The Rivers Trust

The Rivers Trust has announced the appointment of Mark Lloyd as its new Chief Executive. Mark will be taking up his post in September, as head of one of the UK’s leading charities operating in the area of catchment management in the UK. The Rivers Trust represents more than 60…

To kick off the Great British Spring Clean, Don Catchment Rivers Trust took to the river as part of the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival on Saturday 23rd March, to organise a mass clean-up on the River Don. Walkers, Waders, Canoeists, kayakers and paddle boarders joined Don Catchment Rivers Trust with…

On March 14th Beavers returned to Essex after being extinct for 400 years. They are part of a Natural Flood Management (NFM) Project on Spains Hall Estate to reduce flooding to the village of Finchingfield. Two Eurasian Beavers, bred in Devon by Derek Gow, were released into an enclosed compound…

Glen Etive, in the Highlands of Scotland, is an area of significant cultural and social importance, well known by our varied supporters for its beautiful landscape. It is a popular amenity for walkers, climbers, cyclists, wildlife enthusiasts, anglers, outdoor swimmers, and the paddle sport community, but the River Etive is…

The Rivers Trust is organising the worlds first international citizen science relay with organisations from five different countries to take #actiononwater on an international scale next week. From 18th – 22nd March, organisations from the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, will all be taking #actiononwater at their local…