Upstream Thinking (UST) is a South West Water funded initiative to protect water quality in the South West.
The work of Cornwall Wildlife Trust is centred on the Cober, the Drift reservoir and the Falmouth reservoirs. From this year, Stithians catchment has also joined the portfolio. Cornwall Wildlife Trust farm advisers, ecologists, practical officers and a water quality scientist work with farm and landowners to introduce changes in land use that benefit the raw water quality, wildlife, and the quality of the soil.
So far, 188 farms in Cornwall have engaged with the project, improving 180 hectares of habitat.
A map of the areas in Cornwall where phase 3 of Upstream Thinking will take place.
