Preventing Plastic Pollution

by Rachel | Dec 4, 2023

Keeping Rivers Plastic Free Working in partnership through the EU Interreg Funded Preventing Plastic Pollution project, OART has 16 sites across the catchment where the accumulation of plastic is monitored, recorded and removed from river. Undertaking brand audits to...

Restoring the Broadwater Brook

by Rachel | Oct 23, 2023

The Vision “To enhance and engage communities with the natural heritage of the Broadwater Brook as it flows through the urban fringe greenspace at Sompting. This will be achieved by opening c.900m of the currently culverted channel through Sompting Brooks, creating...

StAR Project

by ntdadminoar | Apr 25, 2020

The StAR project (Slaugham to Ardingly Restoration) was focused on the upper River Ouse and Shell Brook. Both areas were classified as ecologically poor, due to the modified and degraded character of sections of the river channel, particularly between Slaugham and...

Sea Trout Watch

by ntdadminoar | Mar 11, 2020

Help Us Monitor Sea Trout Populations   Often described as the “Jewel in the Crown” of the River Ouse and River Adur this enigmatic species was also the key focus when the predecessors of OART were formed back in 1995. We co-ordinate an annual...

Chemical Monitoring

by ntdadminoar | Mar 11, 2020

Monitoring Water Quality Across the Catchment At the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust Laboratory we have the necessary equipment to test water quality parameters relevant to the core aspects of our work. Our testing team works on collecting data for 12 months across...