The Rivers Trust

💙Manchán was a vitally important spiritual friend to our landscapes and waterways. His ability to kindly and beautifully re-weave forgotten folklore with our modern understanding of rivers into beautiful, emotive stories was unmatched.
He'll be greatly missed: theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...

Thank you from all of us at The Rivers Trust to everyone who surveyed a river & supported Big River Watch. A special shoutout to our amazing local Rivers Trusts, ambassadors, & all of you who helped spread the word.

See you for the next Big River Watch in Spring 2026!

Swipe through the images to see some of the photos you shared & the data you collected from the riverbank.

We’re sorting through the results and will have plenty of insights to share soon. Follow us & sign up to our newsletter, to get all the updates.

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THANK YOU to everyone who got involved in our latest #BigRiverWatch! 💙

More than 4,100 of you got outside, spent time by your local rivers, and became citizen scientists.

Together, you submitted over 2,300 surveys and spent an incredible 43 days watching our rivers. 👏

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Take part and get your survey in by the end of Thursday 25th September.

Why not head out after work and enjoy the light evenings, while they're still here🌞

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📢Big River Watch ends tomorrow!

Here's a glimpse at what you've spotted so far.

There's still time to get involved 👇

Download the free Big River Watch app & survey your local river by the end of Thurs 25th Sept to make your observations count.

theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch

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Download the free Big River Watch app & head to a river to get involved.

On Android 👉 tinyurl.com/mtp5kvrr
On Apple 👉 tinyurl.com/mtp5kvrr

2,000 of you got out this weekend & surveyed a river with #BigRiverWatch 🙌

But can you make an honest social media team out of us? 👀

You've got until the end of Thurs 25th, to get your surveys in, put your river on the map, & bring us closer to our (slightly ambitious) claim.

📢 Big River Watch starts today!

Download the free app, spend 15 minutes by your local river, and complete the short survey to tell @theriverstrust.bsky.social what you see.

Get your survey in by the 25th of September! #BigRiverWatch.

#TheRiversTrust #river #nature #riverflies

What a day! Fantastic to be celebrating the power of citizen science by connecting up our free initiatives that deepen our understanding of river health 🩵

💧 The Chair of the Environment Agency and our friends @theriverstrust.bsky.social joined us for #CitizenScience on the River Itchen yesterday. This collaboration is a huge step towards integrating citizen science into national monitoring efforts.

Read more 🔗 https://earthwatch.pulse.ly/6f2mnctqae

Done a survey for your local river yet? @theriverstrust.bsky.social are encouraging everybody to do so in the next few weeks. If you were @greenmanfest.bsky.social in August in Einstein's garden @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social researchers were telling you why you should!

🎉 Big River Watch starts today!

After a summer of challenging weather, it's time to check in on our rivers.

📱Download the Big River Watch app
⏱️Spend just 15 minutes by the river
👀Share what you see in a survey

You've got until 25th of September to take part💙

theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch

Today we launched the Rivers at Risk report with Campaign for National Parks exposing the state of rivers across National Parks in England & Wales.

These vital landscapes should be among the best protected, yet they are polluted by sewage, chemicals & agriculture.

www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...

River Watch is back: help research pollution and wildlife Become a citizen scientist by spending 15 minutes observing your local waterway, to help record river health in your community

Do you have a favourite river?

Only 15% meet “good” ecological standards.

Want to help change that? Join The Big River Watch, 19–25 Sept and report on its condition.

More details 👇

#BigRiverWatch

Can't wait to survey our rivers together! Citizen science is even more impactful when we can join up ✊

River Watch is back: help research pollution and wildlife Become a citizen scientist by spending 15 minutes observing your local waterway, to help record river health in your community

💧 Love your local river? Join the #BigRiverWatch from 19–25 Sept.
📱 Download the free app
🧪Apply for the test kit
⏱️ Spend 15 mins recording what you see
📊 Help build the UK’s river health map
⤵️ Details at the link

#CitizenScience

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @theriverstrust.bsky.social

📢 Big River Watch starts this Friday!

Download the free app, visit your local river between the 19th - 25th, and complete the short survey to tell us what you see.

Be part of the movement fighting for wild, healthy, natural rivers, with #BigRiverWatch.

theriverstrust.org/take-action/...

📢 New podcast episode!

Why are we recording the promo on a log? It's all about logging off to log on, which will make perfect sense once you hear our chat with adventurer, author, & Rivers Trust ambassador Al Humphreys.

🎧 Spotify: shorturl.at/6sMXO

🎧 Apple Podcasts: shorturl.at/hGVj4

As Mark Lloyd trains for the Salmon Run, a 43-mile ultramarathon, Rivers Trust staff are joining in on the challenge!

Together, we’ll cover 43 miles in support of his amazing effort to fundraise & raise awareness of the challenges Atlantic salmon face.

theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...

Find your local Rivers Trust and volunteering opportunities near you 👇

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