2025 is the year of our Waters of Exmoor campaign when we celebrate all things fluvial. The centre piece will be the joint Society and Exmoor National Park Authority conference in Winsford on the 9th of May where we draw together the projects we are working on this year. Among others we have talks by the eminent nature writer Professor Charles Foster on the journey of salmon up the Exe, and Mark Lloyd, chair of The Rivers Trust. Our projects include campaigning against the unregulated sale of spot on pet flea treatments that contain chemicals lethal to aquatic insects (the vet Ueli Zellweger is leading on this); working with South West Water and the Rivers Trust on sewage outflows; and the biggest and best idea of them all, looking at ways to re-naturalise our rivers to enhance natural flood management and create more watery habitats. All this along with talks by river lovers, pictures, poetry, and essays. It is going to be an exciting year. If you would like to get involved and help on any of these projects, please do get in touch with us.
