Community river action UK

The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of UK community agency networks (CANs) and community groups activism to restore and enhance the health of our rivers.

• Friends of the Upper Wye, "Our long-term goal is to restore the ecological health of the river for local communities, for visitors to the region and for all the invertebrates, fish, mammals and birds that also call it home. We will pursue all means to make the Wye a clean river, properly protected, so that it can be enjoyed for generations to come."
• Citizen Science Groups, Wye Catchment Partnership, wyeuskfoundation.org
• Windrush Against Sewage Pollution
• Eden Rivers Trust, environmental charity dedicated to improving and protecting the River Eden, its tributaries and lakes in the Eden Valley, Cumbria making it a better place for people and wildlife.
• Ilkley Clean River Group, campaigning to protect the River Wharfe from pollution
• Unlocking The Severn, conservation and river engagement project led by Canal & River Trust, and partners: the Severn Rivers Trust, the Environment Agency and Natural England. It is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the European Union LIFE Nature Programme...Press release, Jul 28, 2021, unlockingthesevern.co.uk, added 14:47, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Organisations working with communities

From Wikipedia:The Rivers Trust

The Rivers Trust (RT) is an environmental charity No. 1107144, and an umbrella organisation for 60 member trusts concerned with rivers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Trust's headquarters are in Callington, Cornwall. The Rivers Trust along with its members work to protect, promote and enhance freshwater ecosystems for both people and wildlife.

• The Rivers Trust, "The Rivers Trust bring together the people, knowledge, data and intelligence to empower communities to take action and be part of the solution; ensuring rivers thrive."...Our core values at The Rivers Trust, theriverstrust.org.
• State of Our Rivers, theriverstrust.org

Dirty Water: environmental groups pressure government to tackle pollution

Authors: Channel 4 News, 10.45 mins.

Date: 2026-02-25

A London barrister declared a river sacred. This is what happened next.

Authors: Right To Roam, 12.34 mins.

Date: 2025-12-19

Stop Killing Our Rivers

Authors: The Soil Association Videos, 9.00 mins.

Date: 2024-03-11

River Action is taking the Environment Agency to court

Authors: River Action UK

Date: 2024-02-04

Beneath the surface: what's killing the River Wye (and your chance to do something about it)

Authors: River Action UK

Date: 2023-09-13

Citizen Scientists - Afon Llynfi

Authors: Friends of the Upper Wye, Jul 12, 2022

The State of Our Rivers - Restoring our rivers, naturally.

Authors: The Rivers Trust, Sep 24, 2021

Up River! a Shadventure on the River Severn

Authors: Unlocking the Severn, Jul 19, 2021

• "France has 1,300 bathing lakes and rivers, proving that clean, swimmable rivers is an achievable goal."...positive.news, August 23, 2022

• River clean ups
• River Keepers, information from bioregion.org.uk (South Devon / Plymouth)
• Citizen Science

From Citizen Science

Citizen science refers to the involvement, participation and engagement of citizens in local or online (cosmolocal) scientific work relevant to the citizens' interests, usually as a hobby, often as a passion.

More about Citizen Science

How to's

• River rescue kit by River Action, How to make the most impact, kit.riveractionuk.com added 17:50, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

Advice

• River Restoration Centre, "national expert advice centre for best practice river restoration, habitat enhancement and catchment management."

Information from gov.uk

• Floods destroy. Be prepared.

Campaigns

• River Action UK, campaigning body committed to addressing the severe problem of river pollution, added 12:40, 18 February 2021 (UTC),

• Nature Based Solutions from riveractionuk.com
• River Action newsroom, riveractionuk.com
• Video: River Action UK on youtube.com

See also: Climate action UK, Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK, Urban sustainability UK

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