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WINNER OF THE ORRI AWARD 2025
Ribble Rivers Trust has won a prestigious new national award for wild salmon conservation, supporting a community-led river restoration project that will both protect an endangered British species and help reduce local flood risk.
Launched this autumn 2025, ‘The Orri’ is a new community-based salmon conservation award from the North Atlantic Salmon Fund UK (NASF UK), named in honour of its internationally respected founder, Orri Vigfússon.
Our project, ‘Hodder Together For Salmon’, focuses on restoring salmon habitat in the River Hodder while actively involving local communities, schools and anglers.
OUR ACTIVITIES
There are four different factors we look at to decide how healthy a river is; water quality, water quantity, habitat health, and habitat connectivity. These four factors are all linked to each other and are the foundations of a healthy and well functioning river ecosystem.
If there are any problems affecting these four factors we can work to resolve them, and make our rivers healthier.
To do this we have seven key activities that we work on; engagement and education, woodland creation, fish passage, wetland creation, farm advice, farmland habitat improvements, and last, but by no means least, data and evidence.
Focussing on these activities enables us to ensure all the work we undertake serves a purpose and that all our projects are necessary and relevant to our aim of improving the Ribble catchment for wildlife and people.
LATEST BLOG POSTS FROM RIBBLE RIVERS TRUST
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Community Catchments: Darwen NFM
In 2025, Ribble Rivers Trust launched a new project aimed at reducing flood risk in three Lancashire towns; Wrea Green, Darwen, and Clitheroe. The Community Catchments initiative will work closely with residents, businesses, and landowners on community-led natural flood management. Our goal is to empower communities to address flood risks head-on, with a little help from us,…
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Communty Catchments: Wrea Green NFM
In 2025, Ribble Rivers Trust launched a new project aimed at tackling flooding in three Lancashire towns through community-led natural flood management. The Community Catchments initiative will work closely with residents, businesses, and landowners in Wrea Green, Darwen, and Clitheroe; empowering communities to address flood risks head-on- with a little help from us, of course!…
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Water Safety: our guide to river safety
The Ribble catchment is a fantastic place to explore, especially when the sun’s shining! From wild swimming to paddling, kayaking to fishing, our rivers, lakes and streams offer something for everyone. But rivers can change quickly, and what looks calm on the surface can hide real risks. Whether you’re planning a swim or just spending…
