The Rivers Trust

Eric Hastings (69), a recently-retired river guardian from Drygrange who has dedicated his life to protecting the river Tweed, has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 Tweed Forum River Champion Award. Introduced in 2016, the accolade rewards an individual from the Scottish Borders or North Northumberland, from any…

West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Bristol Avon Rivers Trust and Westcountry Rivers Trust were among the winners at this year’s Wild Trout Trust Conservation Awards held in London on 17th October 2018. The Wild Trout Trust set up the awards to celebrate the tremendous contributions of individuals and groups improving river…

The protection of precious UK river habitats will continue to be supported by a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation. The next phase of the WWF-UK and Coca-Cola GB partnership will allow work to continue in the East Anglia region and, together with partners at Norfolk Rivers Trust and The Rivers…

A beautiful piece of ancient semi-natural fenland, home to some of the rarest species of plants and animals in the South East, is gradually being restored to its former gloriously wild state as a unique partnership, led by Kent Wildlife Trust with the support of Coca-Cola and WWF, works to…

Last week Alistair Maltby our Operations Director returned to the Balkans to join the third Balkan Rivers Tour. Here is his account of the biggest direct river conservation action in Europe. I keep a postcard of the River Una in Bosnia above my desk. Una means the One, and it…