Fishing on the River Wylye
Did you know that you can fly fish on the River Wylye?
The Wylye Chalk Stream Project has been successful in the second round of the Government’s Landscape Recovery scheme.
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
In 2024, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, in partnership with Wessex Rivers Trust and Wylye Valley Farmers, officially launched the Wylye Valley Landscape Recovery Scheme, with funding from Defra's…
Improving habitat for water voles and restoring natural river function.
Located on the flood plain of the River Kennet.