The Environment Agency and Angling Trust has announced £75,000 of funding for which angling clubs can apply (to a maximum of £5K-£10K per club) through the Angling Improvement Fund, aimed at tackling invasive non-native plant and invertebrate species (INNS), like Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed and Signal crayfish. More details are on the Angling Trust website.
Your local WTT Conservation Officer can help with this work, to carry out a survey of the INNS on your river fishery. All WTT staff contact details are on the Contact Us page of this website.
WTT Trout in the Town programme officer, Theo Pike, has written a handy little book on how to tackle INNS, called The Pocket Guide to Balsam Bashing. Available as a print book and an e‑book.
