You can learn more about the River Arrow, and chat with Ed in person, at a free community event in Alcester on 8th November. Do drop by if you're in the area: buytickets.at/riverarrowal...

Grassroots groups play an absolutely crucial role in protecting our rivers. Even a few passionate volunteers can make an enormous difference, so please consider supporting (or even joining!) initiatives in your local area 🌱

Even better, once the trout fry emerge from the gravelly riverbed, these woody areas will provide spaces where they can hide from predators. This kind of complex habitat gives a huge boost to their chances of surviving into adulthood 🧵 3/3

Working with the Environment Agency and the Lower Itchen Fishery, we manually broke up the compacted gravels on the riverbed. We also added woody material to the channel, which will direct the flow in a way that will help to keep the riverbed clear 🧵 2/3

Thank you to our project partners Lune Rivers Trust, @ribbleriverstrust.bsky.social, and the local fishing club, and to the Environment Agency for their support. We're excited to continue the project next year! Could we help to make your river amazing? Get advice: wildtrout.org/content/advi... 🧵 4/4

By removing 50-100% of each weir, we opened up these rivers for wildlife. The improved flow will also sweep away excess silt; just in time for trout and salmon spawning season. New woody material along the edges, and fencing to protect the riverbanks from livestock, will also help 🧵 3/4

There are countless rivers barriers across the UK and Ireland, many of which no longer serve the purposes they were built for. This summer, we tackled a series of boulder weirs in the Lune and Ribble; two northern rivers that have the potential to be fantastic wild trout habitat 🧵 2/4