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Rivers to Reef

Water has no boundaries, so why should we? Almost everything that happens on land ends up in the water. In Yorkshire, pollution - from litter, plastics, and farm runoff - flows through our rivers and predominantly into the North Sea, threatening freshwater and marine life alike. Rivers to Reef brings people together to stop pollution at its source. Through citizen science, community clean-ups, and powerful public campaigns, we’re creating a Yorkshire-wide movement for clean, healthy waters. What we do inland matters, because protecting our rivers means protecting our seas.
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Community Habitat Creation Days

A series of recent Community Habitat Creation Days have seen individuals, families and community groups in Hull coming together to make a difference for nature across the city.

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The Derwent Upland Streams Project

John Cave, Project Officer for the River Derwent, describes the hard work of the Derwent Upland Streams Project improving water quality at a local level across rivers in Northeast Yorkshire.

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Rivers

From otters to freshwater shrimps, all animals are dependant on an abundant and reliable supply of clean water. Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure.

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Chalk rivers

Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.

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Upland Streams Sediment Reduction

YDCP has been working for over four years on the project funding from the Environment Agency’s Water Environment Improvement Fund to help improve water quality in the upper catchment suffering from excess sediment inputs.
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Why do we plant trees for river restoration?

Suzie Knight, Upper Aire Project Officer, and Chris Watt, BEACH Esk Project Officer, explain the vital importance tree planting has for their river restoration work at opposite ends of our county…

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Rocky habitat

Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.

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Improving the Swale and its landscape

River Restoration Officer, Claire, tells us more on work that is currently underway to restore the Swale to its former glory and how landowners and land-managers can get involved too.

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The river Derwent

Follow the river Derwent from moorland stream to river confluence and discover why it's such an important place for wildlife.