Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment Based Approach Partnership

The Staffordshire Trent Valley Catchment Partnership (STV) works with key stakeholders collaboratively, transparently, and in a way that enables catchment stakeholders to contribute to the planning and delivery of environmental outcomes. The partnership seeks input from partners to help develop plans, prioritise projects, and seek funding opportunities to deliver joined up actions to improve the water environment for the benefit of the people and wildlife living in and visiting the Staffordshire Trent Valley.

The way we work is called a Catchment Based Approach (CaBA). It is an inclusive, civil society-led initiative that works in with Government, Local Authorities, Water Companies, businesses, and more, to maximise the natural value of our environment. CaBA partnerships are actively working in all 100+ river catchments across England and cross-border with Wales, directly supporting achievement of many of the targets under the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan. This approach embeds collaborative working at a river catchment scale, delivering a range of environmental, social and economic benefits and protecting our precious water environments for the benefit of us all.

The STV Partnership Steering Group finalised an initial action plan for the catchment in 2015-16. This was updated in 2018 to reflect the current make-up of the Partnership and changes required of the CaBA national office and our funders. Another review is currently in progress (December 2025). The 2018 plan, partnership updates, and case studies can be found in the 'Downloadable Updates' section of this page.

If you would like to find out more about the catchment based approach for the Staffordshire Trent Valley, or to tell us about a project or event that you’re planning please email us at: stvcaba@staffs-wildlife.org.uk

The Catchment Data Explorer is designed to help you explore and download information about the water environment used in the consultation on the updates to the River Basin Management Plans. This tool allows you to find catchments and water bodies of interest using a map, or by searching for names. You can also view informative summaries about catchments, download data, and follow links to other useful sites.

The Wild Trout Trust has launched its inspiring new Trout in the Town Urban River Toolkit 

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If this Urban River Toolkit inspires you to take the next steps in looking after your local stream or river, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Trout in the Town team:

·Trout in the Town (north): Paul Gaskell: pgaskell@wildtrout.org

·Trout in the Town (south): Theo Pike: tpike@wildtrout.org