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Three women and two dogs on paddleboard on the Bristol Avon

What SUP with our rivers?

  • Emily Cooper
We believe that the best way to get to know the state of our rivers is to spend time around them. Three women are taking this to a new extreme. Anneka (one of our fantastic data nerds), Bekki and Harriet are about to set off on an adventure. They’re using waterways to paddleboard all the way from Bristol to London!

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Brown trout underwater

£Billions of benefits from rivers and lakes quantified for the first time in new report by The Rivers Trust

  • Jayne Mann
A new Freshwater Natural Capital report by The Rivers Trust finds that fisheries in England’s rivers, canals, lakes and ponds provide annual economic benefits in excess of £1.7 billion, plus numerous wider health and biodiversity benefits.

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Right to left: Georgia, Martha, and Sally on their bikes ready to cycle from Land's End to Glasgow

Guest blog: Lands End to Glasgow with Martha, Sally, and Georgia

  • Rebecca Duncan
Follow Martha, Sally, and Georgia as they cycle from Land’s End to Glasgow raising money and awareness for The Rivers Trust.

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Person in protective clothing picking litter

Free resources for Key Stage 2 teachers to contribute to landmark plastic pollution study

  • Rebecca Duncan
Plastic is quite literally choking our oceans and everything in them. But where does it all come from and how can we stop this from happening? The Rivers Trust and Preventing Plastic Pollution are calling on primary schools across the country to help leading scientists find out!

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Pond with lily pads

5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: Support nature-based solutions

  • Rebecca Duncan
If we’re going to solve our twin crises of climate change and nature degradation, we need to work with nature and not against it. In particular, nature-based solutions can help to improve water quality and restore habitats for the wildlife that call them home.

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Photo of common kingfisher flying above river

Tabled amendments to Environment Bill provide lifeline for rivers

  • Rebecca Duncan
Several amendments to the Environment Bill have been tabled today which, if successful, represent a significant victory for river health, and indeed river users.

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Morpeth Landscape with Wetlands

Water stewardship: Reviving Northumberland’s rivers

  • Jayne Mann
Every person, household, and business has a role to play in our River Revival. At The Rivers Trust, we connect some of the world’s biggest companies with local grassroots organisations to make that happen.

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Swimmers in the water at Bristol Harbour as part of a floating protest

River Revival: a harbour fit to swim in?

  • Rebecca Duncan
#SwimBristolHarbour is a new campaign to make Bristol Harbour a designated bathing water, and it’s being spearheaded by wild swimming campaigner Johnny Palmer.

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Water entering rain barrel from drain

5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: Water saving in the garden

  • Rebecca Duncan
When taking steps to protect and improve the environment, it’s important to remember that all of nature is connected. That means the way you manage your garden – or any plants you have for that matter – can have an impact on river health, and the environment as a whole. That’s why this week, we’re focusing on water saving in the garden.

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Apples being washed in the kitchen sink

5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: Water saving at home

  • Rebecca Duncan
It’s not always easy to know what you can do to help the environment, especially to protect an ecosystem as complex and interconnected as rivers. But we’re here to tell you that the River Revival begins at home.

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