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River Thame Conservation Trust

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A Rivers Trust charity working to create a River Thame Catchment with healthy freshwaters and wildlife, valued and enjoyed by local people.

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River Thame Conservation Trust Join River Thame Conservation Trust for a day outdoors helping to restore and care for our rare and precious chalk streams as part of our ongoing Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy. Our Chalk Stream R...

🌊 Volunteer with us! 🌱🐟

Join our Chalk Stream Restoration Work Parties this autumn – a chance to get outdoors, learn new skills & help wildlife.

📅 Sept 23 & 30 (Lewknor)
📅 Oct 3 (Sheepbrook)

👉 Sign up: bttr.im/2ia4k

02.09.2025 13:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
River Thame Conservation Trust This training will teach you to ID pollution-sensitive invertebrates in your local streams and certify you to become a Riverfly monitor Next Training Session Wednesday 17th September 10:00 am ...

🐛🌊 Become a Riverfly Monitor!

📅 Wed 17 Sept, 10–4:30
📍 Stadhampton Village Hall, OX44 7UW
👉 Register: bttr.im/to9ew

Learn to ID pollution-sensitive insects & monitor your local river’s health. No experience needed! 💙
#RiverflyMonitoring #CitizenScience

20.08.2025 11:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

⏰ Less than a week to go!

There’s still time to apply for New Shoots: River Thame Edition 🌿 – our free year-long environmental conservation programme for 14–18 year olds.

👉 Apply by midnight Monday 25 August:
forms.office.com/e/aaFg61QYu5

19.08.2025 10:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Please help us spread the word!

New Shoots: River Thame Edition is a free opportunity for 14–18-year-olds to connect with nature, gain conservation skills & build confidence.

🌿 Monthly Saturday sessions
🌊 Sites across the Thame catchment
🔗 www.riverthame.org/new-shoots-r...
📅 Apply by 25 Aug

29.07.2025 11:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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🚜 Discover how farming and nature can thrive together at @OpenFarmSunday! RTCT is supporting this exciting event alongside the Thame Catchment Farm Cluster. 🌳🌿 Bring the whole family for a day of learning, fun, and connection with the land. 🌾

07.05.2025 11:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bringing Back the Water Vole: A Comeback Story in the Making

Can we bring water voles back to the Thame catchment?

@BBOWT, landowners, and 60+ volunteers are supporting River Thame Conservation Trust’s mink control work — and it’s starting to show results.

Read more: www.riverthame.org/post/bringing-back-the-water-vole-a-comeback-story-in-the-making

01.05.2025 09:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thanks to everyone who joined us at our Open House on the Chalgrove Brook. Two years on, the fish bypass channel is thriving with wildlife. Guests enjoyed a Riverfly demo and discovering the stream’s aquatic life.

01.05.2025 09:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Beautiful morning for my Waterways Breeding Bird Survey for @btobirds.bsky.social along the River Thame from Cuddesdon. 2 Goosander were a surprise, good numbers of Reed and Sedge Warblers singing, plus Cuckoo.
@nickmarriner.bsky.social
@riverthamect.bsky.social
#UKbirding

29.04.2025 07:27 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers! The Chalgrove Brook has gone from bramble-choked to sunlit & full of native plants like water crowfoot & brooklime 🌿💧 Big thanks to the Environment Agency for funding & joining us for a work party! 🐟💚

26.03.2025 13:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Help restore the River Thame 🌿💧

From 22nd-29th April, every donation is doubled thanks to the #GreenMatchFund! Whether £5 or £50, your support will help protect species like brown trout, water vole & curlew.

tinyurl.com/SaveTheThame

19.03.2025 15:11 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0