Restoring rivers | Essex Wildlife Trust

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Restoring rivers

River species (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/habitats/freshwater/rivers)

Support our work (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/get-involved/membership)

Become a River Champion (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/river-champions)

Aside from their beauty, rivers play a functional role as they travel from source to sea. In the UK, around 3,000 species rely on rivers, 200 of which are listed as rare, endangered or vulnerable.

An otter standing on a large pile of kelp

Otter © Danny Green/2020VISION

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Freshwater conservation

How are we protecting and restoring Essex's freshwater habitats and wildlife? Take a look at our projects below.

Water Vole

Protecting water voles

Water voles are the UK’s fastest declining mammal, but we are doing everything we can to change that.

kits pond fingringhoe

Recovering lost ponds

Half a million ponds have been lost in the last century.

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Reintroducing beavers

How we are supporting Spains Hall Estate's beaver reintroduction.

Coggeshall weir - barrier to fish migration

Removing barriers for fish migration

There are 400 barriers in Essex rivers. We're trying to change that.

Project archive

Take a look back at the projects for marine and coastal wildlife that Essex Wildlife Trust has delivered over the years.

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An introduction to rivers

Otter in river

Luke Massey

I want to support river wildlife

Roman River Valley

Visit a nature reserve