Our Rivers

The CROWD - Clean Rivers of West Dorset - area includes:

• The River Char Poor ecological status 2023  (River Char Community Project report)
• The Monkton Stream Moderate ecological status 2023
• The River Winniford (not rated)
• The River Simene Moderate ecological status 2023
• The River Brit (upper) Moderate ecological status 2023
• The River Brit (lower) Good ecological status 2023
• The River Asker Moderate ecological status 2023  (River Asker project report)
• The Mangerton Brook Good ecological status 2023
• ​The River Bride Moderate ecological status 2023
• The Little Axe/Upper Axe Moderate ecological status 2023

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• The Brit Catchment Natural Flood Management Project
• River Brit Landscape Recovery Project (Brit Valley Project)
  

Representatives of each of these rivers take part in CROWD meetings along with 

• The MP for West Dorset (and constituency staff)
• Dorset National Landscape staff
• Litter-Free Dorset staff
• A representative of Wessex Water
• A representative of the Environment Agency

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We meet regularly to discuss river-related issues, to share news, knowledge and data (on issues like river water quality and Storm Overflow sewage spills) and to brief our MP on developments.

Photos of the mouth of the River Char by Max Redwood