Every Friday (and every Sunday) Trout in the Trym runs an activity to remove litter and rubbish from the Trym river system or the surrounding green area. On Friday we arrived at the Trym to find the tide was in and so it was impossible to clean the river, too muddy and too deep. So …
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Peter Colman-Smith, with help from Jon Ogborne and Roger Moses, has put together this leaflet to show what there is already in the Trym and Hazel Brook and what we can all do to make it even better. If you can’t see the leaflet click on the header.
Many of the Groups that make up Trout in the Trym organise activities to improve the ecology of the Trym catchment area by removing litter and other rubbish. The photograph gives an idea if what is dumped in the river. It took several people two hours to remove all this.
Sometimes the river Avon at the mouth of the Trym is high enough to over top the barrier at the mouth of the Trym. This would allow any fish in the Avon to get into the Trym. Unfortunately the high tides at this time were at night.
SusWot hold their monthly litter picks on the last Sunday of the month. In October 2020 they went to the Crow Lane Open Space. The picture above shows about half the rubbish that was collected. Unfortunately they were unable to remove a motorbike and huge lorry tyre from Hazel Brook. Hazel Brook is part of …
The Trym Valley Open Space Consultation is now open! With a brand new planting plan to create a mosaic of different habitats, we are set to transform the open space between Doncaster Road and Shetland Road into a stunning wildlife corridor. If you’d like to comment on the plan and/or get involved in planting trees, …
SusWoT has organised 5 consecutive nights of clearing Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the Trym. Three nights in and more than 20 volunteers have pulled out a huge number of plants from the Blaise Estate. Still plenty left though. Himalayan Balsam is an invasive species, spreading rapidly around riverbanks and smothering other vegetation. The …
Southmead’s new sustainability group led their first venture in the Trymside open space (between Doncaster Rd and Shetland Rd) to remove the Himalayan Balsam and litter pick. SusWoT members came along to support, providing experience, equipment and trained leaders. One of the highlights of the afternoon was when Max from SusWoT revealed some of the …
SusWoT February Litter and River Cleaning Sustainable Westbury-on-Trym (SusWoT) are a group based in Westbury. One of their objectives is to improve the areas along the river Trym and Hazel Brook. On Sunday 23 February a group of about 10 of them spent a couple of hours clearing the river Trym of rubbish and picking …
On Sunday 23rd February SusWoT Plan to carry on cleaning the Trym here
