The East Wicklow Rivers Trust formed in 2019 from a core group of people who had come together with concerns about the impact of water flow on the Vartry river.
The Trust covers an area of over 1300 square kilometers, stretching from Bray to Arklow. Our area of interest includes the Vartry, Avoca, and Dargle rivers, and all the other rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands that flow to the Irish Sea in County Wicklow.
Trusts are independent community-led charitable organisations that delivery education, water management advice and practical conservation work.
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Would you like to become a Freshwater Detective?
Do you live in County Wicklow? Are you interested in becoming a citizen scientist? We invite you to participate in Ken Whelan’s increasingly popular one-day Freshwater Detective course. You will gain additional skills in aquatic survey techniques and attend the AST’s,...
Wicklow Salmon – A Vanishing Species?
To celebrate 2019 - International Year of the Salmon, we invite you to join Professor Ken Whelan, Research Director with the Atlantic Salmon Trust, to learn about and debate the plight of our iconic Atlantic salmon within their native range in County Wicklow. Our...
Bat Walk
Learn all about bat life around our rivers in the beautiful Mount Usher Gardens on this night-time walk with local ecologist Faith Wilson. Please wear warm clothes, strong footwear and bring a torch. If it's too wet the walk won't go ahead. Tuesday August 20th 2019...
