River Thame Conservation Trust
@riverthamect.bsky.social
A Rivers Trust charity working to create a River Thame Catchment with healthy freshwaters and wildlife, valued and enjoyed by local people.
Proud to join @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social in welcoming Emma Reynolds to a Landscape Recovery site.
Together with farmers, we’re restoring ponds, wetlands & floodplains across 8,000 ha to boost biodiversity & support farm businesses.
Full story: tinyurl.com/ymh2atp2
Together with farmers, we’re restoring ponds, wetlands & floodplains across 8,000 ha to boost biodiversity & support farm businesses.
Full story: tinyurl.com/ymh2atp2
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Proud to join @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social in welcoming Emma Reynolds to a Landscape Recovery site.
Together with farmers, we’re restoring ponds, wetlands & floodplains across 8,000 ha to boost biodiversity & support farm businesses.
Full story: tinyurl.com/ymh2atp2
Together with farmers, we’re restoring ponds, wetlands & floodplains across 8,000 ha to boost biodiversity & support farm businesses.
Full story: tinyurl.com/ymh2atp2
Big welcome to 12 new members of our Water Quality Monitoring Network!
Our citizen scientists test rivers monthly, uncover pollution, and connect communities with local waterways.
See the data: www.freshwaterwatch.org/pages/river-thame-conservation-trust
@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
Our citizen scientists test rivers monthly, uncover pollution, and connect communities with local waterways.
See the data: www.freshwaterwatch.org/pages/river-thame-conservation-trust
@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Big welcome to 12 new members of our Water Quality Monitoring Network!
Our citizen scientists test rivers monthly, uncover pollution, and connect communities with local waterways.
See the data: www.freshwaterwatch.org/pages/river-thame-conservation-trust
@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
Our citizen scientists test rivers monthly, uncover pollution, and connect communities with local waterways.
See the data: www.freshwaterwatch.org/pages/river-thame-conservation-trust
@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social
🌿 Thinking about volunteering with us? Our Volunteer Celebration Event is open to prospective volunteers too!
Join us on 11 Dec at Wingrave Sports & Social Club
Register 👉www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-thame-volunteer-celebration-2025-tickets-1975105958089?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join us on 11 Dec at Wingrave Sports & Social Club
Register 👉www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-thame-volunteer-celebration-2025-tickets-1975105958089?aff=oddtdtcreator
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🌿 Thinking about volunteering with us? Our Volunteer Celebration Event is open to prospective volunteers too!
Join us on 11 Dec at Wingrave Sports & Social Club
Register 👉www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-thame-volunteer-celebration-2025-tickets-1975105958089?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join us on 11 Dec at Wingrave Sports & Social Club
Register 👉www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-thame-volunteer-celebration-2025-tickets-1975105958089?aff=oddtdtcreator
🌱 RTCT is excited to share this opportunity from our partners:
Landholders with up to 3 acres can help support new agroecological growers across Bucks & East Oxon.
Apply by 5 Dec 👉 forms.gle/aEoHctDVwAVS...
Questions: [email protected]
Please share!
Landholders with up to 3 acres can help support new agroecological growers across Bucks & East Oxon.
Apply by 5 Dec 👉 forms.gle/aEoHctDVwAVS...
Questions: [email protected]
Please share!
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌱 RTCT is excited to share this opportunity from our partners:
Landholders with up to 3 acres can help support new agroecological growers across Bucks & East Oxon.
Apply by 5 Dec 👉 forms.gle/aEoHctDVwAVS...
Questions: [email protected]
Please share!
Landholders with up to 3 acres can help support new agroecological growers across Bucks & East Oxon.
Apply by 5 Dec 👉 forms.gle/aEoHctDVwAVS...
Questions: [email protected]
Please share!
Wet weather didn’t stop a great New Shoots session at Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve, Thame
The group got stuck into veg management & learned all about British mammals.
Huge thanks to the Cuttlebrook Conservation Volunteers & Oxon Mammals Group for supporting the programme.
