This page tells you about river-related events happening soon in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. Examples of things we like to include here: river festivals, beach cleans, hands-on fishing demonstrations, lectures or workshops on nature topics, campaigning events and protests related to rivers and related environmental issues.
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Photo: River Test, Mottisfont, near Romsey, Hampshire by the UK Rivers Network.
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Yorkshire:
Living Seas Safari: Sat, 3rd July, 2010. North Landing, Flamborough: “Join us for a guided boat trip along Flamborough’s spectacular chalk cliffs. Learn more about life beneath the waves; explore deep into a sea cave and come face to face with over 200,000 breeding seabirds. These trips offer unique and exciting views of kittiwakes, guillemots, razorbills, puffins and gannets amongst others.”
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Cornwall:
Westcountry Rivers Trust: River Summer Course: 25-26 July 2010: “The Trust will be running a river expert course which is a mixture of practical river-side skills and taught lab and classroom based identification. The course is open to anyone with an interest in the ecology and management of our rivers.”
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Warwickshire:
Great Pond Dip: 26 July 2010. Warwickshire WT event: “Investigate what’s hiding in the murky depths. Make friends while you take it in turns to pond dip and create a watery creature to keep. Location: Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Brandon Lane, Coventry”. Times: 10.30am – 12.00pm. Booking needed.
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Leicestershire:
The Great Coracle Weekend: 31/07/2010. Coracle regatta, coracle building course and local tours. Events/course must be pre-booked. At The Boat House, Barrow on Soar, LE12 8PN.
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National: National Marine Week: 31st July - 15th August 2010. Dozens of events all around the country organized by the Wildlife Trusts.
Lincolnshire:
Lincs WT: Pond Dipping: 3 August: “Family Fun: Pond Dipping Whisby Nature Park 10am - 12noon. Discover the underwater world as we look for scorpions, stick insects and much much more! All equipment, lake and insects provided, just book early to avoid disappointment.”
Cornwall/Devon:
Get Hooked on Fishing: Tavistock, 1 August; Hayle, 2 August; Saltash, 4 August; Liskeard, 7/9 August.
Hampshire:
HWT: Itchen Navigation: X marks the spot: “This is an open art submission open to everyone. Visit one of the 10 identified spots on the Itchen Navigation and create a piece of art inspired by what you find. It could be a poem, a photograph, a bark rubbing, a painting, a memory….”
London:
Beckton Park Pond Day: Join Thames21 for a fun day at Beckton Pond. Activities will include plant identification, mapping, litter picking and vegetation management. Open to all ages. Please bring your own lunch. 10.00am - 2.00pm, Meet at Andrewes Gardens, E6 5TG.
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Hertfordshire:
Herts WT: Wild About Wetlands: 6th August: “Come and enjoy the sights and sounds of your local wetland wildlife at Cassiobury Park in Watford! Help us to make a wetland willow sculpture or watch one of our riverside puppet shows, to learn more about the wetland creatures that live in Hertfordshire.”
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Bucks:
BBOWT: A walk along the River Wye: Saturday 14 August 2010. Time: 10.30am-12pm”A walk along the River Wye looking a the plants and wildlife. The leader will be Allen Beechey from the Chilterns Conservation Board. This will be an interesting follow up for those who attended Allen's talk 16 April. Level terrain with no stiles.”
London:
Thames21's Cleaner Thames Challenge: “Join us for our annual litter blitz of the Thames. Last year we Flash Mobbed the Foreshore with over 200 volunteers. 2010 will mark the fifth year of the Challenge.”
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London:
London Wildlife Trust: Meadow Restoration in SW20: 22nd August: “Sunday 22nd of Aug -Fishponds Wood & Beverlymeads Nature Reserve 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Continuing to restore the meadow areas which contain acid and neutral and course grasslands. Tasks will include cutting and raking of grass, pulling bramble and cutting scrub that has encroached from and is shading a very old hedge row.”
Rutland:
RSPB Birdfair 2010: Friday 20th - Sunday 22nd August, Rutland Water. International birdwatching event organized jointly by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and RSPB.
Gloucestershire:
Ruscombe Brook Walk: Chantal Brown from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) will be joining RBAG for our brook walk on 24th August. Chantal has particular expertise in environmental stewardship, habitat management, education and community projects and bats and butterflies and will be able to give us a brilliant insight into these areas as we walk along the brook. The walk starts at 7pm on 24th August at Puckshole.
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Reading:
IWA National Festival 2010: 28-30 August 2010, Beale Park on the River Thames at Pangbourne, near Reading during the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Wales:
Keep Wales Tidy: The Great Taff Tidy: 3-5 September 2010: “From the 3rd -5th September 2010, a large-scale clean up of the River Taff will take place from the Brecon Beacons to Cardiff. We are looking for volunteers, businesses, groups, fishing clubs and anyone who enjoys the River Taff to 'adopt' a stretch and help us clean it up. KWT may be able to provide free insurance cover and equipment, so if you would like to get involved get in touch today!”
London:
Mayor's Thames Festival: 11-12 September 2010. Many activities based around the River Thames, mostly between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge.
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