Knowledge sharing is an important part of our work, so it was great to speak at a special event on Wiltshire's River Nadder 💧 Nick Lawrence, one of our Conservation Officers, gave his insights into the crucial role that diverse wildlife habitats play in river ecosystems.

Last month, we returned to Meon Springs Fly Fishery in Hampshire for the annual Three Fly Challenge. This friendly one-day tournament has a fun twist: only three flies are allowed, with points awarded according to difficulty and the size of the fish.

It's the last week of Sportfish Rivers Month, so don't miss their competition! If you've helped rivers this July, you could win... 🎣 Sage Arrow rod of your choice 💧 Day's fishing for one on the Test or Itchen 🏆 £200 Sportfish gift voucher Read the full T&Cs: www.sportfish.co.uk/blog/sportfi...

It's always lovely to see our Wild Trout Trust members, so we were excited to hold our Annual Gathering earlier this month. For this year's event, we headed to the village of Gargrave, on the edge of the gorgeous Yorkshire Dales 🐟

Our Conservation Officer Ed Noyes visited Alcester this week, to join forces with volunteers from River Arrow & Alne Revival 💧 Since last autumn, Ed has been working with this fantastic community group to improve the health of their local rivers.

Wow - almost 55,000 people have watched Charley Yates' fantastic short film 'There Will Be Fish', starring our very own Jonny Grey 🐟 The film explores how Jonny boosted fish numbers in two Yorkshire becks, and how stone loaches can now access more important habitat via a new rock ramp.

George Seligman, one of our Trustees, has been awarded an MBE for his services to the environment! Before retiring in 2012, George enjoyed a 38-year career as a corporate lawyer with Slaughter and May. He has since devoted his time to farming and supporting many charitable and environmental causes.

Last month, we welcomed another brilliant student for a week of work experience 🪏 Jacob Dixon (BSc Ecology and Conservation at Nottingham Trent University) joined our Research & Conservation Officer, Jonny Grey, for hands-on learning in the Yorkshire Dales.

It's Sportfish Rivers Month! 🐟 Everyone can play a part in protecting our rivers - check out the Sportfish website for lots of handy tips on... 💪 Volunteering with charities 💧 Saving water at home 🌿 Supporting biosecurity 🏆 Winning exciting prizes ...and more! www.sportfish.co.uk/blog/sportfi...

We recently met up with some of our wonderful Trustees, for a planning session in Hungerford. While there, we saw a fascinating habitat enhancement project that has been undertaken by our friends at @riverkennet.bsky.social 💧🐟

This delicate pink wildflower is called ragged-robin 🌸 It loves damp and boggy ground, so it can sometimes be seen growing on riverbanks. Adding fencing to this stretch of Hampshire's Bourne Rivulet has allowed native plants like this to flourish. All sorts of insects will be enjoying its nectar!

The lovely River Chelt winds through the middle of Cheltenham, offering a peaceful view from many points across the town 💧 As an urban river, it has the potential to provide invaluable habitat for fish, birds, insects, and a whole host of other wildlife.

A treat for all freshwater fans... Heavy Metal Trout in Hard Rock Rivers! Dr @danosmond.bsky.social examines how #trout have adapted to living in some of our most polluted post-industrial landscapes. Reproduced with kind permission from: @wildtrouttrust.bsky.social www.fba.org.uk/articles/hea...

With all the wet weather we've had recently, it's an ideal time to check on a previous project 💧 Our Conservation Officer Jonny Grey took his drone out, to get this bird's-eye view of the River Skirfare in North Yorkshire 🧵 1/4

Wonderful news: we’re delighted to welcome three new Trustees to our charity's Board. Nick Heasman, Penny Gane, and Nick Sandall bring immense passion and a wealth of valuable experience 🎉

Our work can take us to some far flung places! These gorgeous scenes were captured by our Conservation Officer Gareth Pedley, on a recent trip to Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands 🐟

Back in 2024, we shared the sad news of Richard Slocock's passing. Richard was a pioneer of catch-and-release wild trout fishing, and a tireless champion of chalk streams. He was also one of our charity's founders, a dear friend, and a tremendous supporter of our work for many years.

Thanks to @freshwaterbio.bsky.social for featuring an article about my work on metal-adapted brown trout populations, first featuring in @wildtrouttrust.bsky.social journal last year. Research supported by @gwct.org.uk www.fba.org.uk/articles/hea...

Heavy Metal Trout in Hard Rock Rivers — Freshwater Biological Association

Dr Daniel Osmond examines how trout have adapted to living in some of our most polluted post-industrial landscapes. Daniel is a senior fisheries scientist for Westcountry Rivers Trust and research ass...

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It’s World Fish Migration Day! 🐟 This celebration of free-flowing rivers is a great time to ponder the impact of barriers like weirs, dams, and culverts – common sights across the UK and Ireland. Brown trout aren’t always thought of as migratory fish, but they roam throughout their lives 🧵 1/4

Visit Hertford this Thursday for a celebration of rivers with: 📢 Environmental writer & campaigner @tonyjuniper.bsky.social 🎨 Wildlife illustrator Clay Thompson 🎵 Award-winning folk artist Craig Joiner There will also be a raffle in aid of our charity! www.hertfordstandrews.co.uk/Groups/46011...

Urban rivers are often overlooked as potential brown trout habitats, but these tenacious fish can be found in all sorts of places! We were delighted to see this in Cheltenham, during a recent Advisory Visit for the Guardians of the River Chelt.

For the past three years, we've been trialling a new process for returning wild brown trout to the upper part of the River Mel, a beautiful chalk stream in Cambridgeshire 🐟 The trout population had gradually vanished, due to pressures like abstraction, siltation, and habitat loss.

We’re passionate about partnership working, and we collaborate with many organisations and groups to make an even greater difference for nature. So we’re delighted that one of our joint projects was shortlisted for this year's @therrc.bsky.social UK River Prize!

Last year, we teamed up with the Environment Agency to improve the Stenigot Beck, a Lincolnshire chalk stream that feeds the River Bain. By uncapping a spring that had been confined to a pipe, we created roughly 350 metres of headwater habitat 🧵 1/5

When we enhance river habitat, we often aim to mimic natural tree fall. Here, we can see this process in action - whole trees that have fallen into Lancashire's River Brock without human intervention 🌳

The Devil's Brook in Dorset had been straightened and perched in the past, hampering its ecosystem. Our Conservation Officer Nick Lawrence, in partnership with the landowner and Cain Bio-Engineering, has been returning the river to a more sinuous course that is better connected to the floodplain 💧

Blue sky, clear water, and fascinating facts - our new video gives a glimpse of Malham Beck! 💧 For several years now, Jonathan Grey (our Research & Conservation Officer) has been working to improve the health of this river, in partnership with @yorkswildlife.bsky.social.

If you're near Hertford on 21 May, why not treat yourself to... 📣 A talk by environmental writer and campaigner @tonyjuniper.bsky.social 🎨 Beautiful artwork by illustrator Clay Thompson 🎶 Wonderful music by award-winning folk artist Craig Joiner 🎁 A raffle in aid of the Wild Trout Trust

In the rolling landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, individual valleys can feel like their own hidden pockets of nature. Such is the case for Swineley Farm – a 500-acre plot that contains 1.5km of a River Ure tributary called Widdale Beck.

There's just one week until the start of the @biggive.bsky.social Earth Raise campaign! 🐟 We're raising funds to secure specialist equipment for our Conservation Officers, including drones for aerial surveys and electric chainsaws for habitat creation.