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

Protecting the endangered freshwater pearl mussel

Improving watery wildlife habitat

Helping reduce flood risk through natural measures

Next Event: 8th May 2019 - Wasdale Wednesday: volunteer event

Featured News

Green-fingered Egremont children help plant hundreds of trees

Wild Rivers Catchment

Green-fingered Egremont children help plant hundreds of trees

We’ve planted more than 700 trees on the banks of the River Ehen in Egremont with help from local primary school students. A team o…

The Adventurous Salmon set to leap off the shelves

General Catchment

The Adventurous Salmon set to leap off the shelves

To mark the International Year of the Salmon in 2019, we’ve teamed up with Eden Rivers Trust to launch The Adventurous Salmo…

Natural Flood Management handbook

General Catchment

Natural Flood Management 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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