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Volunteering with Thames21 has given me life-changing skills
Sam Tonge is a recent graduate of Royal Holloway, University of London with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geography. During is studies he volunteered with Thames21 as a Training Programme Assistant of the Event Support Team and went on to … Read more…
Thames21 finds a record 1,300 bottles on one site in one day, in Thamesmead
Communications Manager Ian Lamont reports on a discovery of a huge number of single us plastic bottles in Thamesmead and explains how it fits into Thames21’s wider work “How many single use plastic drinking bottles do you think we found … Read more…
Eight steps towards being plastic free
Designer Sarah Fuller was so shocked by statistics produced by Plastic Free July in 2016 about plastic polluting our oceans and waterways, she decided to document her attempts at a lifestyle change towards ditching plastic. Being mindful of the waste she creates … Read more…
Outfall safaris are tackling river pollution – and you can help as a citizen scientist!
Joe Pecorelli, the Zoological Society of London’s Europe Conservation Project Manager, tells us about work running across the capital to prioritise and map sources of pollution in our rivers, in which Thames21 has collaborated – and gives citizen scientist volunteers the … Read more…
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Tagged Catchment Partnerships in London, Citizen Crane, Citizen Science, Citizen Science Volunteers, Citizen Scientists, CPiL, Crane Valley catchment, Dollis Brook, Environment Agency, Hogsmill, London Zoo, Outfall Safaris, River Crane, River Pinn, River Ravensbourne, Thames Water, Thames21, Thames21 news, Water Pollution, Zoological Society of London
Wet wipes – the ongoing plastic battle
Our Thames River Watch project has started measuring the impact of wet wipes on the Thames for the first time – and found the highest concentration of wet wipes ever recorded. In this blog, Marine Conservation Society’s Emma Cunningham discusses the … Read more…
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Tagged beach, Marine Conservation Society, plastic, pollution, Thames River Watch, Wet Wipes
On Philpot’s Farm you’ll find some riverfly monitoring
Thames21’s Rivers Pinn and Fray project officer Paul Busby takes us through the first Habitat Management event at Philpot’s Farm Meadow, Yiewsley, Middlesex. A band of intrepid residents turned up for a clean up event, organised by Thames21 at Philpots … Read more…
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Tagged London Borough of Hillingdon, River Fray, River Pinn, Riverfly Monitoring, Thames21
Volunteer urges Thurrock Council to “take lead” in keeping litter out of Thames
A volunteer has written to Thurrock Council to urge them to “take a lead” in the fight to keep litter out of the river and to put part of their parks and countryside budget into “pro-actively managing the riverside”. Clive … Read more…
2,500 bottles stranded on the shore
By AJ McConville, Thames River Watch Programme Coordinator 2,500 plastic drinking bottles. That’s the number of single-use plastic drinks bottles collected from the Thames foreshore in one day across 11 London sites. On September the 10th 2016, we co-ordinated our … Read more…
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Tagged Citizen Science, Cleaner Thames, One Less campaign, plastic bottles, River Thames
How Thames21 has helped me share my passion
My name is Sam Tonge and I am the Project Leader for Royal Holloway University’s ‘Thames Improvement Team’, a volunteer group that runs in partnership with Thames21. I have been volunteering with Thames21 for more than a year now, testing water quality … Read more…
Academics find plastic in two breeds of River Thames fish
A recent academic study has found that two species of fish in the River Thames have significant levels of microplastic in their systems. The study found that up to 75 per cent of sampled European flounder had plastic fibres in their … Read more…
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Tagged Erith, European Flounder, European Smelt, Fish, Microplastic, Natural History Museum, Plastics, River Thames, Royal Holloway University, Sheppey
