Save The Gipping

Save The Gipping A Group of volunteers dedicated to the health and biodiversity of the river gipping.

The only group to currently work manage the water between sharmford, great blakenham, claydon, papermill lane and bramford.

This weeks working party! Making sure the flow is clear and added in a large log to help woth invertabrates and fish! No...
16/03/2026

This weeks working party!

Making sure the flow is clear and added in a large log to help woth invertabrates and fish!

Now in closed season we are not allowed to do any work within the river without ea approval!

This is at papermill lane suffolk.

We are at a point now where we can start adding structure into the river to support aquatic life.

More to come!

This weeks working partyClearing a section that has got back logged and filled up woth all sorts. Ready for the summer a...
08/03/2026

This weeks working party

Clearing a section that has got back logged and filled up woth all sorts. Ready for the summer and help help reduce duckw**d coverage!

Dont forget if you want to be apart of our community on facebook or want to volunteer and help join our facebook group savetherivergipping.

03/01/2026

In another reel you can see this area during the summer! Flowing freely plenty of vegetation!

And no duck w**d.

This is the same spot this winter!

As some of the vegetation has died back, you can see the sand bottom, the rocks, the gravel and still some flora in the river!

Fantastic! Vegetation helps oxyginate the water, creates different flow "rythems" and paths! Unfortunatly no fish seen due to the cold weather.

But still pretty wicked to see. The different habitats that have been created through savethegippings works!

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20/12/2025

Last working party of 2025.

Good day removing a line of reeds to allow the river to start wiggling.

There is a reed bed to the left which will not be removed its just reducing and managing the width of the river.

Want to volunteer and help out as our work and group grows?

Send a pm or comment below!

Happy christmas 🎅

17/12/2025

What a difference savethegipping volunteers have made this year as 2025 comes to an end!

Cutting back fallen wood for silt traps and habitat for fish and invertabrates.

Leaving different shape and sized reeds in the river to create different flow dynamics in the winter and the summer.

Which the enviroment agency has thanked us for and have said how impressed they are with the quality of work

Now have 2.5km of flowing and accessible river!

At claydon picnic site, paper mill lane, sharmford, great blakenham and bramford

What a difference!

Want to volunteer and get your hands dirty in river conservation? Send us a Pm!


Can you spot the odd one out? Early surprise from father christmas getting his hands dirty today!
13/12/2025

Can you spot the odd one out?

Early surprise from father christmas getting his hands dirty today!

Todays working partyWe plan on cutting the reeds back here, to help with "rewiggling" the river! This will help create a...
13/12/2025

Todays working party

We plan on cutting the reeds back here, to help with "rewiggling" the river! This will help create a large slack area during intense water flow and level.

Once we have cut the reeds back, we will introduce woody material, to help with invertabrates, birds and wildlife! This also acts as a silt trap, these help contain silt within a certain area. Which helps with silt dispersal and keeps natural gravel beds from being covered up. Which are valuable for aquatic breeding season.

It looks messy, but the end goal will be incredibly valuable for the rivers structure!

If you like the work we do, why not donate via gofundme or through easy funding to help our work and the development of making the river how it once was
https://gofund.me/0091a9a9a
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=412186&invite=cwvsmd&referral-campaign=c2s&utm_campaign=web-referral

An example of our work! An undercut allowed flow but still giving the river shade! Want to support us and future project...
11/12/2025

An example of our work! An undercut allowed flow but still giving the river shade!

Want to support us and future projects? You can donate through go fund me https://gofund.me/0091a9a9a

Nearly 4 years since we cleared both weirs and the side channel at bosmere needham market!(Which is all on our group). ...
11/12/2025

Nearly 4 years since we cleared both weirs and the side channel at bosmere needham market!
(Which is all on our group).

Some more vegetation management you can see how we have made a curve in the reeds rather than a straight line! This impr...
11/12/2025

Some more vegetation management you can see how we have made a curve in the reeds rather than a straight line!
This improves the flow, allows reeds to filter the water and leaves habitat for breeding birds and importantly watervoles and small mammals that like to nest in the side of the bank!

Next summer we are hoping to add some woody structure into these reed beds which is important for resting places for wildfowl and for aquatic creatures to hide under!

You can see how dense the reeds are after we've finished!

Fantastic work improving the rivers watercourse.

www.savethegipping.com
Fb group savetherivergipping (not the river gipping trust who do a good job at bringing back the tow path along the river).

Reed maintanence earlier this year down at papermill lane in the open season ( from 16th june to 15th march).No duck w**...
11/12/2025

Reed maintanence earlier this year down at papermill lane in the open season ( from 16th june to 15th march).

No duck w**d, healthy flow, different habitat, lots of vegetation in the water which helps with photosynthesis and creates hiding places for newly hatched fry, water shrimp, invertabrates and many more organisms that inhabit the river!

From claydon picnic site to bramford meadows we will soon enough have a free flowing, diverse section of river thanks to the amazing commitment from our volunteers.

Feel free to join our group - savetherivergipping

There is now 2.5km of usable river thanks to our work.

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Gipping Valley
Bramford

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