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Restore the Thaw Landscape is an exciting new project which will deliver biodiversity improvements in the catchment area of the River Thaw in the Vale of Glamorgan. The project is being funded by the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Project Zero, the Waterloo Foundation and Nature Networks, a fund delivered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund on behalf of Welsh Government and in partnership with Natural Resources Wales.

Restore the Thaw Landscape aims to benefit local wildlife, landowners and the community, and will provide various opportunities for organisations, community groups, and volunteers to help with the conservation work.

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Volunteers welcomed for practical conservation sessions

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Volunteers welcomed for practical conservation sessions

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Join us at one of our monthly practical conservation volunteer sessions in the Restore the Thaw Landscape Project area. Details provided below.

Email thaw@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk to book your space at one of our volunteering session stating which session you are interested in. Further details will be provided upon booking.

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Join us at Rhoose Point 10am-12noon to get involved in some practical conservation tasks. We will be removing willow and scrub to diversify the habitat and allow space for a wider range of plants and animals.

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Join us in Wenvoe 10am-12noon to help with tree planting.

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Take part in The Big River Watch this Autumn

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Take part in The Big River Watch this Autumn

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This Autumn, The Rivers Trust are launching The Big River Watch to help build a picture of river health across the country. It's good for you and good for our rivers.

Whether you’re a swimmer or a paddler, an angler or a rambler, a wildlife spotter or a sit-and-watch-er, this is a chance to be part of the movement improving our freshwater spaces!

In just three easy steps, you will contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health across the country.

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Join us in Aberthaw 10am-12noon to help with scrub clearance with the aim of opening up old native grassland areas.

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We will be holding a local ‘River Watch’ in Cowbridge on the morning of the 22nd September. This will include a short, accessible walk and quick and easy survey of two parts of the River Thaw followed by refreshments.

For more information or to express an interest in the training please contact Ceri or Mel at thaw@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.

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Dates: 27th Sept and 20th Oct 2023
Location:
27th Sept at Cowbridge Old Hall Gardens
20th Oct at Porthkerry Country Park Lodge
Time: 9.30am - 4pm

Smart Rivers is a scientifically robust, nationwide citizen science scheme that is helping to fill the monitoring gap. Our high resolution invertebrate monitoring produces invaluable evidence to protect wild fish.

The Restore the Thaw Landscape Project team are looking for volunteers who are willing to attend a FREE 2-day Smart Rivers training programme and are committed to undertake river sampling along the River Thaw catchment area twice a year.

Smart River project - SmartRivers | Scientifically Robust Citizen Science | Wildfish

For more information or to express an interest in the training please contact Ceri or Mel at thaw@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.

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Date: 22nd September 2023
Location: Cosmeston Lakes & Country Park
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm tbc

In partnership with The Wildlife Trust we will be delivering training on water voles for volunteers interested in helping to survey for water voles, once they have been released on the River Thaw next spring.

The session will include a short classroom session and then out on the site looking at survey techniques and field signs.

This session is free and suitable for anyone with an interest in water voles

For more information or to express an interest in the training please contact Ceri or Mel at thaw@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.