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

Working with farmers and landowners to reduce diffuse pollution

Improving watery wildlife habitat

Next Event: 11th December 2022 - Tree planting to create Bootle Community Woodland

Featured News

Cumbrian Rivers Project scoops prestigious European Riverprize

General Catchment

Cumbrian Rivers Project scoops prestigious European Riverprize

Outstanding river restoration work by West Cumbria Rivers Trust and partners has won international recognition and brought the prestigious E…

Reflections on the end of the Glenderamackin Catchment Restoration Project Water Environment Grant

Derwent Catchment

Reflections on the end of the Glenderamackin Catchment Restoration Project Water Environment Grant

As with all our projects, this one had an end date but it’s impact will be long lasting. We had a great final summer of…

St John’s Beck Habitat Improvements

General Catchment

St John’s Beck Habitat Improvements

A new and exciting project to improve habitats is getting under way in the St John’s Beck catchment, where we will be working with farmers…

Restoring Rivers – Hard work, great rewards

General Catchment

Restoring Rivers – Hard work, great rewards

WCRT’s river restoration team enjoyed another busy but satisfying year in 2021, covering a wide range of projects and catchments.River res…

New wetlands store over 50 tonnes of carbon per year

Derwent Catchment

New wetlands store over 50 tonnes of carbon per year

More than 40 new wetlands and ponds that we’ve created by working with local farmers and landowners will help combat climate chan…

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