Understanding the names of some of England’s most iconic rivers
Besides the River Thames, London’s most iconic river, there are many other waterways, big and small, that cut through England and form important blue corridors….
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Floods, explained
While floods and other extreme weather events such as droughts aren’t exactly new, their frequency and intensity have been increasing in the past years due…
Event Supporter Contractor (ESC) Spotlight on Samantha Dhedhi
“As soon as I put on my waders and stepped into the river, I had a major ‘aha’ moment!” Our Event Support Contractors (ESCs)…
Nature-based solutions, explained
In times of biodiversity and climate crises like the ones we’re currently facing, investing in regenerating, and restoring techniques to improve our environment has never…
Quaggy Habitats – Capel Manor Project
The River Quaggy The River Quaggy is a 17km river flowing through the London Boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham before joining the River Ravensbourne,…
Farewell Spotlight: Michael Heath
Connecting our communities to the Thames is something that I value. I also valued looking after the staff as a personnel manager. It was great…
Eel project highlights the value of citizen science
There are more river barriers such as weirs and sluices than existing datasets show in the Thames River Basin that could be causing issues for…
Call to businesses to fund ‘ready to go’ climate resilient river restorations
Media Release: October 15th Dozens of waterway sites ripe for rewilding, say London Rivers Week organisers A map of 145 ‘ready-to-go’ river restorations will be…
Thames Catchment Community Eels Project
Helping the long-term survival of the European eel is the focus of a joint project by several Thames river catchment management groups. Called the Thames…
Call to rewild 100km of London’s rivers to help the city adapt to climate change
Press Release LONDON RIVERS WEEK 2019: Saturday 25 May – Sunday 2 June London, UK – 15 May 2019: London is the most vulnerable city in western…