The Rivers Trust logo

News

Find out the latest news from The Rivers Trust and its members.

Explore

471 news articles

a map of showing sewage outflows

Where Data Science Meets Environmental Conservation

  • The Rivers Trust
Explore how data science, facilitated through DataCamp Donates, empowered the creation of one of the most crucial updates that we provide each year, the Sewage Map.

Learn more
A graphic reading 'Party manifestos: what to look for'

Response to general election manifestos – #VoteForRivers

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
As party manifestos start to be shared this week ahead of the general election, what should you be looking out for if you’re interested in river health?

Learn more
A graphic contains the words Vote For Rivers

Vote for Rivers at the upcoming General Election

  • Emma Brisdion
  • News
This summer, join us as we #VoteForRivers, sending a clear message to all political parties that action for our precious waterways is vital and is an issue that we the public care strongly about.

Learn more
A smiling team stand on a stage holding a small award

The Rivers Trust’s NFM Hub wins the Esri UK Customer Success Award

  • The Rivers Trust
The collaborative platform has been recognised for allowing more than 50 catchment-scale or community-led projects to manage and share their actions and accelerate the delivery of nature-based solutions at a national scale.

Learn more
Phone held in two hands over a river

Spring 2024 Big River Watch: your river health survey results

  • Emma Brisdion
  • Blog
In May, we ran our second ever Big River Watch – a citizen science event where we invite everyone in the UK and Ireland to be part of a free and easy survey of river health.

Learn more
pipe spilling into river

Water companies launch new live sewage spill maps

  • Matthew Woodard
Several water companies finally launched their own live sewage spill maps, an important step but we still have some way to go before we have a full picture of the storm overflows issue.

Learn more
Mark Horton giving presentation

Empowering communities for action in catchment management: A head, heart, and hands holistic approach

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust All-Ireland Director Mark Horton recently had the opportunity to give a presentation on Empowering Communities for Action in Catchment Management at the Northern Ireland Environment Forum 2024.

Learn more
A filthy stream of murky water pours out of a pipe into a clear river

2023’s Sewage Deluge: New Data Highlights the Urgency of Our Fight For Better Rivers

  • Emma Brisdion
  • News
Today the Environment Agency released the storm overflow spill data from water companies in England for 2023, and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water have released the same for Wales. The headlines paint a devastating picture of rivers increasingly battered by sewage. 

Learn more
two men use a bright orange life craft in a pool

Crossing an ocean for our rivers: Jake’s Atlantic row

  • The Rivers Trust
At the end of next year, data scientist and rower Jake Still plans to embark on an almighty rowing challenge while fundraising to support the restoration of his beloved rivers back home.

Learn more
Hilly landscape with lake

Resilient Glenderamackin: achieving nature-based solutions at catchment scale through innovative funding

  • Matthew Woodard
Celebrating The Rivers Trust partnership with West Cumbria Rivers Trust and Nature Finance on one of the country’s largest catchment-based projects, unlocking innovative funding through the pioneering platform Projects for Nature and Lloyds Banking Group.

Learn more