We're working to improve The Rivers Trust website & want to hear from you! Please complete our short survey by midnight Friday 7 August. Your feedback will play an important role in shaping the changes we're making. 🔗 form.typeform.com/to/JDH8GqW6 Thank you to everyone who has already taken part💙

🎉 Positive River News! Our rivers are undeniably feeling the effects of the hot, dry weather. We, like many of you, are very concerned about the increased pressures they're facing. Still, it's important to take a moment to celebrate the positive stories emerging from our waterways. 🧵👇

✨📦 Free UK shipping this weekend! Had your eye on one of our new t-shirts? 👀 Now's the perfect time to pick one up, with free UK shipping until midnight on Sunday 2nd August. Wear your support for healthier rivers. 💙 theriverstrust.teemill.com

Healthy rivers, healthy people 💙 Rivers fit for the future aren't just good for nature & climate resilience, they're good for us too. Thank you to the Amber River Foundation for helping us celebrate Rivers Fit for the Future this week, and for the continued support through our charity partnership.

How can we all help make our Rivers Fit for the Future? Creating healthier rivers takes action at every level. 🧵👇

How do we know if Rivers are Fit for the Future? Understanding the state of our rivers is the first step towards protecting & restoring them. Data helps build a clearer picture of the pressures facing our waterways & guides efforts to tackle them. 🧵👇

This week is all about Rivers Fit for the Future! 💪 To kick things off, we're celebrating the many benefits healthy rivers provide for people, communities, and nature. 🧵👇

Our new Healthy Rivers T-shirt has officially been river-tested by Al Humphreys. Al joined Fergus Collins on The Plodcast to discuss his new book, Unwilded & explore nature connectedness. 🎧 Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform.

We are working to make The Rivers Trust website better &would love your feedback. Please complete our short survey and share your thoughts. It only takes around 7 minutes, and your responses will help shape future improvements. 👉 form.typeform.com/to/JDH8GqW6 Thank you for your support! 💙

🎉 Positive River News! June may be behind us, but the month's river wins are still worth shouting about. From water voles returning to the River Wey and the first mayfly hatch on Lough Carra in 20 years, to award-winning projects and inspiring volunteer efforts, there's plenty to celebrate. 💙 🧵👇

The Rivers Trust 2025-26 Impact Report is out now! Read the report to explore the statistics & case studies behind a year of action across the UK & Ireland, & find out how, together, we are restoring rivers & creating lasting benefits for nature &communities. 👉 theriverstrust.org/impact-repor...

😍 Meet your new favourite river-inspired summer tees, that also support our work! Today, we're excited to launch the Wild, Healthy, Natural Rivers collection Olympic champion and The Rivers Trust Ambassador Imogen Grant proudly sports our blue men's fit tee🩵 theriverstrust.teemill.com/wild-rivers/

We're excited by the new Natural History GCSE, giving young people a chance to connect with nature. The government is asking for feedback on the syllabus. Let's make sure rivers are properly represented 💧 Use our email template & help put rivers in the classroom 👇 shorturl.at/GV7ae

Stand up for our rivers, lakes, & seas. Demand Clean Water Now! ✍️ Write a letter to your local newspaper & share why clean water matters to you. Find your local paper & send your letter 👇 shorturl.at/OB7m1

Despite accounting for 25% of global use, the UK is lagging behind in regulating harmful chemical flame retardants (CFRs). Our new analysis with Wildlife and Countryside Link reveals how widespread they are in UK waters 👇 shorturl.at/A7TtU

River wildlife on banknotes🐟💷 The Bank of England's new series of banknotes will celebrate UK wildlife & 4 river species could be featured: Atlantic salmon Kingfisher Curlew Emperor dragonfly We’d love to see our rivers represented💙 Vote on the Bank of England website by 3 July shorturl.at/6UmJa

🏊‍♂️ Nothing beats a cooling dip on a hot day, but swimming in rivers comes with risks. Before you get in, check: 🌊 Flow 📏 Depth 🌡️ Temperature 💩 Water quality – use our sewage map for recent spills For more tips, visit our website 👇 theriverstrust.org/about-us/news/river-safety-routine

🐟 World Fish Migration Day! To celebrate our amazing migratory fish, we’re highlighting the work taking place across Yorkshire as part of the Great Yorkshire Rivers Partnership to help reopen our rivers by addressing the artificial barriers impacting fish populations. www.greatyorkshirerivers.org

📊 The April 2026 Big River Watch results are in! Last month, 5,538 of you got outside, connected with your local river, and made this our biggest spring survey so far. Read our April 2026 Big River Watch Report and explore the results 👇 🔗 theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch-april-2026-report

💧 It’s Water Saving Week. We’ve teamed up with Waterwise to show how everyday water use at home and across industries affects our rivers and the wildlife that relies on them. Read our joint blog to see how you can help protect river health 👇 waterwise.org.uk/the-hidden-c...

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This Water Saving Week, we’re highlighting the simple ways you can reduce water waste and in doing so, protect both our water sources and the wildlife This Water Saving Week, we’re highlighting the si...

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🎉 Positive River News Eel reintroductions, toad patrols, major river clean-ups and lots of citizen science made April a busy month for our rivers, with plenty to celebrate. 👏 What was your favourite river win from April? Share it in the comments below. 👇

📢 Big River Watch ends tomorrow! It has already been an amazing week of riverside citizen science. Here is a quick look at what you've seen so far. ⏰ There's still time to get involved. Download the free Big River Watch app and survey your river by the end of Thursday the 30th of April. 🧵👇

🚨 24 hours left to have your donation doubled! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our Earth Raise campaign, raising £32,676 so far. 👏 That's 82% of our £40,000 target, can you help get us over the line? Any donation made by midday 29 April will be doubled! Donate 👉 shorturl.at/PCdPH

Now available in Irish! 💚 We’re excited to welcome Irish to the Big River Watch app, making it even easier for communities across the UK & Ireland to get involved in citizen science. Starts next week: 24th - 30th April, download/update the app & survey your local river. shorturl.at/4e5dW

🎉 Positive River News! After a month filled with heavy headlines about our rivers, let’s wrap up March on a brighter note by celebrating the good things happening on and around our waterways. 🧵

‼️💩 Last week’s annual sewage summary showed fewer and shorter discharges in England and Wales than in 2024, but that’s likely due to dry weather, not real progress. Our experts reviewed the data to see if investigations are happening and leading to meaningful fixes. Read here 👉 shorturl.at/L638w

🌍 Protecting people should be the first duty of any Government. At present, the UK is deeply unprepared for the increasing threat of floods, droughts, wildfires and food shortages. The cross-party CNCC will continue to urge the Government to deliver, before it's too late. 👉 thecncc.org

🚨 We've got two exciting vacancies in our The Rivers Trust (All-Ireland) team! Both roles are fully remote. Applicants must be based in the Republic of Ireland. Could you be our new (🧵 👇 )... #hiring #greenjobs #Ireland #job #environment #nature #water #rivers #conservation

Have you signed up for Earthwatch Europe's Great UK Water Blitz yet? 👉https://earthwatch.org.uk/greatukwaterblitz/ Register to receive your test kit and record nitrate and phosphate levels in your local river between 24th and 27th April. But that's just the first step...

🎉 February's Positive River News! From creating wildlife ponds and creating leaky dams to help with natural flood management, to opening up a piped ford to allow trout to more easily travel upstream, teams all across our Movement have been making a real difference to their #rivers.