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Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust
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A registered charity, working to enhance and protect the rivers of the Yorkshire Dales for the benefit of wildlife and people. Sign up to our e news at: www.ydrt.org.uk
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Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust @yorkdalesrt.bsky.social · 27d
Read the full story about our #flagship Natural Flood Management project at Hauxwell:
The #Ousewem delivery team - led by us - has created a new 9 hectare #wetland reconnecting Brompton Beck to its #floodplain which will store around 2994 cubic metres of water!
www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article...
#NFM
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Our major survey of #Harrogate’s becks has uncovered many misconnections in the drainage network adding pollution.
Read the full report on #News page of our website 💦
We also hosting an event on Wed 26 Nov 6-8pm at St Peters Church #Harrogate to present results. Book at: bit.ly/3JlIMNv
Harrogate Outfall Safari: Results & Update
Discover what Harrogate’s first Outfall Safari revealed about pollution in local rivers including Oak Beck and Bilton Beck.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Missed the online launch of our latest #campaign - #EyesontheSkies speaking out about the ongoing criminal persecution of #BirdsofPrey with Kate Jennings, UK Head of Site Conservation & Species Policy at RSPB - watch it here now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAM9...
#YorkshireDales #RaptorPersecution
Eyes on the Skies launch - Speaking Out Against Birds of Prey Persecution
YouTube video by Friends of the Dales
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
yorkdalesrt.bsky.social
Are you interested in learning a new skill?
If so we'd love to teach you - as we've still places available at our willow spiling #volunteering day - next Wednesday 12 November at #Hawes 🌳💪💦
Email: volunteering@ydrt.co.uk
#YorkshireDales #WilowSpiling #GetInvolvedGetInspired #Rivers #RiverRestoration
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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The latest #rivers #news from the #YorkshireDales
Includes our #Harrogate #OutfallSafari report, latest project news and a sneak preview of our new website!
mailchi.mp/ydrt/all-the...
Pic of Early River Ure, Lunds Fell by David Armitage
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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This week, we're talking about #bonfires!
🦔 🚫 🔥
We've put together top tips on how best to reduce the risk of harming #hedgehogs this #bonfirenight - please share it far & wide!

STOP. MOVE. CHECK! ⬇️
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/rememberhedg...

#rememberhedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
yorkdalesrt.bsky.social
Respond to the #Consultation to have your say on the introduction of new, stronger penalties for offences committed by water companies - responses from all customers, businesses and NGOs welcome.
Closes 3 Dec.
#Pollution #WaterComapnies #WaterCompanyFines
consult.defra.gov.uk/water-sector...
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
yorkdalesrt.bsky.social
Read the full story about our #flagship Natural Flood Management project at Hauxwell:
The #Ousewem delivery team - led by us - has created a new 9 hectare #wetland reconnecting Brompton Beck to its #floodplain which will store around 2994 cubic metres of water!
www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article...
#NFM
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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theriverstrust.bsky.social
💧 What’s next for water in the UK?

Mark Lloyd explores what the Cunliffe and Corry reviews mean for our rivers and how we can secure a future that protects and restores our vital waterways.

Read the full blog on our website 👇

theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Natural flood management advocated in this article as vital to mitigate #flooding caused by #climatebreakdown:
#NFM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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The latest #rivers news from the Yorkshire Dales - sign up on our home page to receive this monthly update direct!
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October 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Bird crime in the #YorkshireDales persists – after over 70 years of legal protection.
Support our campaign and book for our free ONLINE launch on Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm at: friendsofthedales.org.uk/events
#EyesontheSkies #RaptorPersecution @raptorpersuk.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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A great opportunity for #farmers & #landowners in #Swaledale to learn from experts about #soil fertility, how to interpret soil reports & take advantage of free soil testing for farmers in the Arkle, Widdale, or Gayle Beck catchments.
Date TBC. Register your interest at: ousewemdelivery@ydrt.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
yorkdalesrt.bsky.social
A great opp for #farmers & #landowners in #Reeth area to learn about #soil fertility, how to interpret soil reports & free soil testing in the Arkle, Widdale, or Gayle Beck catchments. Lunch provided.
Reeth: Fri 3 Oct, 1.00pm–3.30pm, The Buck Inn.
To sign up visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/reeth-unea...
Reeth - Unearthing the secrets of your soil
The role of soil health in boosting productivity and resilience. Hosted by Catchment Sensitive Farming and Ousewem.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Excited to be leading the on the ground work in this project to remediate the historic #metalmine #pollution from Barney Beck in #Swaledale with #NidderdaleNationalLandscape - great to have made a start and looking forward to posting updates.
See post below for link with full details of project.
yorkshiredales.org.uk Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · Sep 1
Work will begin soon on an environmental restoration project focused on cleaning up Barney Beck in Swaledale, an area historically impacted by lead mining dating back to Roman times. Read more 👇

