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Building Community Action and Awareness Around Water in Northern Ireland

  • The Rivers Trust
Mark Horton, The Rivers Trust All-Ireland Director and CEO of Ballinderry Rivers Trust, shares his reflections on how communities across Northern Ireland are playing an important role in caring for their vital waterways.

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The Big River Watch returns as public concern over river health reaches new heights

  • Jack Hatcher
People across the UK and Ireland urged to become citizen scientists and gather data on river health as part of the Big River Watch from 24 – 30 April 2026. 

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The London Mudlark, Lara Maiklem, joins The Rivers Trust as its latest ambassador

  • Jack Hatcher
Lara Maiklem joins a growing group of passionate river advocates in support of The Rivers Trust’s vision for wild, healthy, natural rivers, valued by all. Read on to learn about Lara’s passion for the River Thames.

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Disgusting brown water pours out of a meal pipe into a river

Reduction in sewage discharges must not be misidentified as progress — an in depth look at the 2025 annual spill data

  • The Rivers Trust
Just 79 overflows saw regulation-led improvements in 2025. That’s just 0.5% of all overflows in England.

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Author and Broadcaster Will Millard joins The Rivers Trust as new ambassador

  • Jack Hatcher
Our Rivers Trust Ambassadors are people who are just as passionate about rivers as we are and Will Millard couldn’t fit the bill more! Read on to learn about Will’s passion and dedication towards our goal of wild, healthy, natural rivers, valued by all.

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Sewage Discharges: England and Wales’ 2025 Annual Summary Data released

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
Even in a significantly dry year, water companies still discharged untreated sewage into rivers, lakes and seas almost 400,000 times in 2025, for over two and a half million hours — spelling continued disaster for our waterways.

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World’s Toughest Row: Jake reflects on the memorable moments and surprising challenges of his journey — and why it was all worth doing

  • Jack Hatcher
What was it really like rowing 3000 miles across open ocean? From the diet of biscuits and sweets, to the sea life he encountered along the way, Jake reveals all about his incredible effort to raise funds for vital river restoration work.

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Building community action and awareness around water in Ireland: Opportunities within the community sector

  • The Rivers Trust
The Rivers Trust board member, Bernie O’Hanrahan, shares his reflections, advice and recommendations for catchment groups in Ireland seeking funding and collaboration opportunities

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Win a copy of Rob Macfarlane’s Is A River Alive?

  • The Rivers Trust
  • Blog
Share your love for your local river to win a new paperback copy of Is A River Alive? and help us celebrate rivers this World Book Day.

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The first step towards solving a problem is to understand it

  • Matthew Woodard
Mark Lloyd, CEO of The Rivers Trust, discusses the importance of high-quality data and collaborative monitoring in improving river health and guiding investment decisions that can deliver real change.

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