The Rivers Trust logo

News

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

Explore

63 news articles

Decorative image of woodland

Defra announces new funding for further tree planting

  • Rebecca Duncan
Today Defra has confirmed the next significant package of funding for local communities and organisations to plant more trees and create more woodlands across the country.

Learn more
Himalayan Balsam

5 Easy Ways to Revive Your River: You can’t ignore invasives

  • Emily Cooper
Find out all about invasive species and the threats they pose to freshwater ecosystems.

Learn more
Women playing in the river

COVID pandemic fails to slow the flow of the Rivers Trust movement

  • Rebecca Duncan
2020 proved an outstanding year for the Rivers Trust movement, as we publish our review of the year this week. Despite some setbacks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many environmental improvements were still undertaken on a large scale.

Learn more
Michelle Walker wild swimming

The Wild Dart Swim: Just Breathe

  • Emily Cooper
Michelle Walker, our Deputy Technical Director, is currently in the midst of training for the Wild Dart swim. Follow Michelle’s journey in this new blog series, written by her as she braves the cold water in preparation for this mammoth wild swim.

Learn more

Inishowen Rivers Trust launch a new flood management project for the Clonmany catchment

  • Emily Cooper

Learn more
Untitled design 27 1

Blog: National Tree Week

  • Emily Cooper

Learn more
Mark lloyd

CEOs Update

  • Emily Cooper

Learn more
Wooded river

Seven Wonders of the (Rivers) World

  • Emily Cooper

Learn more
Untitled design 18 1

Our Rivers are Wonderful – Don’t give up on them

  • Emily Cooper

Learn more
River Clyde Jenny Pearson

An Ode to the Clyde

  • Emily Cooper

Learn more