On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble;
His forest fleece the Wrekin heaves;
The gale, it plies the saplings double,
And thick on Severn snow the leaves.
A.E.Housman, 'A Shropshire Lad'
The Severn springs to life at Pumlumon in the Cambrian mountains, and twists along the longest course of any British river through Wales and England before tumbling into the Bristol Channel, and from there out to sea. The Wildlife Trusts are working together to manage this river and its catchment in their entirety; to allow the wildlife along the Severn's banks to grow and move, and to recognise this water and this wildness for the magnificent natural assets they are.
The Severn meanders at Buildwas
Nine wildlife trusts, including Shropshire, are working to manage the Severn in a co-ordinated project we call Source to Sea. The idea is to manage this habitat in the best interests of both the wildlife and the people who live along the river by restoring flood plains, restoring the health of tributary rivers, recreating vanished wetlands and ultimately joining these fragmented wild places together in one living landscape.
Visit Wildlife Trust reserves along the River Severn