The group got stuck into veg management & learned all about British mammals.
Huge thanks to the Cuttlebrook Conservation Volunteers & Oxon Mammals Group for supporting the programme.
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Wet weather didn’t stop a great New Shoots session at Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve, Thame
The group got stuck into veg management & learned all about British mammals.
Huge thanks to the Cuttlebrook Conservation Volunteers & Oxon Mammals Group for supporting the programme.
The group got stuck into veg management & learned all about British mammals.
Huge thanks to the Cuttlebrook Conservation Volunteers & Oxon Mammals Group for supporting the programme.
We are inviting local residents to join our Water Quality Monitoring Network, a citizen science programme that collects monthly water quality data across the catchment.
Register here: bttr.im/o29tw
No prior experience necessary!
Register here: bttr.im/o29tw
No prior experience necessary!
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We are inviting local residents to join our Water Quality Monitoring Network, a citizen science programme that collects monthly water quality data across the catchment.
Register here: bttr.im/o29tw
No prior experience necessary!
Register here: bttr.im/o29tw
No prior experience necessary!
Love being outdoors and want to make a difference for rivers & wildlife?
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Officer to join our team — working to restore habitats, create wetlands & help nature across the River Thame catchment.
🕐 1 week left! 👉https://www.riverthame.org/job-vacancies
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Officer to join our team — working to restore habitats, create wetlands & help nature across the River Thame catchment.
🕐 1 week left! 👉https://www.riverthame.org/job-vacancies
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Love being outdoors and want to make a difference for rivers & wildlife?
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Officer to join our team — working to restore habitats, create wetlands & help nature across the River Thame catchment.
🕐 1 week left! 👉https://www.riverthame.org/job-vacancies
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Officer to join our team — working to restore habitats, create wetlands & help nature across the River Thame catchment.
🕐 1 week left! 👉https://www.riverthame.org/job-vacancies
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Thank you @bbowt.bsky.social for a great introduction to #biodiversitynetgain talk this week. Will be interested to see how it evolves e.g. leading to investment in nature local to the site of developments, or not. Lessons learnts from carbon trading schemes, or not www.bbowt.org.uk/what-we-do/f...
Biodiversity Net Gain | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
BBOWT's ecology consultancy, Future Nature WTC, provides ecology, biodiversity and land advice services while ensuring the best outcomes for nature. These services include Biodiversity Net Gain using ...
www.bbowt.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thank you @bbowt.bsky.social for a great introduction to #biodiversitynetgain talk this week. Will be interested to see how it evolves e.g. leading to investment in nature local to the site of developments, or not. Lessons learnts from carbon trading schemes, or not www.bbowt.org.uk/what-we-do/f...
We now have 10 new certified Riverfly Monitors in our growing network of citizen scientists! 🎉
Our training day on the Chalgrove Brook was full of learning & exploring the world of freshwater macroinvertebrates. 💧
Find out more about @Riverflies 👉 www.riverflies.org
Our training day on the Chalgrove Brook was full of learning & exploring the world of freshwater macroinvertebrates. 💧
Find out more about @Riverflies 👉 www.riverflies.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We now have 10 new certified Riverfly Monitors in our growing network of citizen scientists! 🎉
Our training day on the Chalgrove Brook was full of learning & exploring the world of freshwater macroinvertebrates. 💧
Find out more about @Riverflies 👉 www.riverflies.org
Our training day on the Chalgrove Brook was full of learning & exploring the world of freshwater macroinvertebrates. 💧
Find out more about @Riverflies 👉 www.riverflies.org
We’re hiring!
Join us as a River & Wetlands Assistant Project Officer helping restore rivers, create wetlands & deliver nature-based solutions across the Thame Catchment.
💷 £28–34k | 📍 Near Oxford | ⏰ Apply by 31 Oct
environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107775-...
Join us as a River & Wetlands Assistant Project Officer helping restore rivers, create wetlands & deliver nature-based solutions across the Thame Catchment.
💷 £28–34k | 📍 Near Oxford | ⏰ Apply by 31 Oct
environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107775-...
