Wessex  Rivers  Trust

Healthy Rivers for Wildlife and People

River
Restoration

We restore habitats to increase biodiversity and enhance resilience

Catchment
Management

We help address wider water quality issues facing our catchments.

Education & Engagement

We engage with schools and communities to raise public awareness of chalk streams.

Research &
Monitoring

We use science to make sound environmental decisions.

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Latest News

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Landscape Recovery Opportunity

April 2026
Wiltshire’s River Wylye and Dorset’s River Allen are two of Wessex’s most iconic chalk streams...

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Enforcement Undertaking

April 2026
In 2021, diesel oil leaked from a depot at Nursling Industrial Estate, Southampton...

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INNS Spring Update

March 2026
As the days lengthen and the first signs of spring begin to appear along our rivers, it’s not just native wildlife that’s waking up...

Chalk Stream 
Experience

We are collaborating with the National Trust on a range of activities on the rivers at Mottisfont Abbey, including wild fishing.

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