🐟 We’re #recruiting a Fisheries Specialist to help improve fish passage and river connectivity across the Great Stour and wider South East. Know someone with fisheries, freshwater ecology or river restoration expertise? Please share. Apply by 31 August: bit.ly/SERT-Fisheri... #FisheriesJobs

As the school term ends, we’re celebrating an inspiring river restoration project with students at St George’s College, Weybridge. 🌊 Since January, they’ve explored river ecology and helped deliver real-world restoration work. Enjoy the summer—we’ll be back in September!

We’re looking for a communications and marketing officer who can use their skills to help rivers thrive across the south east. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you… careers.southeastriverstrust.org/jobs/7929644... #hiring #marketing #conservation

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Creative storyteller wanted to turn complex ideas into engaging content and digital campaigns that inspire action—help grow fundraising to protect and improve rivers across the South East.

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📩 Our latest newsletter is out! Inside: 💙 Big River Watch results, 🐟 a new eel project, 🧬 exciting eDNA discoveries, 📅 upcoming events & more! Read the latest edition: https://mailchi.mp/southeastriverstrust.org/may2026-newsletter-8342055 #Rivers #NatureRecovery #BigRiverWatch #CitizenScience

#STEMInThePark26 was a fantastic day 💧 We engaged with around 600 people, with loads of young people getting hands-on with river wildlife activities, asking great questions and learning more about how we restore rivers for people and nature. Thanks to everyone who came along!

A hidden freshwater gem in the River Eden! eDNA sampling across the Eden Valley & Eden for Nature farm clusters identified the rare crystal bryozoan (Lophopus crystallinus) at the Big Wood Estate. Only recorded at 3 UK sites in the last 20 years! #BiodiversityDay #eDNA #NatureRecovery

Huge thanks to everyone who joined our #Riverfly Monitoring training at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve 💧🌿 Great to see volunteers learning how riverflies help monitor river health and protect waterways. Join our next event on June 10: southeastriverstrust.org/events #CitizenScience #HealthyRivers

🌿 We’re joining the Bradbourne Re-bourne project in Sevenoaks! From May 2026, we’ll be running community events, training + volunteering at Bradbourne Lakes 💧 Helping improve the River Darent and connect people with their local river. www.southeastriverstrust.org/bradbourne-l...

South East Rivers Trust joins major Bradbourne Lakes restoration project in Sevenoaks - South East Rivers Trust

South East Rivers Trust joins the Bradbourne Lakes restoration in Sevenoaks, delivering community events, volunteering and river health initiatives.

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100 years of Sir David Attenborough 🌍 We’re proud he supported our Beverley Brook restoration in Richmond Park—bringing 600m of river back to life. Watch the specially commissioned film (narrated by Sir David) featuring our work 👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMGKSwqryso #Attenborough100

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Richmond Park – National Nature Reserve, presented by Sir David Attenborough, is an award-winning film by conservation charity the Friends of Richmond Park. ...

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Our April update is here 💧 From River Beult recovery to Chalk Stream Connectors, plus how you can get involved in #LondonRiversWeek. Take a look: https://mailchi.mp/southeastriverstrust.org/april-2026-newsletter-8341477

MPs have recommended tighter controls on PFAS “forever chemicals”, as reported by BBC News. In a podcast recorded last year, we explore the impacts of chemical pollution on rivers. 🎧 Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rambling-about-rivers/id1485281909

🌿 New project: Chalk Stream Connectors We’re helping communities connect with the Wandle, Cray, Darent & Hogsmill 💧 Microgrants up to £800 available for local activities that bring people closer to their river. 📅 Apply by 15 May 👉 www.southeastriverstrust.org/projects/cha...

Fish survey at Petty’s Brook, Basingstoke Electrofishing helps us safely identify & record fish before releasing them back into the river. 📊 The data shows which species are present and informs restoration plans with Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council. Fish recover within seconds — none harmed.

A week on from the Environment Agency update, the findings still matter. 3,000+ breaches show the scale of the issue — and shouldn’t be happening in the first place. Prevention is better than cure. On #WorldHealthDay, we stand with science. We need faster, proactive action to protect rivers.

