Project 3.1

From March 2021 to July 2021 483 water samples were collected by volunteers in the Brecks. The sampling kits test for nitrate and phosphate in the water. The report below shows the results from the testing carried out this year. Below is also a video presentation talking about the results in further detail.   211021 […] | More

Team day out: Testing water in the Norfolk Countryside On a beautiful Wednesday in May the BFER team ventured to Snetterton in Norfolk to test water for our Citizen Science: Testing the Waters project delivered by the Freshwater Habitats Trust. We were given two grid references where we had to test each small water bodies […] | More

On Thursday 18th February we saw the first of three online zoom sessions hosted by BFER and the Freshwater Habitats Trust for the Citizen Science: Testing the Waters project. The aim of the project is to use new technologies, specifically environmental DNA testing and low cost, rapid result, nutrient pollution test kits. It also aims […] | More