The first training session for Friends’ volunteers to learn how to sample ‘riverfly’ invertebrates has recently taken place. It is a way of gauging how healthy the River Chor through the Park is. The greater the variety and number of a specified range of invertebrates the better the quality of the water environment. It is part of a wider initiative called ‘Turning the Tide’ aimed at improving the River Douglas, its tributaries and the water they discharge into the sea. Many thanks go to Sam Phillips and Sara Clowes from Groundwork who did the training. After further tutoring and assessment early next year the Friends hope to do regular river sampling and submit the results for a catchment wide database. For more information click here https://forthriverstrust.org/lessons/who-is-riverfly/
Friends of Astley Park 