Eden Rivers Trust

Words read: Join our team. Chief Executive Officer. £55k-£62k per year plus contributory pension. Lead our charity into a bright future for Eden's rivers! In the background is a picture of a river bend with trees along a steep riverbank. In the foreground is a red sandstone sculpture with three balls atop waves cut into slabs of sandstone.

🌊 Job Opportunity: #CEO at Eden Rivers Trust 🌿
We’re looking for a strategic, inspiring leader to guide our mission to enhance and protect the river environment in the Eden catchment.
📍 Penrith, Cumbria
💷 £55k–£62k
🕒 Full-time, permanent
More info + apply: https://loom.ly/VRiYcFo

Words read: Join our team. Chief Executive Officer. £55k-£62k per year plus contributory pension. Lead our charity into a bright future for Eden's rivers! In the background is a picture of a river landscape on a sunny day with green riverbanks and trees.

🌊 Job Opportunity: #CEO at Eden Rivers Trust 🌿
We’re looking for a strategic, inspiring leader to guide our mission to enhance and protect the river environment in the Eden catchment.
📍 Penrith, Cumbria
💷 £55k–£62k
🕒 Full-time, permanent
More info + apply: https://loom.ly/VRiYcFo

🚨 There's still time to apply to become one of our volunteer Trustees and help shape a brighter future for Eden's rivers!
👉 Find out more, apply now & make a difference! https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/vacancies/trustee/
#Cumbria #TrusteeOpportunity

We’re recruiting new Trustees to help shape a brighter future for Cumbria’s rivers.
👉 Apply now & make a difference!
#RethinkingRivers #Cumbria #TrusteeOpportunity

Find out more 👉https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/vacancies/trustee/

Home page of the Eden Rivers Trust website, with menu bar across the top and a large photo of a blue and orange kingfisher. Words say - Together, we're breathing new life into Eden's rivers.

🚨 Our NEW website is LIVE!
✅ Curated walks across Eden
✅ Easy event sign-ups
✅ Wildlife & landmark library
Made possible by @HeritageFundNOR & @wearereeds
Start exploring today 👉 https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/
#ExploreEden #Nature #Cumbria

A pond surrounded by newly-planted trees in tree tubes - all will slow the flow of water and reduce flood risk further down the valley.

Today, MPs and reps from environmental charities handed in a letter to the Prime Minister, calling for action to restore our rivers by making #SpaceForWater.
We can’t all sign the letter, but we CAN sign the petition. Add your name 👇
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727016
@theriverstrust

Pictures of people having fun paddleboarding, swimming and kayaking on the lake. Text reads, "Keep your lakes wild - not your kit and Don't Pack a Pest"

Join thousands of lake-lovers in stopping invasive species. ✔ Check 🧼 Clean ☀ Dry your kit before every adventure and make a real difference for wildlife.
Find out more: https://www.westcumbriariverstrust.org/dont-pack-a-pest
#DontPackAPest #LakeSmart #CheckCleanDry #CumbriaRivers #LakeDistrict

Thank you to Cumbria Life Magazine and everyone who voted for us in the Cumbria Life Awards!
We were thrilled to win the Best Environmental Project Award for our volunteer work. Our Vol coordinator couldn't attend the awards, so we took the award to her instead at the tree nursery!

Text reads, "Spot it, scrub it, stop it" with pictures of people cleaning boots and boats. A boy is running with a flag that says, "Check, clean, dry"

Love paddleboarding? Kayaking? Wild swimming? Keep it clean — literally! It only takes a few minutes to Check, Clean, Dry your kit and stop tiny hitchhikers like lakeweed sneaking into our lakes and causing big trouble for wildlife.
Find out more: https://loom.ly/dZ9_UQg

Don't pack a pest logo with pictures of lakeweed on a paddle, stuck on a boot, tangled in the ropes on a kayak and being picked out of the water by a kayaker. The accompanying text says, "This season's worst accessory."

Lake day essentials: sunglasses, dry bag and… weeds! 👎🌿 Not a good look this season – or any season.
Start a new trend: ✔ Check, 🧼 Clean, ☀ Dry your kit.
Be lake smart - Don’t Pack a Pest.
More info: https://www.westcumbriariverstrust.org/dont-pack-a-pest #DontPackAPest #CheckCleanDry

A girl is holding up some green weeds taken off her kayak. Text reads 'tiny pest, huge impact' and there is also the message to check, clean, dry your kit. There is also the Don't Pack a Pest campaign logo

Even a tiny bit of weed can cause big trouble for our lakes and wildlife! 🌿😱 Invasive plants spread fast, smother native species, and harm fish and insects.
3 steps to protect your lakes: Check ✔ Clean 🧼 Dry ☀ your kit
Be lake smart - Don’t Pack a Pest.
#DontPackAPest #LakeSmart #CheckCleanDry

Text reads Conservation Assistant: e-DNA and species. £23,890 pa, pro rata, full-time, 8-month contract, Penrith, Cumbria. Applications close 28/08/2025. Picture of a brown water vole (head only) peeping over a crisps tube.

🚨Only 3 days left to apply 🚨
Calling graduates/degree students looking to kick-start a career in wildlife conservation and develop valuable survey and conservation skills!
Interested? Find out more and apply: https://loom.ly/wrxj45c

Look out for our stand at popular sites around Ullswater this week. We're making the most of the summer with visits to Park Foot Holiday Park, Waterside Campsite and Glencoyne Car Park. If you're visiting the area, stop by our stand to learn more about invasive species posing a threat to our lakes.

