Map of community river groups
We think there are something like 150 or so community groups working to protect and conserve our rivers, lakes, ponds, and inland waters—and here they all are, on a handy Google map. You'll find the same information listed on our network page. (If you'd like to suggest any changes to the map, please make them on that page and we'll update the map accordingly.) You can zoom and drag the map and click on pins for more information. The coloured pins represent:
- Blue pins are small community groups run by volunteers and work to protect, restore, clean, or celebrate particular rivers, ponds, or other inland waters. Quite a few are registered charities and members of the Rivers Trust. These groups always welcome new members and most are involved in practical conservation work.
- Red pins show the county Wildlife Trust for each area. The Wildlife Trusts do lots of hands-on conservation work on rivers and wetlands (and much more besides) and also organize river walks, talks, and other events worth looking out for. The Trusts operate across large areas (sometimes two or even three counties), not just the places indicated by the red markers (which simply show each Trust's HQ). Some Trusts have active local branches you can join and it's a great idea to become a supporter or friend of your local trust to help fund its work.
- Green markers show other groups of interest (mainly national groups working on rivers, ponds, pollution, and related issues). They tend to be more active on policy and campaigning, with less of an emphasis on hands-on, front-line conservation work.
Please note that this map (and the list of groups on which it's based) is a compilation of information from many different sources. It does not necessarily imply that a group is linked with or supports the aims of the UK Rivers Network, or vice versa.
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