RiverBlitz- A citizen science approach
What are RiverBlitz events? A RiverBlitz is one-day event where citizen scientists join together to collect information about water quality and biodiversity within... Read more.
What Is River Restoration?
River restoration is at the heart of everything we do, and every day our dedicated team are on the ground working to improve our rivers for wildlife and people.... Read more.
The Battle of the Balsam!
Instantly recognizable thanks to its pretty pink flowers, Himalayan Balsam is present at the sides of most of the Ribble catchments watercourses. Despite providing... Read more.
Wave Hello To Cleaner Beaches This Summer
Ribble Rivers Trust, in collaboration with Fylde council, has launched a people focussed campaign to combat litter and inspire Lancashire residents to “wave hello... Read more.
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 Lancashire... 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. Spread... Read more.
A Week In The Life Of; The River Education Team
Have you every wondered what it's like to work in river education?
Our latest series of guest blog posts explains more about our team, their work, and what this... 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 restore... 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.
