Wessex  Rivers  Trust

Healthy Rivers for Wildlife and People

River
Restoration

We restore habitats to increase biodiversity and enhance resilience

Catchment
Management

We help address wider water quality issues facing our catchments.

Education & Engagement

We engage with schools and communities to raise public awareness of chalk streams.

Research &
Monitoring

We use science to make sound environmental decisions.

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Latest News

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River Temperature Relationships

December 2025
Our 2025 river temperature loggers are back in, data downloaded, and we’ve been digging into what this summer showed across the Wessex Rivers Trust network...

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Trustee/Director of Wessex Rivers Trust

December 2025
Wessex RT is seeking applications for up to three new members of its board of directors to help it grow and develop its vital environmental and educational work...

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Watch our new FReSH video

December 2025 
Five years of restoring Hampshire’s chalk streams - watch our new FReSH Programme video.

Chalk Stream 
Experience

We are collaborating with the National Trust on a range of activities on the rivers at Mottisfont Abbey, including wild fishing.

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