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Norfolk Rivers Trust Restoring, protecting and enhancing Norfolk’s water environments for all

13/10/2026

160+ endangered native crayfish released into the wild! 🦞💧

Thanks to Zoological Society of East Anglia's successful rearing efforts, we released these little freshwater heroes to their natural habitat in the River Stiffkey at Mrs Temple's Cheese in Wighton, helping to bolster the local wild population. Watch them go! 🎥

Find out more about our work for native crayfish. 👇

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The Rivers Trust's biggest ever State of Our Rivers report is here. 🌊⚠️ From sewage, chemicals and agricultural runoff t...
12/10/2026

The Rivers Trust's biggest ever State of Our Rivers report is here. 🌊

⚠️ From sewage, chemicals and agricultural runoff to extreme weather, climate change, barriers and invasive species, the pressures on our waterways are higher than ever.

But action can make a difference.

Read the latest report, packed with data and interactive maps, to find out how. 👇

We’re recruiting a proactive Executive Support Officer to assist our leadership and deliver essential day‑to‑day operati...
09/10/2026

We’re recruiting a proactive Executive Support Officer to assist our leadership and deliver essential day‑to‑day operational and administrative coordination.

Come and join our team as we work to restore, protect and enhance Norfolk's water environments for all.

📍Based in Holt, Norfolk, with some hybrid working
💶From £34,367 pro-rata (0.6 FTE)
⏰Part-time, 22.5 hours per week

Full details and how to apply 👉 norfolkriverstrust.org/job-opportunities

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been restoring a 5‑hectare site near Guist to better manage localised flooding and ...
05/10/2026

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been restoring a 5‑hectare site near Guist to better manage localised flooding and support wildlife. By adding a suite of features - online ponds, leaky dams, enhanced meanders, wetland backwaters, reprofiled banks, shallow scrapes and a new meandering channel - we're helping the landscape hold water for longer and capture sediment before it enters the River Wensum. 🌿💦

During the works, the team recorded toads, dragonflies, solitary bees, house martins, swallows, a hare and a clouded yellow butterfly. As the habitat continues to diversify and fill with water, it should provide a home for even more wildlife. 🦋

With thanks to the land managers and to the landowner, who is part of Wensum Farmers, and to Aquamaintain for their work on the ground. Thanks also to the Environment Agency’s Water Environment Improvement Fund and Water Resources East through the Norfolk Water Fund for funding the project.

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01/10/2026

Would you like to be the first to know about our new projects and initiatives and learn how to get involved?

Get updates on everything from riverfly surveys and habitat restorations to research and more.
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27/09/2026



Keswick Marsh, just a stone's throw from the centre of Norwich, was once a thriving floodplain connected to the River Yare. Over time, that connection was lost.

In October 2025, we completed a habitat enhancement project to help bring the marsh back to life and support the nearby Marston Marsh. The work included:

✅ Improving 600m of drainage channel with new ditch-side berms (shallow shelves), helping water spread more naturally and creating better habitat
✅ Creating four scrapes (shallow pools), providing 5,064m² of new wetlands
✅ Establishing two ponds, adding a further 968m² of new habitat and a stilling area to capture sediment
✅ Reconnecting the river to its marsh floodplain

This work doesn’t just reshape the landscape; it restores natural processes, improves water quality and provides more space for wildlife to thrive.

Watch the transformation and see how these works are bringing the floodplain back to life.

Delivered with funding from the Norfolk Water Strategy Programme, which is hosted by Water Resources East in partnership with Norfolk County Council, Anglian Water and The Nature Conservancy, Anglian Water’s Get River Positive programme and the Environment Agency.

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This 350 metre section of ditch in the River Stiffkey catchment had the potential to support far more wildlife and store...
25/09/2026

This 350 metre section of ditch in the River Stiffkey catchment had the potential to support far more wildlife and store more water in the landscape.

By reprofiling the banks, raising the bed and widening sections into a series of ponds, we’ve created a shallower, more natural system. New bunds help retain water and slow the flow, proving a wetter habitat and riparian zone.

With thanks to the Environment Agency for funding this work, and the Barsham Estate for their support and collaboration on the ground.

⌛ The next is here!Want an easy and free way to help our rivers? Between today and the 24th of September simply:1️⃣ Do...
18/09/2026

⌛ The next is here!
Want an easy and free way to help our rivers? Between today and the 24th of September simply:

1️⃣ Download the free Big River Watch app
2️⃣ Spend 15 mins observing your local river
3️⃣ Answer the easy in-app survey and upload!

By telling us what you see - from wildlife and plants to pollution and water colour - you help us build a clearer picture of how our rivers are doing.

All of this data strengthens the case for change and for demanding better for our rivers.

🤳Search for ‘Big River Watch’ in your app store to download the app and get started.

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Unit 15, Bayfield Brecks
Holt
NR257DZ

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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