River Char Community Project
Next River Char Community Project Event:
15th June (early evening)
Guided river walk/talk with Nick Gray of Dorset Wildlife Trust
15th June (early evening)
Guided river walk/talk with Nick Gray of Dorset Wildlife Trust
River Char Community Project
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2022 River Sightings:
Kingfisher at Berne Manor Farm - 22nd Jan 2022 Mink at Dolphins, Berne Lane - 6th March 2022 Read the full River Char Report commissioned by your Parish Council from Dorset AONB - published Dec 2021
Is my river fit to play in? Check the online map at the Rivers Trust
Watch BBC Panorama'a 'The River Pollution Scandal' (In 2020 the water companies pumped raw sewage into English rivers for a total of over 3million hours) Read The Guardian's article - Britain oozes sewage You can watch the AONB film that launched the River Char Community Project in summer 2021 below:Project FundingWe are currently putting together the action programme for the next twelve months which we expect to be finalised in April. We hope to publish an update on the financing of the project then.
For the financial year 2021/22, Dorset AONB, working in partnership with DWT and FWAG, secured funding for the River Char Community Project from:
Activity supported through this funding (some, but not all of it, in the River Char catchment) included:
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