www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authori...

📸 Wendy McDonnell
A scenic aerial view of a rugged countryside landscape with rolling hills covered in green and brown vegetation. A narrow rocky stream winds through the center of the valley, flanked by stone walls and dirt paths. Near the stream, slightly left of center, sits a small, isolated stone building with a pitched roof. The light of the setting or rising sun casts a warm golden glow over the hills and moorland.
September 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Great team day out at #DentonReserve seeing the tangible results that storing more #water in the land has for #nature and #biodiveristy!
September 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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We have been out with #WildTroutTrust carrying out #fish surveys in the #Swale catchment.
Electro-fishing is a great tool for monitoring local fish populations & #river health.
Trout, minnow, bullhead, grayling, stickleback and brook lamprey found! 🐟🐟🐟
September 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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We are hiring! 📢
#JoinOurTeam!
We are currently advertising x2 roles:
💧 Farming and Conservation Officer
💧 Project Manager - River Enhancement (Fish Passage)
To find out more head over to our Vacancies page:
www.ydrt.org.uk/vacancies/
September 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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theriverstrust.bsky.social
📢 It's September & Big River Watch is back!

Download the free Big River Watch app & get ready to survey your local river between the 19th & 25th of September.

Every observation helps us fight for wild, healthy, natural rivers.

👀 What will you see this time?

theriverstrust.org/big-river-watch
September 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🩵✊ Help track the health of your #river! On the 19th of Sept, two free citizen science activities begin:

@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social's Great UK Water Blitz & @theriverstrust.bsky.social's #BigRiverWatch.

Fight for a better future for our vital waters together.

theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
August 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Here's all our latest news... including a sneaky preview of a reel about #CombinedSewageOutlets and how we've all a responsibility to check where our waste water goes.
To receive this direct to your inbox - sign up on our website.
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#Rivers #YorkshireDales
August 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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☀️ Rivers are running low and wildlife is struggling after England’s driest January–June since 1976.

Learn about drought’s impact on rivers and wildlife and the solutions we need in our latest blog 👇

theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...
August 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
yorkdalesrt.bsky.social
We've achieved a lot over the last year - making a big impact on the rivers and catchments of the #Swale, #Ure, #Nidd, #Ouse and #Wharfe - and you can read all about it in our 2024-25 #ImpactReport - out now and available to download below:
www.ydrt.org.uk/impact-repor...
#YorkshireDales #Rivers
Impact Report 2024/25 - Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust
Read our 2024/25 impact report here Read our impact report here
www.ydrt.org.uk
August 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Registration now open for the next Great UK #WaterBlitz - 19-22 Sept. Get your #free FreshWater Watch testing kit in the post!
This is a biannual campaign for everyone to test their local #rivers #streams & #lakes, to build a national picture of UK #waterquality.
earthwatch.org.uk/greatukwater...
August 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
yorkdalesrt.bsky.social
Registration now open for the next Great UK #WaterBlitz - 19-22 Sept. Get your #free FreshWater Watch testing kit in the post!
This is a biannual campaign for everyone to test their local #rivers #streams & #lakes, to build a national picture of UK #waterquality.
earthwatch.org.uk/greatukwater...
July 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Read our 6 monthly #news update for #Ousewem below, the #YorkshireDales #NFM project we are lead delivery partner for.
The photo shows some of the wetland #scrapes or #ponds we've been creating to hold water in the land and slow the flow in Wensleydale.
www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article...
July 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM