Wey Landscape Partnership

Catchment partnership vision

Our vision is for a healthy and diverse catchment where all interested sectors, groups or individuals may contribute effectively towards restoring the natural environment for the sustainable use of its essential resources, whilst preserving other valued heritage assets; to benefit both people and wildlife today and in the future.

Related websites

Find out more about the activities and ambitions of this catchment partnership and how you can get involved to help improve the water environment in the catchment.

• Wey Landscape Partnership catchment plan document
• Catchment Management Plans on CaBA website

Partnership success highlights 2016 to 2021

The Wey landscape Partnership developed a prioritised programme of works to complete fish passage at 16 key barriers throughout the catchment as part of the Wey Fish Pass and Wetland Delivery project (FWD). The first phase of this project will open over 100km of the River Wey to fish and reconnect the Thames with the Wey for the first time in centuries. 12 restoration projects have been completed across 6 separate waterbodies restoring natural processes and instream habitat over 2.1km of river. Awareness-raising through walks, talks, events and practical task days every year for the past 6 years during an annual 'Rivers Week' to coincide with world rivers day. 69 volunteers trained in Riverfly monitoring and 400 surveys carried out across 59 different sites leading to a major pollution incident being resolved and the discovery of a new invasive species in the catchment. 74 volunteer river monitors trained in the RiverSearch citizen science project which mapped and monitored 100km of the river. 2 research studies undertaken where volunteers worked with universities to monitor the effects of restoration on aquatic invertebrates; multiple invasive species workshops and task days delivered across the catchment; involvement in the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) trial for biological control of Japanese knotweed; mass water samples taken across waterbodies to pinpoint issues; pollution investigation study delivered over 1 year for a single waterbody.

Partnership development plans

We would like to see co-ordinated planning at a landscape scale integrating environmental priorities into land management decisions, developments, water company investment, capital investment schemes and projects. Creating opportunities to tackle multiple issues whilst creating public benefits and harnessing new investment streams. Partnership continues to engage, educate and empower a large and diverse audience.