A historic photo from the Axe, year 1910.

Sea trout eggs hatching out - Tatworth Primary School 

Aquarium at Tatworth Primary School

George Monbiot endorsing the AVRA leaftlet with Eddie de Vere Hunt. 

Invertebrate sampling with Tamsin Appleton.

AVRA's attendance at Axe Vale Fair.

Sir Ed Davey testing for phosphates at Cloakham.

Testing for ammonia and phosphates.

Water quality analysis testing.

Water quality sampling on the river Axe.

Water quality sampling for ammonia and phosphates on the Ammerham Stream. 

This is the full water monitoring kit (one of four) being handed to a volunteer for our Blackdown Hills AONB grant funded project to monitor for phosphates, ammonia and suspended solids. Results will be collated and reported through Westcountry 'citizen science investigations'.

A sea trout spawning 'redd' on the river Kit.

River Kit walk with Chardstock Eco Group.

River Synderford survey walk.

Survey walk of the River Synderford, accompanied by Nick Lawrence from the Wild Trout Trust.

A beautiful Rudd from the Upper Axe at Seaborough.

Fin clipping (removing the adipose fin) of 5,000 sea trout fingerlings, prior to being released into the river Axe.

Axe in summer flood, immediately downstream of Winsham.

Mouth of the Axe, Seaton, after heavy rainfall June 2021 (Axe Yacht Club webcam)

One of the school aquarium tanks and the cooler to maintain the correct temperature, for the sea trout fry rearing educational programme.

Stripping sea trout eggs for the hatchery.