


Grassington Devonshire Institute
From Peat to Paddling
Sat, 24 Sept
|Grassington Devonshire Institute
Want to debate or discover what can and should be done to improve the health of our rivers? Then please join Friends of the Dales and its panel of experts who will be answering this question with specific reference to the challenges of maintaining the health of the river Wharfe for all wildlife...


24 Sept 2022, 13:00 – 25 Sept 2022, 17:00
Grassington Devonshire Institute, 48 Main St, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5AZ, UK
Friends of the Dales Annual Conference
24 September 2022, 1pm – 5pm
Free admission – booking essential – email: victoria.benn@friendsofthedales.org.uk
From peat to paddling - what constitutes a healthy river?
Want to debate or discover what can and should be done to improve the health of our rivers? Then please join Friends of the Dales and its panel of experts who will be answering this question with specific reference to the challenges of maintaining the health of the river Wharfe for all wildlife and users …
The Guest Speakers:
Prof Rick Battarbee, Emeritus professor of environmental change at University College London, lives in Addingham where he co-ordinates the activities of the Addingham Environment Group. The title of Rick’s talk is ‘How polluted is the Wharfe?’
Dr Amy-Jane Beer, Our president, is a biologist, naturalist and writer with a longstanding love of rivers as explored in her recently published book, The Flow: river, water and wildness. The title of Amy-Jane’s talk is ‘Thinking like a river’
Martin Christmas, area environment manager for North Yorkshire, focusing on the land, water, waste, ecology and groundwater challenges faced by the Environment Agency
Prof Jonathan Grey, research and conservation officer for the Wild Trout Trust, an environmental charity which uses trout as an indicator species of waterbody health, will be uncovering ‘Wharfe woes and trout tales’
Charlotte Simons, senior catchment partnership officer for the Dales to Vale Rivers Network will be talking river health and the issues facing the River Wharfe and what can be done to improve them
Tim Thom, peat programme manager for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, will be looking at ‘wilder catchments’ and why we should give peat a chance
No such thing as a free lunch? Join us for registration from 12 – 12.30 and enjoy a complimentary ‘pie and slice’ (don
All 16 - 25s can claim £25 towards their travel costs in attending the event. To find out more email: victoria.benn@friendsofthedales.org.uk