the centre of BBOWT’s Upper Thames Living Landscape project, which aims to manage, restore, and recreate floodplain habitats.
Poor water quality is a persistent problem in the Catchment and Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) are a charitable trust working to put an end to this issue. WASP collect and analyse data on water quality, the processes that lead to sewage pollution and the impact it has on the environment. As well as informing the public WASP also engages with companies and government agencies to push for responsible sewage management.
