Island Rivers

All about rivers on the Isle of Wight

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Come on the pull! – Join our award winning Himalayan Balsam Team

The 2017 season of Himalayan Balsam control is already underway. Our volunteers are out on Wroxall Stream and the Eastern Yar at least twice a week between May and August. Our forthcoming sessions are: Thursday 18th Meet at Bobberstone Farm, Lessland Lane, Sandford, PO38 3AT or Grid ref. SZ 5510982545 – 9.30am Tuesday 23rd Meet on cycleway at Old Station House, Main Road, Alverstone, Sandown, PO36 0EZ – 9.30 am Thursday 25th Meet on cycleway at Old Station House, Main Road, … [Read more...]

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Updates February 2017

Today we have added some up-coming events. We have also added to new sections in our Information and Links section - Heritage and Surveying, and three interesting links: The River Corridor Survey Manual A guide to weirs - restoration, modification, removal etc An interesting paper on how historic water management led to the collapse of salmon stocks … [Read more...]