The catalyst for the Greenstreams Project came from a successful bidder in the Wild Trout Trust's annual fundraising auction. In 2008, Bryan Russell from Essex won the lot for a day's guided fishing on the River Holme at Lockwood (donated by another WTT member; local lad Mick Pogson).

Bryan thoroughly enjoyed his day's fishing and marvelled at the quality and quantity of wild trout and grayling that thrived in the river, remarking that he spent vastly more money to fish Hampshire's famous River Test yet caught far more fish in the Holme!  However, Bryan (as a conservationist and WTT member) was shocked at the litter in and around the river and pledged a generous sum of money in a letter to local MP Barry Sheerman to kick start a clean-up campaign.  As Bryan said "I live in Essex and I care about the river; does anyone in Lockwood?" The gauntlet was well and truly thrown down............

With the help and support of Barry Sheerman a partnership was formed and the Greenstreams Project was born. The Wild Trout Trust have been involved in the project since its inception and Paul Gaskell, our Trout in the Town project officer, has trained local teachers to use the Mayfly in the Classroom educational resource and has recently completed an advisory visit to these rivers, the report of which can be found here.

Check out the Greenstreams website for more information and the latest news.