Because our area is so large and diverse, we need a mechanism to motivate, to build relationships and to take action at a local level. These are our River Associations.

Each Association carries out invaluble work including carrying out habitat surveys, obtaining landowner consents, identifying invasive non-native species, controlling exploitation levels, compile catchment returns to suppliment EA returns and much more. Local contacts, knowledge and responsibility are crucial to the work South Cumbria Rivers Trust does.  

Our River Associations are:

To find out more about each assocation click on each link for them.

Tree planting along the Duddon

Tree planting on the Duddon

Electrofishing

Electrofishing

Bullhead surveys

Bullhead surveying

River Bela work party

River Bela work party

Riverfly monitoring

Riverfly monitoring