News and Updates

We Are Now Yeo Rivers Community Trust

1 June 2026  //  YRCT volunteer // News & Updates

Exciting news! From the 1st June we will officially be known as Yeo Rivers Community Trust. Did you know that we currently work in roughly a ten-mile radius around Yeovil, from our work with the Cam Catchment Resilience Project (CCRP) in the Upper Cam, to our work with the Wriggle River Improvement Group (WRIG) in […]

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Wild Women 2026

4 March 2026  //  YRCT volunteer // News & Updates

Are you a female over 50 and want to get outdoors and involved with the environment?Come and join us on our next Wild Women group on the 16th March where we will be looking at the signs of spring. Since 2024 we have had regular meet ups. Our aim is to create a friendly, relaxed […]

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Garador Wildflower Meadow Project – Site Preparation Underway

11 January 2026  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

Yeo Rivers Community Trust has begun work on the creation of a new wildflower meadow at the Garador site, marking an important step towards improving biodiversity and green space for employees and wildlife. The project focused on the early stages of meadow creation, including ground preparation, raking, and seed sowing. Dave Ruddle, Plant Machinery Contractor, […]

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Funding news for 2026!

8 December 2025  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

Yeo Rivers Community Trust is delighted to announce that we have been awarded £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to support our Wellbeing, Wildlife & Water project. This funding will allow us to expand our work improving river health, restoring natural habitats, and strengthening biodiversity throughout the Yeovil area moving forward into the year […]

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Volunteers working hard at Hilfield Wood

26 February 2025  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

YRCT volunteers joined forces with the Dorset Council ranger team to make improvements to the Natural Flood Management features in Hilfield Wood. This included extending Flood Barrier Pathways and creating Check Dams on the highway grips. Hilfield Wood is right at the headwaters of the catchment. Putting in interventions here helps to improve the situation […]

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Wildlife walks at Sutton Bingham Reservoir

28 January 2025  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

YRCT are pleased to have two wildlife walks planned for the coming months. Winter Tree Identification and walk Saturday 22nd February, 10.30-12.30. Beginner course on how to identify native trees in winter at Sutton Bingham Reservoir. Bird songs and calls walk at Sutton Bingham Saturday 22nd March, 10.30-12.30. Join bird enthusiast Helen Hawke, for a […]

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Wild Women 2024

24 November 2024  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

2024 has been a busy year for the Wild Women (over 50s) project. This project was started to help reduce social isolation in women over 50 by promoting learning opportunities in nature and rural skills. The project is entirely female-led, making sure women are confident to try their hand at traditionally male dominated activities. Subjects […]

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Lyons Gate Natural Flood Management features

20 November 2024  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

The team have been visiting Lion's Gate, Dorset, monitoring the Natural Flood Management features put in as part of YRCT's Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) work. Pictured is a series of Flood Barrier Pathways. These are built in known wet areas where there is a clear run off flow path from the land. They help […]

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Upper Caundle Brook NFM measures update

9 April 2024  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

The natural flood management measures we implemented last year at a site in the upper caundle brook have been working well. This enhanced pond not only now holds more water (reducing the amount in the river) but also has wider biodiversity benefits. With water being stored in larger quantities and for a longer period of […]

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Phosphates Citizen Science Project

6 April 2024  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

Have you heard about YRCTs Phosphates Citizen Science Project? 12 Local volunteers have been taking samples across 47 locations across Yeovil and the Wriggle catchment for the past 3 months. This data will provide a clearer picture of the phosphate levels in our local watercourses and guide any potential interventions. A big thank you from […]

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