WATER returned to the Ivybridge Watermark Centre this summer for our third annual public meeting. We were pleased to welcome a large number of people for whom this was their first time attending our annual event. The evening was in three parts. Following an overview of WATER by our Chair, Charlotte Grezo, team leaders from…
Children made up 16 of the 28 walkers who took part in a Coastal Walk fundraiser that offered a choice of two distances (for different age children). Both ended at the top of Burgh Island providing the added motivation of needing to get back across the beach before the tide came in.
Pat is passionate about teaching and finding ways for all of us as teachers to think together about the educational changes needed at this point in history.
WATER has set out to build a network of farmers in the Erme catchment who support our objective to restore water quality and wildlife habitat in the Erme valley.
Following the Environment Agency’s classification of bathing water quality as ‘Poor’ at Coastguards Beach, WATER has been meeting with the parties involved to ensure the required initial investigation of the type and source of the pollution is being vigorously pursued.
HOW TO RESTORE THE ERME is a Free public event at the Watermark, Ivybridge.
Last November the Environment Agency (EA) issued the water quality classifications for Coastguards Beach. This was the first season of testing since Bathing Water status was granted in early 2024. Disappointingly, but unsurprisingly, the classification was ‘Poor’.
WATER is supporting the Devon Osprey Partnership to encourage Ospreys to return to the Erme after a 200 year absence from South Devon.
This event is designed especially for children and their families, offering two beautiful walking routes along the South Devon coast.
We welcomed some new recruits to our 14 strong volunteer group for the March river clean on the Erme near Holbeton.
Finding the solutions to problems begins with understanding the facts and that’s exactly WATER’s approach to developing a Catchment Action Plan for the Erme.
Catchment sensitive farming, especially in protected landscapes like the Erme, is becoming a topic of increasing interest to farmers in south Devon.