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16,000 trees planted thanks to volunteers at Ribble Rivers Trust
Between November 2017 and March 2018 over 16,000 trees were planted across the Ribble Catchment to help improve water quality, as part of the European Life Integrated Project, Natural Course. This has been thanks to the time and effort of volunteers at Ribble Rivers Trust who have in total put in…
Volunteers map drains, pipes and outfalls to measure diffuse pollution in the River Irk
Since December 2017, volunteers have been out surveying the River Irk in the northern parts of Greater Manchester to map drains, pipes and outfalls that potentially feed into the River Irk, generating a comprehensive map of possible sources of diffuse pollution which may be impacting the water quality of the…
Get involved in a Great British Spring Clean event
The Rivers Trust has joined Keep Britain Tidy in assembling an army of #litterheroes for a UK wide mass clean-up. 80% of plastic in the oceans comes from land, and rivers are a significant pathway for it to get there. Natural Course is playing its part in the campaign by…
Volunteers take part in 24 hour wildlife survey
The Woodland Trust held a Bioblitz on May 27th 2017 at Smithills Estate to call on volunteers to help them count as many wildlife species as possible, in just 24 hours. The counting of wildlife was led by Greater Manchester Ecology Unit and supported by the Natural Course project. By…
Planting trees to improve water quality in North West England
9,000 trees will be planted this winter in North West England to help improve water quality, as part of the European Life Integrated Project, Natural Course. This week (Wednesday 30th November) Ribble Rivers Trust will be taking 10 volunteers out to Bashall Brook to plant the first few trees of…