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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Rivers challenges
What are the pressures on our rivers and catchments?
Canals & Rivers
Join us for an evening exploring the work of the Canal & River Trust and the important role our waterways play for people and wildlife.
Shropshire's Rivers
Our Land and Water Team are working on a wide variety of projects within Shropshire. These projects include managing and improving the health of our streams, rivers, ponds and canals, working with different partners to address flooding issues across the county and work with landowners to help regenerate farmland.
We work hard to access funding sources to enable key projects and habitat improvement works on all kinds of water bodies, from full landscape/catchment-scale to more localised target sites, helping mitigate climate change, protect everyone's future and create a River Recovery Network in Shropshire.
Find out about some of these projects below:
We work hard to access funding sources to enable key projects and habitat improvement works on all kinds of water bodies, from full landscape/catchment-scale to more localised target sites, helping mitigate climate change, protect everyone's future and create a River Recovery Network in Shropshire.
Find out about some of these projects below:
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Where have all our wild rivers gone?
The decline of natural river systems
River Reflector June 2019
Its has been another fantastic year for Our Love Your Magnificent Severn Campaign with many people dedicating their time to clean up their streets and rivers. Unfortunately, the flooding that…
River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
Shropshire Wildlife Trust welcomes MP’s bid to stop sewage polluting rivers
Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP for Ludlow, has today published his Private Member’s Bill designed to tackle river pollution from untreated sewage and improve water quality.
River mammals
Few species are truly comfortable with the water, here is an introduction to 6 of them.
Old River Bed
Old River Bed is a Shrewsbury Town Council nature reserve and home of our joint beaver project.
River wildlife and habitats
Shropshire is criss-crossed with ribbons of waterways, home to an array of fish, birds, insects and mammals.