Ribble Rivers Trust are proud to announce that the first phase of the Primrose Lodge Blue and Greenway Project (PLBGP) is now complete! The first phase of this ambitious plan involved coppicing trees then desilting the redundant mill lodge, as well as …
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1000 Rivers Project
Ribble Trust are excited to be taking part in the 1000 Rivers Project. This project, led by the University of Hull aims to take eDNA samples from 1000 rivers in the British Isles, Continental Europe, and Canada. The Trust will be collecting 5 samples f…
Upper Ribble Weirs
The Upper Ribble weirs, which are being addressed thanks to our Ribble Life for Water project, are a set of four weirs on the River Ribble close to Horton in Ribblesdale. Despite being close to its source the Ribble is still not achieving ‘good’ status…
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The Trust are now in their second year of the Pendle WINNS invasive species control, which is being carried out in partnership with Forest of Bowland AONB as part of their Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership project. Ribble Rivers Trust is helping the pr…
Holland Wood fish passage
Holland wood weir lies on the River Darwen, close to its confluence with the River Ribble and the limit of the tidal Ribble area. The weir once helped to supply Walton Mill, a corn and flour mill in Walton le Dale, Preston, with water. Although the mil…
Work Experience, by Emma Tabernacle
Monday When I arrived, I was met by Jonny who showed me around the office and explained what the trust did and what I would be doing for the week. I then went electrofishing with Adam and Kate. The fish were caught using an electric current relative to…
Fishing equipment appeal success!
Over the last few months we’ve been appealing to the angling community to try and gather together more equipment for our angling coaching, and we are delighted to announce it has been a great success. Thanks to generous contributions we now have a rang…
Woodland Creation Officer
We are recruiting! Ribble Rivers Trust are looking to recruit a Woodland Creation Officer. For the full job description please click here and an application form please click here. Completed applications should be returned to admin@ribbletrust.com befo…
Primrose Lodge Blue and Greenway Project
The Ribble Rivers Trust’s (RRT) ‘Primrose Lodge Blue and Greenway Project’ which is receiving funds from the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government, through the European Regional Development Fund, is now near to commencing work on the si…
Michelle’s apprentice success story!
When I first arrived I knew nothing! Or at least I felt like I didn’t. It was something completely new to me and I wasn’t sure if I would make the grade. However, that soon became irrelevant and unimportant. Changing careers can be a daunting prospe…