The Big River Watch

(Taken from The Rivers Trust website – For more information, please visit their website)

This September, The Rivers Trust are coming together for rivers to take part in our first Big River Watch and we want you to join us. Stay tuned to download our new app soon and be part of a quick and easy survey helping to improve rivers for us and for wildlife!

Whether you’re a swimmer or a paddler, an angler or a rambler, a wildlife spotter or a sit-and-watch-er, this is a chance to be part of the movement improving our freshwater spaces!

In just three easy steps, you will contribute to a national data set that will help build a picture of river health across the country.

What do I need to do?

Step 1: Sign up
Sign up and download the survey app to your phone before visiting the site.

Step 2: Take part
Pick a riverside location to join others around the country in collecting data about the health of your local river. You can complete the survey at your favourite local spot, or choose to get to know somewhere new!

Visit between the 22nd and the 24th September 2023, and spend just 15 minutes observing and answering the questions on the survey. You’ll tell us about the things that you see – from wildlife and plants, to the flow speed of the water and whether you can spot any pollution. If you don’t know what you’re looking at, use our handy in-app ID guides for pollution and wildlife.

Step 3: Upload
Upload your survey. We’ll gather up all of your results and our data specialists will get busy analyzing the information so that The Rivers Trust and other environmental organizations can be better armed in the fight for healthier, wilder rivers.

Share your experience and your photos on social media using #BigRiverWatch.