UK rivers & water
People and groups taking action to improve the health of UK freshwater habitats
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@davetickner.bsky.social
@drkerrys.bsky.social
Personal Account Interests: emerging chemicals, ecology and all things water Water Monitoring Manager, Environment Agency #nature | #photography | happiest in, near or under #water https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kerry-Sims-3
@carlsayer.bsky.social
Professor at UCL, Restoration of freshwaters, ponds, lakes, rivers, meadows, plants, diatoms, fish, eels, burbot, crucians, palaeoecology, rewilding, Norfolk: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/geography/carl-sayer
@paulpowlesland.bsky.social
Rights of nature & climate campaigner. Barrister & river guardian. Love trees & rivers; & working to defend, protect & restore them. Founder of @lawyersfornature.bsky.social & @riverroding.bsky.social
@blacky-himself.bsky.social
Environmentalist, Conservationist, River-restorationist! Opinions expressed are my own #RiverRestoration
@alistairboxall.bsky.social
Alistair is Professor in Environmental Science at the University of York. Alistair’s research focuses on understanding emerging and future ecological and health risks of chemical pollutants.
@caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
Wading around at the confluence of arts / nature / culture since 2007 Regular posts at caughtbytheriver.net 🐟 Irregular printed matter, record releases & events via rivertones.bandcamp.com and our Friday newsletter
@ukceh.bsky.social
Environmental science for a better world, where people and nature prosper 💧🌳🌍 🎙️ Counting The Earth podcast: https://tinyurl.com/CTEarthpodcast 📰 Newsletter sign-up: https://tinyurl.com/ukceh-news
@charleswatson.bsky.social
Founder & Chair of UK campaigning charity River Action Fighting to rescue our precious rivers from the blight of pollution from intensive agriculture, sewage and (sadly) so many other horrors
@watershed-i.bsky.social
Award-winning independent not-for-profit investigative journalism in the public interest. https://watershedinvestigations.com/ Watershed is: @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social Posts by Chloe
@watersencam.bsky.social
Reconnecting people, land & water in Cambridge, UK. www.watersencam.co.uk #suds #FlowersNotFloods #PlantTheRain
@welsh-dee-trust.bsky.social
Our Objective: A river Dee free of pollution and full of wildlife
@eastmerciart.bsky.social
Bringing #rivers back to life for #nature and #communities for the rivers #Witham and #Welland catchments. News on FB/Instagram @EastMerciaRT Charity: 1157922
@riverroding.bsky.social
The River Roding is London’s third largest river. The River Roding Trust aims to protect, restore and enhance this amazing river for the benefit of wildlife and local people
@peterpowell.bsky.social
CEO at Welsh Dee Trust. Our objective: A river Dee free of pollution and full of wildlife. Farmer at Cefn Ucha Farm. Objective: food, nature and not going bust
@alistairwhitby.bsky.social
River & wetland habitat restoration, chalk streams, & community engagement with the Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust. Into regenerative growing, rewilding, good books & generally being outdoors!
@anglingtrust.bsky.social
NGB for Angling in England. Working collaboratively with Fish Legal to promote, protect and develop angling for all. www.anglingtrust.net
@pennyjohnes.bsky.social
Professor of Biogeochemistry, UBris. Researches freshwater nutrient pollution and biodiversity loss in lakes, rivers and wetlands, and mitigation strategies. Nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, isotopes, dissolved organic matter. ORCiD: 0000-0003-1605-6896
@forthriverstrust.bsky.social
Conserving and enhancing freshwater habitats for wildlife and communities within the Forth. linktr.ee/Forthriverstrust forthriverstrust.org
@stormwater-jo.bsky.social
Runs Stormwater Shepherds UK charity. Dedicated to the improved management of stormwater pollution, particularly pollution from highway runoff. Also, SuDS, cows and environment protection. 💻Stormwatershepherds.org.uk
@simonwightman.bsky.social
Work for Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Posting on nature, conservation, and occasionally long-distance walking, kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards.
@bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social
The British Ecological Society Aquatic Ecology (BESAG) Special Interest Group - a network of aquatic, freshwater and marine scientists. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/aquatic-ecology-group Posts by @daniaalbini & @margauxsteyaert
@savethewye.bsky.social
#SaveTheWye campaigns for a better future for our river. It is made up of local groups from across the catchment fighting to save the Wye. https://linktr.ee/savethewye
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED_i http://watershedinvestigations.com Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
@michcjackson.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Oxford | Global change & food webs in aquatic ecosystems
@danijordan.bsky.social
People and Planet. Director of Campaigns and Communities at Surfers Against Sewage.
@esmeefairbairn.bsky.social
We aim to improve our natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK. www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
@roseoneill.bsky.social
Ceo Campaign for National Parks. Fighting for wilder National Parks in England and Wales. Nature. Landscape. Rivers. Access. Social justice.
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc Nature, climate, people. Prof at Cambridge. https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
@amyjanebeer.bsky.social
Biologist, naturalist, writer, campaigner at Right to Roam; Country Diarist at The Guardian; Wainwright Prize winning author of The Flow WIP: Old Nows Agent: Jane Turnbull jane.turnbull@btinternet.com
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Wildlife TV Presenter & Conservationist. Stop the greenwashing – sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads govpetition.uk/700024
@rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
Environmental journalist. Founder of investigative journalism non-profit https://watershedinvestigations.com/ Bylines: @guardian @thetimes @bbc @SkyNews @itv Ex: @TheENDSReport @PenguinUKBooks @independent Rachel.salvidge@watershedinvestigations.com
@louiselavictoire.bsky.social
Freshwater ecologist/biologist, focusing on nature recovery, restoration, conservation 🔬💧🏞️🚣🏼♀️
@ruthchambers.bsky.social
🌍 Senior fellow, Green Alliance; Chair, Feedback; Hon Prof, UCL; Adviser, River Action and the RSPB.
@beneath-b-waters.bsky.social
Mark Barrow is a seasoned filmmaker with an illustrious career spanning over three decades, dedicated to capturing the essence and significance of rivers through the lens of his camera.
@rstubbington.bsky.social
Professor of River Ecology at Nottingham Trent University | Freshwater invertebrate ecologist | Fan of temporary streams and their aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity 🦐🌿🐞🐟
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
We are river and catchment conservation experts; a UK & Ireland charity fighting for a cleaner, healthier and wilder rivers. We are together, for rivers. 👊
@riverflies.bsky.social
Working to protect UK river water quality, further the understanding of riverfly populations & conserve riverfly species & habitats. riverflies.org Hosted by @freshwaterbio.bsky.social
@debbietann.bsky.social
CEO Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. UK Nature recovery, rewilding & nature-based solutions to climate & ecological crisis. www.hiwwt.org.uk