The Rivers Trust The Rivers Trust logo Search Shop Donate About us Our work Take action Enjoy rivers Key issues Home/ Our work Our work Our local Trusts work across the UK and Ireland to drive positive change for rivers. Find out more about how we stop pollution, build climate resilience and help nature’s recovery in rivers. Explore Our work Our impact Building Nature Based Solutions Guiding water stewardship Advising land managers Planting trees for water Restoring rivers Cleaning up rivers Supporting local partnerships Data & evidence Working with Communities Schools and youth groups Our projects Our impact We are leading the movement to protect and improve our rivers. We are champions of real, on-the-ground results, driven by data and evidence. This helps us to create positive change across the UK and Ireland — not just for freshwater, either! Learn more Our Projects Our collaborations combine The Rivers Trust’s expertise, our member Trusts’ local understanding and the resources and knowledge of our partners and wider stakeholders including land owners, businesses, water companies and farmers. Learn more What we do We are conservation experts with a wealth of data and expertise at our fingertips. We work with our member Trusts to make our shared vision a reality: wild, healthy, natural rivers, valued by all. Building Nature Based Solutions We’re working with nature to restore and replenish our local environments. Find out about some of the most effective nature-based solutions that we work with. Learn more Guiding water stewardship Our Water Stewardship Service helps businesses to work together and deliver sustainable solutions for water. Learn more Advising land managers As a charity focused on delivering solutions, it is critical to our success that we have the best possible engagement with the farmers, land managers, and riparian owners who are directly connected to the rivers that we aim to protect and the catchments that surround them. Learn more Planting trees for water Trees are one of the most important aspects of the riparian landscape. When planted in the right place, they provide multiple benefits for people, nature, and wildlife. Learn more Restoring rivers River restoration sits at the heart of what we do. On a daily basis, our local Trusts are out in the field, carrying out impactful work to restore and revive freshwater habitats. However, this is no easy feat: industrialisation, urbanisation and agricultural intensification have all left their mark on freshwater habitats. Learn more Data & evidence Data and evidence are a critical part of integrated catchment management, helping partners to engage a wide audience, agree on the priority issues and solutions, and monitor outcomes. Learn more Cleaning up rivers No matter how clean a river might look, pollution is an ever present threat. Rivers are wild habitats, and as such they will never be totally sterile – but there are lots of sources which contribute to pollution above and beyond what would naturally occur. Learn more Working with Communities The Rivers Trust movement exists because a group of passionate people came together to advocate for our precious rivers. More than 25 years – and a lot of growth – later, this community spirit is still at the heart of what we do. We are extremely proud of our grassroots support, and it’s really the people we work with that make The Rivers Trust what it is today: a force for positive change. Learn more Supporting local partnerships Working as the secretariat of the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA), we support over 100 community partnerships who bring together local knowledge and expertise to deliver integrated management of land and water. Learn more Join the cause Help us to revive rivers to their former glory and strengthen their resilience for people and nature. Take action The Rivers Trust The Rivers Trust logo Social media Useful links About us Our work Take action Enjoy rivers Key issues Get in touch Shop Legal links Policies and legal information Registered charity number: 1107144 Registered in England & Wales as a company limited by guarantee Company registration number: 05136671 © The Rivers Trust 2021 — Made by