Bassenthwaite Lake - © 2014 Val Corbett Photography

Caring for our Lakes & Rivers

Buttermere - © 2014 Bas Montgomery

Caring for our Lakes & Rivers

The Derwent Catchment includes the Rivers Greta, Cocker and Marron in addition to a number of significant and beautiful lakes

The Ellen Catchment flows from the Skiddaw massif and includes Overwater, Chapelhouse Reservoir and the Crookhurst sub-catchment

The Wild Rivers Catchment covers the rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt, Mite, Esk and Annas in addition to a number of lakes including Ennerdale and Wast Water

Wampool & Waver

The Wampool & Waver Catchment drains into the Solway Firth, the catchment includes many wetlands, 2 designated shellfish waters and a designated bathing water

Click here for our Catchment Data Portal

Helping reduce flood risk through natural measures

installing fish and eel passes to enable upstream spawning

Protecting the endangered freshwater pearl mussel

Next Event: 20th December 2018 - December River Watchers Volunteer Day and Thank You Lunch

Featured News

PhD opportunity

General Catchment

PhD opportunity

We’re really excited to advertise this PhD studentship opportunity with Durham University to help us monitor our Natural Flood Managem…

We’re Recruiting; Communications & Admin Manager

General Catchment

We’re Recruiting; Communications & Admin Manager

Job Vacancy: Communications and Administration ManagerLocation: 32 Lake Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5DQSalary: Grade 2 band D: £17,926West…

Natural Flood Managment handbook

General Catchment

Natural Flood Managment handbook

We’re pleased to announce the publication of our ‘Natural Flood Management handbook: a practical guide for farmers’. …

Live Webcam - River Greta

Derwent Catchment

Live Webcam - River Greta

Live Webcam link looking upstream at Greta Bridge, KeswickClick on webcam still below to view live feed Webcam set up by Farson Digital…

WCRT Newsletter - From Beck to Beach

General Catchment

WCRT Newsletter - From Beck to Beach

‘From Beck to Beach’ is West Cumbria Rivers Trust’s quarterly newsletter. It gives you updates on our work throu…

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