Breaking down barriers in the River Douglas Catchment
An epic three-year river engineering project has drawn to a successful close this summer. The Opening Up The River Douglas (OUR Douglas) project, delivered by L... Read more.
Ernest Cook Grant; Helping Young People Connect With Nature
Ribble Rivers Trust has benefited from a £15,000 grant from UK educational charity The Ernest Cook Trust, which is aimed at helping get young people outdoors. ... Read more.
What Is A Fish Pass?
You’ve probably heard the term fish pass used a lot, but maybe you’re still wondering what they are and why we construct them.
To put it simply, a fish pas... Read more.
Inland Bathing Waters; what does it mean?
In the UK, we have over 600 bathing water sites, but just two of those are inland bathing waters.
Earlier last year Ribble Rivers Trust launched Safe to Splash... Read more.
Ged Beck; channel re-wiggling for a natural river
An exciting new river restoration project is now underway on the Lancashire and North Yorkshire border. The project, which is based near Halton West, aims to re... Read more.
Trout in the Classroom
Today’s children are tomorrow’s river guardians- that’s why primary education programmes like Trout in the Classroom are so important to us!
Our Rivers in... Read more.
brackenhurst NFM
Our latest NFM, or Natural Flood Management, project is due to start this spring.
As the name suggests, NFM is a natural way of reducing flood risk. Whilst it... Read more.
Buy Nothing New Month
January is Keep Britain Tidy’s Buy Nothing New Month so, we’ve got some top tips to help you reduce the amount of stuff you buy.
After all, buying stuff we ... Read more.
Three fun ideas for family winter walks
It’s January, and after a few weeks of feasting and festivities we’re all looking for cheap and healthy ways to have fun. Us grownups might find a bracing w... Read more.
Philip Lord BEM
Our amazing outgoing chair Philip Lord has received a British Empire Medal for services to the environment.
As many of you know, Philip has been the driving fo... Read more.