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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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Water Friendly Gardens: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference
If you step into your garden, it’s easy to see it as your own space, completely separate from everything beyond the fence. But when it rains, your garden connects directly to the wider river landscape. This is because everything in a river catchment is connected. Water moves through soil, lawns, patios and driveways before eventually…
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The Salmon Story: Why Atlantic Salmon Need Our Help
Every year, one of nature’s most remarkable journeys unfolds beneath the surface of our rivers. Born in cool, clear streams, young salmon begin life in freshwater before embarking on an epic migration to the North Atlantic. Years later, guided by an incredible instinct, they return to the very river where they were born to spawn…
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Edisford Bridge: Bathing Water Status and What It Means for You
Edisford Bridge in Clitheroe is a Designated Bathing Water site, which is an important step towards improving water quality and protecting river users. But what does this status actually mean, and what can be done to make our rivers cleaner and safer? Here’s everything you need to know. What is a Designated Bathing Water? The…