Our March newsletter is here. Read about: 💧 Restoration on the River Wandle 💚 Volunteers in action 🌼 Spring events + free school sessions 👉 https://mailchi.mp/southeastriverstrust.org/march-2026-newsletter-8340877

21 bags of litter removed in 5 hours 💧 A fantastic effort from volunteers at Elmbridge Meadows, helping clean up the Hogsmill River and create a better space for wildlife and people. Thank you to everyone who got involved 💚 More events coming soon 👀

A huge thank you to everyone who joined our Emm Brook community event on Saturday in Wokingham 🌿 From litter picking & riverfly sampling to dragonfly crafts & conversations about future restoration, it was fantastic to see so many people connecting with their local river. More events coming soon!

🌿 London has launched its Local Nature Recovery Strategy — highlighting rivers like the Wandle, Hogsmill and Cray as priority habitats for wildlife. Many of our river restoration projects already support these goals. Find out more via the news section on our website.

Restoring the River Wandle at Richmond Green 🌿 Work is underway on a 400m stretch of the river in Beddington — removing old toeboards, reshaping banks & adding natural features like gravel riffles and wood deflectors. Why? To help the river flow more naturally & create better habitat for wildlife.

This isn’t dumping gravel. It’s restoring a river for wildlife. We’ve seeded 500+ tonnes of gravel into the Hogsmill to create spawning habitat for trout and the invertebrates that support the whole ecosystem. Funded by Natural England, this work is helping bring wildlife back. #WorldWildlifeDay

Our February newsletter shares how Natural Flood Management, science, and community action are helping restore healthier rivers and protect communities. Read it here: mailchi.mp/southeastriv... or sign up here: www.southeastriverstrust.org/mailing-list

Flood risk is increasing — highlighting the importance of responsible planning and resilient landscapes. Natural Flood Management helps restore natural river processes, slowing and storing water to help reduce flooding in existing flood prone communities. #NaturalFloodManagement #FloodResilience

You can play a direct role in restoring your local river 💧 Upcoming events: 🧤 River clean-up — Crawley 🔎 Outfall Safari — Morden Hall Park 🌿 River restoration — Morden Hall Park 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Activity Day — Wokingham 🐟 Eel monitoring — East Molesey Find events near you: southeastriverstrust.org/events

Can slowing water upstream reduce flooding downstream? 💧 On Pipp Brook in Dorking, we’re installing Leaky Woody Dams — simple, nature-based structures that slow the flow, store water higher up the catchment and improve habitat. Watch to see NFM in action 🎥 #NaturalFloodManagement

🌟 #WomenInScience 🌟 Meet Cacey Cottrill, our new Eden Catchment & Cluster Officer, working with partners across the River Eden and the Eden Valley Farm Cluster to help create healthier, more resilient rivers for people and nature. 💧🌿#EveryVoiceInScience

Spring is on the horizon — We're offering free, curriculum-linked river education for schools across the Loddon, Medway and Rother catchments (plus Surrey & Wokingham). Assemblies, river walks and river dipping — all local, no transport costs. education@southeastriverstrust.org

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay 🌍🌱 At Chamber Mead, wetlands are doing brilliant work for the Hogsmill — cleaning water, storing carbon and creating space for wildlife to thrive. They’ve also helped bring water voles back to the river after 20+ years 🦦💙

Flooding. Water quality. Nature-based solutions. And the evidence showing what works for rivers. Our January newsletter brings together the latest updates from across the South East. 👉Read here: mailchi.mp/southeastriv... or sign up: southeastriverstrust.org/mailing-list

Rainy days show why working with nature matters 🌧️🌿 At Green Farm, hosted by Kent Wildlife Trust & funded by Southern Water, NFM features were slowing flows, storing water and boosting habitat. A great example of partnership working and why scaling up NbS matters.

Flood warnings are in place across the South East after Storm Chandra. 🌧️ On the upper River Mole, nature-based solutions are already working: a leaky dam in Ruben’s Ghyll is holding back fast-rising water, while 600+ new hedgerow whips over 250m help slow runoff and protect communities. #SlowTheFlow