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S2 E5: Collaborative catchments

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Thank you to #WiseonWater for featuring our very own Dr. Claire Robertson on their latest podcast series. She dives into what makes a healthy catchment, the pressures on London’s rivers and those across the Thames Basin, and the solutions that can help tackle these challenges.🧵⬇️

If you’d like to get involved, please check out our link below to register for one of our community volunteering events. More details here: thames21.org.uk/events/
#InternationalWomensDay2026 #internationalwomensday

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible women helping to protect rivers across London and the Thames Basin. From volunteers and partners to team members and local communities - thank you. You rock! 💙🌿⬇️

#LondonRiversWeek2026 (Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 31st May) promises a brilliant programme, featuring a rich array of captivating walks, engaging talks, and vibrant cultural events across every corner of the city. 🌿🌊➡️ www.thames21.org.uk/events/categ...

🌤️A view from yesterday afternoon - so where has the sun gone today? Can you spot the moorhen in this video? Let’s hope the sun returns soon, so rivers, wildlife, and people alike can bask in its warmth.🧵⬇️

🍃Thanks so much, Robert Macfarlane! Our audience are in for a treat. Your work always inspires us!🌊

Keep an eye out for your chance to win a copy as part of our upcoming London Rivers Week 2026 photo competition. More details coming soon, so get ready to capture the beauty of spring! 🌿
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Spring has arrived, bringing the perfect weather for a picnic. Today also marks the release of 'Is A River Alive?' by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, a fascinating new read that explores the life and meaning of rivers. ⬇️

Designating these sites as official bathing waters would bring regular water quality testing throughout the season, clear public ratings, on-site signage, and action plans to tackle pollution if standards are not met. Your views can help shape safer, cleaner bathing waters.

🌊New bathing water sites have been proposed for Pangbourne Meadow and a stretch of the River Thames between Ham and Kingston upon Thames.

Have your say in Defra's consultation by 23rd March ⬇️
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🎺Part of the local community? Get involved in a FREE guided walk, talk, family-fun event or cultural event from Sat 23rd May to Sun 31st May 2026. Register for an event here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/categ...

🌹🌸With spring in full bloom and fresh air all around us, there’s no better time to reconnect with nature. We’re delighted to be looking ahead to #LondonRiversWeek2026 - a vibrant festival celebrating London’s rivers and the many projects dedicated to protecting them.⬇️

🦋Spending time outdoors, especially in green spaces like gardens and parks, is well known to reduce stress and lift our mood. Now, research shows that blue spaces such as rivers and lakes can have an equally powerful impact on our wellbeing.🧵⬇️

Excited to work with the community on Roding Rises, bringing vibrant riverside spaces to life along the River Roding & River Thames! 💚 Part of the E. Lon community? Find out more here: thames21.org.uk/events/

#RiverRoding #RiverThames #CommunityWalk #UrbanNature #RodingRises

🌿 Thank you to everyone who joined our River Roding walk last Saturday! We explored hidden pockets of wildlife along the westside of the Lower Roding, shared ideas, and connected with nature.🌊🧵⬇️

Next #ThamesRdWetland @thames21.bsky.social staff-supported habitat management session 13/3. Help finish this winter's Reed cutting and remove prev cut material. Kit provided. Basic refreshments. Nearby loos. Sign up: book.plinth.org.uk/e/LFbuahHJmC...

Thames21 responds to Channel 4’s Dispatches Documentary ‘Dirty Business’ - Thames21 The Dispatches documentary Dirty Business, currently on Channel 4,  highlights serious concerns that communities and environmental groups have been raising for years. It raises difficult...

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Protecting our rivers requires collective action, from government, regulators, environmental organisations, investors, and water companies. By working together, we can improve the health of our waterways and protect the communities who depend on them.⬇️

Thames21 has long raised the alarm about the impact of untreated sewage on our rivers. We want water companies to prioritise river health, invest in effective treatment and infrastructure, and be held accountable when they fail to meet environmental standards. 📸©Channel 4⬇️

@channel4tv.bsky.social's 'Dirty Business' highlights serious concerns that communities and environmental groups have been raising for years. It raises difficult questions about sewage pollution, river health, and public safety, issues that require urgent and transparent action.⬇️🧵

Thames21 is delighted to be part of the project, working with Essex and Oxfordshire County Council to reduce flood risk and improve soil management by scaling nature-based solutions, such as re-meandering and woodland creation, to slow flows and improve river catchment functioning.

Through Resilience Hubs in Greece, Cyprus, Finland, and the UK, NURISH co-develops practical, community-led responses to challenges such as flooding and water scarcity. ⬇️

NURISH is an EU-funded project helping rural and small urban communities adapt to climate change through nature-based solutions. Running over 4.5 years, it supports the EU’s vision for resilient communities by building local skills, green jobs, and sustainable land and water management.⬇️

Last summer we saw an extended dry period, and we've just experienced one of the wettest January's on record. "Exceptional" weather is becoming more and more frequent as the climate changes, but healthy rivers can help protect communities from the worst effects of climate change.⬇️🧵

The series is inspired by a decade-long investigation into England's water companies, as former police detective Ash (Thewlis) and his neighbour Peter (Watkins), a Professor of Computational Biology, team up to uncover a sewage scandal. www.channel4.com/press/news/d...

Can a TV Show Solve the UK’s Sewage Crisis? My advice: Tune into Dirty Business, Channel 4’s new “factual drama” about the UK’s water pollution scandal — but don’t watch it while eating. There are simply too many shots of raw sewage to make a T...

@channel4tv.bsky.social has released a first look at Dirty Business, a drama based on real events starring Jason Watkins and David Thewlis as "two unlikely detectives". 🧵⬇️
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🏅Together, we installed wood deflectors in the Burnt Oak Brook to enhance flow diversity and provide vital support for local biodiversity. A huge thank you to everyone for their hard work and commitment!

At Watling Park in North London, our dedicated volunteers and team joined forces for an inspiring river restoration day as part of our Action for Silk Stream initiative.🧵⬇️

This shocking illegal M25 waste site has kept on growing - despite an Environment Agency investigation The "absolutely heartbreaking" landfill looks unrecognisable from what it once was. It could soon spill into the River Roding, London's third biggest river.

This is shocking. Our rivers are already under immense pressure, and this rubbish dump sits just metres from the River Roding. Regulators and local councils must act immediately to safeguard this precious river. news.sky.com/story/this-s...