Ribble, Hodder, Calder, Darwen, and Douglas
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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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Using Data and Evidence to Create a Healthier River
When people think about river conservation, they often picture volunteers working along a riverbank; restoring habitats and nurturing greenspaces. But before any of that happens, there’s an important question to answer. How do we know what’s wrong? Where should we focus our efforts? And how do we know if our work is making a difference?…
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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Volunteering!
Volunteering is a fantastic way to connect with nature, meet like-minded people, and make a real difference to the health of our rivers and wildlife. At Ribble Rivers Trust, we welcome volunteers of all backgrounds and experience levels to join our hands-on conservation work. To help you get started, we’ve put together this FAQ guide…
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Autumn Activities: Connect with Nature This Half Term
At Ribble Rivers Trust, we believe that helping people connect with nature is one of the best ways to protect it. When young people explore the outdoors, they develop curiosity, confidence, and care for the world around them- a connection that lasts a lifetime. This October half term, take the chance to slow down, get…
