We are river and catchment conservation experts; a UK & Ireland charity fighting for a cleaner, healthier and wilder rivers. We are together, for rivers. 👊
The Rivers Trust
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
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The Rivers Trust
🏊♂️ 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
💧 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 👇
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🐟 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 Rivers Trust
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...
📊 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
Stay safe while swimming:
🚫 Don’t dive
🚤 Keep an eye out for boats
🍹 Stay sober
🚪 Plan your exit
🏊♂️ Don’t swim alone – go with a friend, or let someone know your plans
Our rivers are great places to cool off and enjoy nature, just take a moment to stay safe around the water.
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