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A map of the UK with purple dots indicating where Himalayan balsam has been identified

State of Our Rivers Report: Our team’s favourite interactive maps (and what they can tell us about river health)

  • The Rivers Trust
Explorable maps are a great way to understand the river health data at our fingertips and learn more about your local river. Get started with some of our favourites from the 2026 State of Our Rivers Report. 

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Reflections on the last two months of Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in Northern Ireland

  • The Rivers Trust
Katie Smirnova, from The Rivers Trust All-Ireland Team, reflects on the work undertaken as part of the Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions project in Northern Ireland across September and October 2026.

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Restoring the Double Buffer: Six Months of Peatland Restoration at the BUFFER+ Donegal Pilot Site

  • The Rivers Trust
From slowing water and stabilising eroding peat to training local stakeholders, testing restoration techniques and welcoming 50,000 new winged residents, the first six months of activity at the Interreg NWE BUFFER+ demonstration site in Glenveagh National Park show that peatland restoration is about much more than simply blocking a drain. 

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Ireland’s first PaludiFair brings the potential of wet peatland farming to life

  • The Rivers Trust
More than 100 people gathered at Killasser Community Centre, Co. Mayo, on 8 October for Ireland’s first PaludiFair, a one-day event showcasing the growing opportunities emerging from wetland restoration and paludiculture.

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The September 2026 Big River Watch results are in!

  • The Rivers Trust
Between the 18th and 24th of September we invited everyone across the UK and Ireland to spend some time by their local river and share what they see by taking part in our Big River Watch. Find out what was spotted from the riverbank.

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Agricultural Engagement Officer at The Rivers Trust and Dairy Farmer, Joe Lyall, wins the Farmers Weekly Young Farmer of the Year 2026 award!

  • Jack Hatcher
  • News
Farmers Weekly Young Farmer of the Year award scooped by Rivers Trust Agricultural Engagement Officer, Joe Lyall!

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€7.5 million Protecting Shared Waters PEACEPLUS project officially launched in Omagh

  • Jack Hatcher

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Open letter to government: Our disappointment with the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive application process

  • The Rivers Trust
On the 25th of September 2026 we wrote to Dame Angela Eagle and Stephen Morgan to express our disappointment at how the latest application window of the Sustainable Farming Incentive was conducted.

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The Rivers Trust at Wild Summit 2026 – revealing the extent of chemical pollution in the environment

  • Jack Hatcher
Communications Assistant, Jack Hatcher joined colleagues from The Rivers Trust at this year’s Wild Summit to take part in the Chemicals in the Wild event

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The Big River Watch calls on public support to help monitor river health following summer of record dry conditions

  • Jack Hatcher
People across the UK and Ireland urged to become citizen scientists and gather data on river health as part of the Big River Watch from 18th – 24th September 2026. 

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