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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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Walking the Ribble Way!
The Ribble Way is a captivating long-distance trail that traces the course of the River Ribble from its mouth near Preston all the way to its source in the stunning Yorkshire Dales. Along this 72-mile journey, you’ll pass through charming villages like Ribchester and Clitheroe, enjoy breathtaking views of Pendle Hill, and explore historic towns…
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Exploring the Depths: Electrofishing for Conservation
Ribble Rivers Trust strive to protect and restore the Ribble catchment’s rivers, and understanding the intricate dynamics of our river ecosystems is a huge, and very important part of our work. One technique that plays a crucial role in our data collecting efforts is electrofishing. Electrofishing is a technique widely used by scientists and fisheries…
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Wildfires: Why They’re Becoming More Common and How We’re Increasing Landscape Resilience
For many years, wildfires felt like a problem affecting other parts of the world. Not anymore. In recent weeks, we’ve seen fires reported across Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Wales, and much closer to home on Darwen Moor near one of our project sites. As another heatwave grips much of the country, it’s becoming increasingly clear…
