The Rivers Trust

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. As if she doesn’t already do enough for…

Hi everyone, I am Kieran and I have just become an Ambassador for the Rivers Trust. Influenced by some of my day-to-day work as a graduate scientist at BMT, I have decided to write my first blog about flood management, in particular natural flood management (NFM). I hope you enjoy…

This Earth Day, we’re focusing on one of the biggest issues affecting the health of our wonderful waterways: plastic pollution. As part of our Preventing Plastic Pollution Project, we’ve launched a new animation “A little plastic goes a long way” to demonstrate the journey of plastic waste from source to…

The full videos for day one and day two of the Reimagining Irish Rivers: Working with nature conference are now available to view online, along with an updated information booklet. Coinciding with World Water Day, this conference explored themes of restoration, management, biodiversity, and river communities working in Ireland, bringing…

How much do you know about sewage in rivers? You might remember a previous episode where we spoke to Anneka France from our data team about the Sewage Map they produced, which showed the frequency of untreated sewage being released into rivers. Give episode 9 a listen if you want to catch up. Recently,…