March 10th, 2020
Riverfly Partnership News
ARRT invites volunteers to undertake river monitoring to get to know their rivers better and aid future improvements and enjoyment. The Trust is investing in citizen science through the River Fly Partnership, working in partnership with the South Downs National Park, training local people to monitor river based invertebrates that act as important indicators of river health.
Riverfly Partnership's latest newsletter can be downloaded HERE
January 20th, 2020
Farmers Trial Smartphone App for Land Management
I thought New Year would be a great time to take stock of the progress made by the Rother Valley Farmers Group (RVFG) since its launch in 2018. I’ve certainly found it two incredibly rewarding...
January 20th, 2020
The Ivy League: Promoting Biodiversity
[caption id="attachment_1481" align="alignleft" width="240"] Common Ivy[/caption]
On a cold January day Richard Chandler and I were at Moor Farm to plan a farmland bird training event for...
January 14th, 2020
Sussex Angler Breaks British Record
A ‘monster’ Barbel has been landed in Petworth and Bognor Angling Club’s waters by member Colin Smithson, breaking the 13 year old British record.
Colin thought he had hooked a big Mirror Carp says...
December 4th, 2019
Joining The Dots!
A room full of landowners, farmers, anglers and conservationists, retired Environment Agency and water company managers – and a snail expert. That’s a typical ARRT management meeting. You’d think...
December 4th, 2019
School Helps Raise £2000 for Fishes
Barnham Primary School’s Eco Team joined up with environmental charity, the Arun & Rother Rivers Trust (ARRT) to raise nearly £2,000 towards its river protection programme.
The money comes...
October 11th, 2019
Little And Large
My fishing addiction began when barely six years old. A net on a cane and a jam jar was all I needed. Wellies on and mother in hand I’d go in pursuit of abundant (little) sticklebacks in the...
June 15th, 2019
Dealing With Diffuse Pollution – An Act Of Faith
From my upbringing in Scarborough on the east coast, then during service in the Royal Navy and latterly as an NFU environment adviser, I’ve lived on and with water all my life and care deeply about...
May 15th, 2019
Fishing For A Smile
I saw the tail first. It waved momentarily above the surface then disappeared instantly below the ripples. The rod jerked and dipped alarmingly towards the water; the reel screamed.
“Keep the rod...
