The Source to Sea project is a nationally important partnership project between the Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and Dorset Wildlife Trusts. It is funded by the Environment Agency. The project aims to strategically remove and control priority Invasive Non Native Species (INNS) in the whole Hampshire Avon catchment. It will join and expand existing control projects, to enable the whole catchment, “source to sea”, to be addressed methodically for the first time, rather than a few sub catchments as is currently the case. Our Aims:
To deliver management, control and eradication of priority invasive non-native species in Avon catchment.
To work to establish a self-sustaining network of public and community support, leaving a legacy after the project.
To develop a reporting procedure for the early detection, surveillance and monitoring of new species.
To publicise and encourage biosecurity best practice.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the catchment scale approach and share lessons learned nationally.
To monitor and evaluate different removal methods and share lessons learned nationally
We run our volunteer tasks from mid-May to early September (dependant on conditions). We provide everything a volunteer needs in terms of equipment (gloves, waders, lifejacket, tea and biscuits etc.). It is a task that can be undertaken by people of any ability, you do not need to get into the river if you do not wish to.
Get in touch via the link to get involved.