Roof gardens, cakes, and construction complications...Attention was focussed on more scrutiny of our less that perfect polytunnel construction instructions, a bit of weeding and of course, a bit of well earned R&R to tackle tea and cake. https://loom.ly/s9IHKkw #accesstoeden @heritagefunduk

We’ve been adding more sites to our Check, Clean, Dry Roadshow. We'll be taking the tour to Skyeside Campsite at Brotherswater on Friday. If you're lucky enough to be visiting this beautiful location, do stop by our stand and learn more about the threat that invasive species pose to our lakes.

A BIG Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Engine Lonning Discovery Day yesterday. A shout out to every mosaic maker, stone carver, train yard tour taker, balsam basher, wild woodland explorer and Roman rabble rouser. Where did the afternoon go!

We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for a wild afternoon out at Engine Lonning, Carlisle! No need to book in advance, just turn up! (U18s must be accompanied by an adult)
👉More info https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/things-to-do/engine-lonning-discovery-day-2025/

Text reads Conservation Assistant: e-DNA and species. £23,890 pa, pro rata, full-time, 8-month contract, Penrith, Cumbria. Applications close 28/08/2025. Picture shows a person (blurred) in the background gently holding a white-clawed crayfish up to the camera.

🚨Job alert: Are you a conservationist at the start of your career? We've got an eight-month opportunity to help conduct e-DNA surveys and create reports, resources- a chance to put your theory into practice!
Interested? Visit: https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/conservation-assistant-e-dna-and-species/

🌿 A Wild Afternoon Out – FREE Fun for All Ages! 🏛️🐾
📍 Engine Lonning, Carlisle
🕛 Sunday 17 August, drop in anytime between 12pm and 4pm
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone welcome (U18s must be accompanied by an adult)
👉More info https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/things-to-do/engine-lonning-discovery-day-2025/

What a scorcher in Penrith yesterday. Our fruit trees were thriving under the hot sun but volunteers were feeling the heat as we tackled the instructions for a new polytunnel which we hope will protect our plants and the volunteers from the vagaries of our Cumbrian climate in the coming months.

Text reads Conservation Assistant: e-DNA and species. £23,890 pa, pro rata, full-time, 8-month contract, Penrith, Cumbria. Applications close 28/08/2025. Picture of a brown water vole (head only) peeping over a crisps tube.

Looking to kick-start your career in wildlife conservation and develop valuable survey and conservation skills?
Interested? Find out more and apply: https://loom.ly/wrxj45c #Cumbriajobs #conservationjobs

🌿 A Wild Afternoon Out – Fun for All Ages! 🏛️🐾
📍 Engine Lonning, Carlisle
🕛 Sunday 17 August, drop in anytime between 12pm and 4pm
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone welcome (U18s must be accompanied by an adult)
👉More info https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/things-to-do/engine-lonning-discovery-day-2025/

Text reads Conservation Assistant: e-DNA and species. £23,890 pa, pro rata, full-time, 8-month contract, Penrith, Cumbria. Applications close 28/08/2025. Picture shows a person (blurred) in the background gently holding a white-clawed crayfish up to the camera.

Looking to kick-start your career in wildlife conservation and develop valuable survey and conservation skills?
Interested? Find out more and apply: https://loom.ly/wrxj45c #Cumbriajobs #conservationjobs

We're delighted to have been shortlisted for the Cumbria Life 2025 award in the category of 'Best Environmental Project'. It now comes down to an online public vote so please do go and give Eden Rivers Trust the thumbs up at the link! 👍 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CLAWARDS25 🙂

We're delighted to have been shortlisted for the Cumbria Life 2025 award in the category of 'Best Environmental Project'. It now comes down to an online public vote so please do go and give Eden Rivers Trust the thumbs up at the link! 👍 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CLAWARDS25 🙂

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Big News! 🌊
The Cumbrian River Restoration Partnership programme has made it to the finals of the 2025 Thiess International River Prize!
We’re proud to be a core partner in this game-changing programme led by the Environment Agency 💚
Congratulations to everyone involved and good luck!

Explore the ‘wild’ woods of Engine Lonning and discover the woodland’s wonderful wildlife like this Dune helleborine in flower, a proper little beauty of an orchid! The event is free and runs from 1pm - 3pm Thu 24th July. Just call in, no need to book. https://loom.ly/97k7534 #accesstoeden

Come along and explore the ‘wild’ woods of Engine Lonning this Thursday. The event is free and runs from 1pm - 3pm Thu 24th July. Just call in, no need to book in advance. More info at the link...https://loom.ly/97k7534 #accesstoeden #heritagefunduk

We'll be in Carlisle on Wednesday, holding a free Wild Woodland event. Come along and explore the ‘wild’ woods of Engine Lonning to discover some of the woodland’s weird and wonderful wildlife. Runs from 1pm - 3pm Wed 24th July. More info: https://loom.ly/97k7534 #accesstoeden #heritagefunduk

What a glorious weekend we had for our Big Balsam Bash, our annual blitz to remove Himalayan Balsam from the Eden river catchment. We were blessed with sunshine and amazing volunteers who got busy, got bashing and piled the balsam high! https://loom.ly/fJQW3K4 #accesstoeden #heritagefunduk