A journey along the River Westbourne 04.10.21 Emily Cooper Rivers Trust Ambassador, Kieran Bird, shares his fascination with the River Westbourne. Learn more
The Rivers Trust are part of a winning share of £36m for cutting-edge water sector innovation 30.09.21 Rebecca Duncan The Rivers Trust are part of a collaborative proposal, named CaSTCo., which has won £7.1m in Ofwat’s first Water Breakthrough Challenge to implement a national framework for a catchment monitoring cooperative, using citizen science and standardised approaches to data collection and management. Learn more
Riverbanks and watercourses to be planted with thousands of hectares of new woodland to improve water quality and biodiversity 27.09.21 Jayne Mann Over 3,000 hectares of new woodlands are set to be planted along England’s rivers and watercourses with backing from the country’s leading environmental organisations. Learn more
State of Our Rivers will be won or lost on rivers — and right now, we’re losing. 24.09.21 Jayne Mann Our State of Rivers report will help the public understand the health of their river like never before, on both a national and local scale. Learn more
Environment Bill Amendments Passed by Lords – a great first step in strengthening environmental legislation 14.09.21 Rebecca Duncan Last night (Monday 13th September) an amendment to the environment bill was passed in the House of Lords, to place a new duty on water companies and the government take all reasonable steps to ensure untreated sewage is not discharged from storm overflows and requires that they progressively reduce the harm caused by these discharges. Learn more
What SUP with our rivers? 11.09.21 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! Learn more
£Billions of benefits from rivers and lakes quantified for the first time in new report by The Rivers Trust 08.09.21 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. Learn more
Guest blog: Lands End to Glasgow with Martha, Sally, and Georgia 03.09.21 Rebecca Duncan Follow Martha, Sally, and Georgia as they cycle from Land’s End to Glasgow raising money and awareness for The Rivers Trust. Learn more
Free resources for Key Stage 2 teachers to contribute to landmark plastic pollution study 02.09.21 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! Learn more
5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: Support nature-based solutions 01.09.21 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. Learn more
