South Devon
River Champions
About Us
We are a network organisation providing a communication platform for catchment groups in South Devon to profile their activities through the biannual South Devon River Voices digital magazine, the monthly River Voices e-newsletter and the River Discovery Zone marquee at the Devon County Show.
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South Devon River Champions was inspired by the Rivers Assembly organised by Sustainable South Hams CIC which showcased the many Specialist Organisations and community Catchment Groups engaged in work which enables wildlife to thrive in our catchment and our rivers to be clean.
Our Catchment Groups
South Devon River Champions is more than a directory of stakeholders. It is an opportunity for catchment community groups to build their membership, share experience, concerns and devise community-owned strategies that restore clean rivers. It encourages cooperation between our parish councils for a catchment focussed environmental plan that protects our rivers and allows wildlife to flourish. It fosters a welcoming, inclusive forum for farmer-to-farmer discussions, inter-parish cooperation, community engagement, lifestyle adaptation and the celebration of wildlife in our catchments through fun activities and festivals.
Action Packed
Recruiting Citizen Scientists for Westcountry Rivers Trust to monitor water quality; assisting landowners with conservation work; creating awareness of the impact of over-development and poor waste management on sewage in our rivers; identifying ways to create less pollution and celebrating the beauty of South Devon at festivals and exhibitions.
Ways to Help
Join a Catchment Group
Find out what groups in your catchment are doing. Meet up with like-minded people who want to enable wildlife to flourish and our tributaries and rivers to be clean. Be part of the generation which understood the issues and found community-based solutions to restoring clean rivers and thriving wildlife - and built sustainable communities
at the same time.
Contact Specialists
If you are a landowner, householder, parish councillor or business based in South Devon, you have an important role to play. Contact one of the Specialist Teams who are there to help you rebuild natural ecosystems, adapt lifestyles and secure a sustainable future in South Devon.
Keep Informed
Subscribe to South Devon River Watch, our emailed newsletter about events in South Devon. Find out about volunteer conservation and citizen science tasks; receive alerts about public consultations and updates on legislation and be inspired by successful river catchment actions elsewhere in the UK.