A historic photo from the Axe, year 1910.

Sea trout eggs hatching out - Tatworth Primary School - 2023

Aquarium at Tatworth Primary School - Feb 2023

George Monbiot endorsing the AVRA leaftlet with Eddie de Vere Hunt. Nov 2022

Invertebrate sampling with Tamsin Appleton. June 2022.

AVRA's attendance at Axe Vale Fair. June 2022.

Sir Ed Davey testing for phosphates at Cloakham, Axminster. 10th June 2022.

Testing for ammonia and phosphates. March 2022.

Water quality analysis testing by AVRA's Chairman. March 2022.

Water quality sampling on the river Axe. 5th Jan 2022.

Water quality sampling for ammonia and phosphates on the Ammerham Stream. 5th Jan 2022

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'. December 2021

A sea trout spawning 'redd' on the river Kit, 5th December 2021.

Sea trout spawning on the river Synderford, 4th December 2021, photo courtesy of Martin Vickery

River Kit walk with Chardstock Eco Group, 21st November 2021

River Synderford survey walk, November 2021

Survey walk of the River Synderford, accompanied by Nick Lawrence from the Wild Trout Trust, November 2021

A beautiful Rudd from the Upper Axe at Seaborough, August 2021

Fin clipping (removing the adipose fin) of 5,000 sea trout fingerlings, prior to being released into the river Axe, August 2021

Axe in summer flood, immediately downstream of Winsham, June 2021

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

Slurry pollution incident on the river Coly, May 2020

One of the school aquarium tanks and the cooler to maintain the correct temperature, for the sea trout fry rearing educational programme, winter 2019.

Stripping sea trout eggs for the hatchery, November 2019