The CDT returned on May 13th 2018 to the South Downs Green Fair at the Sustainability Centre near Petersfield, Hampshire with the University of Southampton Public Engagement team. In May 2017 the South Downs Green Fair was the first University Roadshow event that the Fish Passage Marble Run was exhibited and this year the South Downs Green Fair was the first Roadshow event that all three stages of the Marble Run were tested. The Marble Run proved to be a huge success with kids and adults alike, who all attempted to see how many fish they could save from the barriers and natural predators in the river.
The CDT was also exhibiting the reintroduction of the Eurasian Beaver to the UK and its effect on river ecosystems. We also had Freya Radford who is a CDT SIS postgraduate researcher who is looking into the effects of micro-plastics in wastewater systems.
