Bumper year for West Cumbria Rivers Trust
New large pond at the Naddle
West Cumbria Rivers Trust had its best year yet in 2020, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
The trust delivered more on-the-ground environmental improvements than ever before in 2020, including its biggest ever project â the £1.5 million removal of a 2.5-kilometre-long plastic liner from the River Keekle near Whitehaven.
Elsewhere, three barriers to fish passage were removed, enabling migrating native salmon and trout to reach new upstream areas, and almost 100 metres of river previously running through underground culverts was brought to the surface and restored to a natural course.