Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust

Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust A registered charity, working to enhance and protect the rivers of the Yorkshire Dales for the benefit of wildlife and people. This was for pragmatic reasons.

Sign up to our e news at: www.ydrt.org.uk A major driver for founding the trust was the lack of effort towards engaging local communities, farmers and landowners in conservation and restoration. This was seen a prime barrier to cooperation and thus for improving the condition of the dales catchments. Without these partnerships conservation and restoration had been piecemeal, inefficient and poorly

supported. From inception the trust formed the principle that all decisions and work would be based on the best science available. Yet scientific knowledge can be fallible and so direct relationships with landowners is again needed in order to corroborate findings developed using remote methods. The science has to be viewed as a guiding hand rather than an absolute. A second founding principle was that restoration measures would begin in the uplands before moving downstream. Work carried out to restore a section of river can be diminished if upstream processes deliver pollutants, or other stressors, to the section. The final principle that directs the trust is that research will be at the catchment scale moving investigation towards smaller scales as and when the need arises. Over the next decade, the Trust will deliver a real improvement to the rivers, floodplains and hills of this very special part of England. If you are interested in what we do, please find further information on these web pages. We would particularly welcome your support as a member or in terms of possible projects to be explored, and we very much hope to hear from you soon.

31/05/2026

Our exhibition opens 6 June at
Showcasing the work of the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust, this exhibition explores everything to do with and and features amazing , , and soundscapes.

is supported by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Yorkshire Dales National Park 💦

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June is our main Himalayan balsam bashing month! 💪If you'd like to help us remove this invasive non-native species which...
30/05/2026

June is our main Himalayan balsam bashing month! 💪
If you'd like to help us remove this invasive non-native species which is highly detrimental to the health of our rivers and their - contact us at: [email protected]
No experience needed and the plants are easy to pull up! 🌿💦

We are looking for at the following locations & dates:
Dalton, Swale Catchment - Tuesday 2 June 10.30 - 12.30
Timble, Near Otley - Wednesday 3 June 10 - 2pm
Gilling West, Swale catchment - Sunday 7 June 1.30 -3.30
Dalton, Swale Catchment - Monday 8 June 1.30 - 3.30
Shaw Mills Nidd catchment - Thursday 11 June 10 - 12
Dalton, Swale Catchment - Monday 15 June 10.30 - 12.30
Shaw Mills Nidd catchment - Wednesday 17 June 1 - 3
Dalton, Swale Catchment - Saturday 20 June 1.30 - 3.30
Shaw Mills Nidd catchment - Tuesday 23 June 10 - 12
Dalton, Swale Catchment - Thursday 25 June 1.30 - 3.30

Calling all in the & catchments 🚜 👉 Get in touch to book your place at our EVENING SOIL HEALTH EVENT we are hostin...
29/05/2026

Calling all in the & catchments 🚜
👉 Get in touch to book your place at our EVENING SOIL HEALTH EVENT we are hosting on 10 June 7-9pm in collaboration with and Nidderdale National Landscape
This will be an informative evening about improving soil health, nutrient management and improving grassland sustainability - with a included!
Message us to reserve your spot at: [email protected]
Root Returns Farmers Group

27/05/2026

Our exhibition opens 6 June at
Showcasing the work of the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust, this exhibition explores everything to do with and and features amazing , , and soundscapes.

is supported by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Yorkshire Dales National Park 💦

Our staff and volunteers are proud to be working alongside the University of York to support the AQuA (Action for Qualit...
26/05/2026

Our staff and volunteers are proud to be working alongside the University of York to support the AQuA (Action for Quality Aquatic Environments) Project. This exciting initiative is developing a citizen science toolkit to help monitor a range of water , including pharmaceuticals, nutrients, dissolved organic matter, heavy metals and a rapid 'at-home' E.coli test.

Sampling will take place across , with our dedicated volunteers helping to trial the new methods along the River and River . The toolkit will also be used to help monitor the impact of upgraded Sewage Treatment Works, including the Integrated Constructed Wetlands, on the River Wharfe at Ilkley.

By empowering communities to gather high-quality data that regulatory bodies will recognise, this project aims to build a clearer picture of pollution sources and support more effective action to protect and improve our waterways.

Sign up to our e news on our website to be kept updated of this project.

Great morning surveying surface water near with the some of the team... look out for the and info reel coming soon...
25/05/2026

Great morning surveying surface water near with the some of the team... look out for the and info reel coming soon 👌
Why not sign up to our monthly e news on our website homepage to be the first to hear about it!💦 🫶

This photo of the River Wharfe at Kettlewell on a winter dawn by Sara Spillett is one of our photography competition win...
24/05/2026

This photo of the River Wharfe at Kettlewell on a winter dawn by Sara Spillett is one of our photography competition winners 🤩 - and will be a part of our upcoming exhibition at the opening Saturday 6 June 🥰
Join us to explore our work and projects, discover the artworks we created with local schools, care homes and refugee communities, and to see more and our 2026 Competition winners 💦🌿
Yorkshire Dales National Park
This exhibition is supported by the The National Lottery Heritage Fund

22/05/2026

It's on Saturday – a global event raising awareness of the critical role of migratory fish in ecosystems & emphasizing the need for restored river connectivity to support healthy fish populations & rivers.
Project manager Kate Colledge, leads this important work for us, assessing and removing barriers to with funding support from .
Find out more via the reel or read our latest blog on this subject on our website!

May 23 is – a global event raising awareness of the critical role of migratory fish in ecosystems & emphasizing the ne...
18/05/2026

May 23 is – a global event raising awareness of the critical role of migratory fish in ecosystems & emphasizing the need for restored river connectivity to support healthy fish populations & rivers.

Improving fish passage is a vital part of our work at - removing or mitigating against barriers to fish passage within our catchments in the .

One of the newest members of our team, Kate Colledge, is leading this important work with funding support from . >>> Read more about Kate’s role and her work assessing and removing barriers to in our latest blog:

https://www.ydrt.org.uk/removing-barriers-to-fish-passage-in-the-yorkshire-dales

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Pateley Bridge

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