River Calder Fish Deaths
The recent fish deaths seen on the River Calder through Normanton, Wakefield, and Mirfield are very concerning. The locations and…
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Aeration in Calderdale
Our aeration project is well underway in the Upper Calder. Contractors are using state of the art machinery to aerate…
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Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration
Our Catchment Assistant, Abbie, recently had the opportunity to attend a series of workshops on Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes…
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Our River Health Project is expanding!
Our River Health Project is one of the Trust’s longest-running endeavours, which aims to monitor the health of local rivers…
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Hedge Planting in Hebden Bridge
In March, we completed our first hedge planting project in Hebden Bridge. The hedge planting was part of a Natural…
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Electrofishing in the Ribble
This week, our Catchment Development Manager, Andy, and Catchment Assistant, Abbie made a trip over to the Ribble to see…
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Introducing Our New Catchment Assistant
Hello, my name is Abbie Devaney and I am the new Catchment Assistant for the Calder Rivers Trust. I’ve recently…
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Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive Update, and the Calder Catchment
Last week, Defra released further information about the early rollout of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in Spring 2022.…
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What’s Growing in Your Field? Funding the care of Waxcap Grasslands in Calderdale
Have your upland fields not been ploughed, cultivated, or dug up for many years? Have they very rarely or never…
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Is Woodland Creation Right for Me? The new England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)
Woodland creation and tree planting is a big topic in agriculture and land management at the moment. The new England…
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