Thames21 restores its first London chalk stream
Thames21 has begun restoring part of the river Cray, a chalk stream, at Foots Cray Meadows near Sidcup, south London. We aim to restore 800m…
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Why wood is good for rivers
Carolina Pinto is our Brent Rivers and Communities Officer, working with the community in north west London to help bring the river back to life….
Thames21 volunteering activities update: 7 September
Thames21 StatementSeptember 2020 The safety, health and wellbeing of the public, our volunteers and our staff are of paramount importance to us. Our events and…
Precious Thames saltmarsh bearing brunt of capital’s plastic tide, latest pollution data finds
Thames21 calls for tougher action on five key plastic items to tackle two-thirds of entire Thames plastic pollution An analysis of citizen science surveys conducted…
Heritage Emergency Fund grant to help us reconnect Londoners with rivers
Thames21 has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help it to continue its work throughout and after London’s lockdown. The Heritage Emergency…
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…
Thames21 rewilds one of UK’s most polluted waterways
Thames21 staff and volunteers will install nearly 300 square metres of floating reedbed into London’s second river, the Lea, this autumn. Reedbeds will be created…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – a day in the life
By Rosie Nelson, Community Modelling Officer at Thames21 I’m an environmental scientist with the rather elusive job title of ‘Community Modelling Officer’, where no…
Residents urged to help shape improvement plan for Roundmoor Ditch
Date of release: July 4, 2017 Thames21 to hold consultations evenings about Taplow/Dorney Common river on July 13 and 17 A consultation is to be…
Londoners urged to explore the capital’s forgotten rivers during London Rivers Week
Escape city stress by exploring ‘66 Shards-worth’ of newly rewilded rivers Monday 26 JUNE – Sunday 2 JULY London, UK – 13 June 2017: Londoners…