October 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We’re hiring!
Join us as a River & Wetlands Assistant Project Officer helping restore rivers, create wetlands & deliver nature-based solutions across the Thame Catchment.
💷 £28–34k | 📍 Near Oxford | ⏰ Apply by 31 Oct
environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107775-...
Join us as a River & Wetlands Assistant Project Officer helping restore rivers, create wetlands & deliver nature-based solutions across the Thame Catchment.
💷 £28–34k | 📍 Near Oxford | ⏰ Apply by 31 Oct
environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107775-...
🌊 Volunteer with us! 🌱🐟
Join our Chalk Stream Restoration Work Parties this autumn – a chance to get outdoors, learn new skills & help wildlife.
📅 Sept 23 & 30 (Lewknor)
📅 Oct 3 (Sheepbrook)
👉 Sign up: bttr.im/2ia4k
Join our Chalk Stream Restoration Work Parties this autumn – a chance to get outdoors, learn new skills & help wildlife.
📅 Sept 23 & 30 (Lewknor)
📅 Oct 3 (Sheepbrook)
👉 Sign up: bttr.im/2ia4k
River Thame Conservation Trust
Join River Thame Conservation Trust for a day outdoors helping to restore and care for our rare and precious chalk streams as part of our ongoing Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy.
Our Chalk Stream R...
bttr.im
September 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🌊 Volunteer with us! 🌱🐟
Join our Chalk Stream Restoration Work Parties this autumn – a chance to get outdoors, learn new skills & help wildlife.
📅 Sept 23 & 30 (Lewknor)
📅 Oct 3 (Sheepbrook)
👉 Sign up: bttr.im/2ia4k
Join our Chalk Stream Restoration Work Parties this autumn – a chance to get outdoors, learn new skills & help wildlife.
📅 Sept 23 & 30 (Lewknor)
📅 Oct 3 (Sheepbrook)
👉 Sign up: bttr.im/2ia4k
🐛🌊 Become a Riverfly Monitor!
📅 Wed 17 Sept, 10–4:30
📍 Stadhampton Village Hall, OX44 7UW
👉 Register: bttr.im/to9ew
Learn to ID pollution-sensitive insects & monitor your local river’s health. No experience needed! 💙
#RiverflyMonitoring #CitizenScience
📅 Wed 17 Sept, 10–4:30
📍 Stadhampton Village Hall, OX44 7UW
👉 Register: bttr.im/to9ew
Learn to ID pollution-sensitive insects & monitor your local river’s health. No experience needed! 💙
#RiverflyMonitoring #CitizenScience
River Thame Conservation Trust
This training will teach you to ID pollution-sensitive invertebrates in your local streams and certify you to become a Riverfly monitor
Next Training Session
Wednesday 17th September
10:00 am ...
bttr.im
August 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🐛🌊 Become a Riverfly Monitor!
📅 Wed 17 Sept, 10–4:30
📍 Stadhampton Village Hall, OX44 7UW
👉 Register: bttr.im/to9ew
Learn to ID pollution-sensitive insects & monitor your local river’s health. No experience needed! 💙
#RiverflyMonitoring #CitizenScience
📅 Wed 17 Sept, 10–4:30
📍 Stadhampton Village Hall, OX44 7UW
👉 Register: bttr.im/to9ew
Learn to ID pollution-sensitive insects & monitor your local river’s health. No experience needed! 💙
#RiverflyMonitoring #CitizenScience
⏰ Less than a week to go!
There’s still time to apply for New Shoots: River Thame Edition 🌿 – our free year-long environmental conservation programme for 14–18 year olds.
👉 Apply by midnight Monday 25 August:
forms.office.com/e/aaFg61QYu5
There’s still time to apply for New Shoots: River Thame Edition 🌿 – our free year-long environmental conservation programme for 14–18 year olds.
👉 Apply by midnight Monday 25 August:
forms.office.com/e/aaFg61QYu5
August 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
⏰ Less than a week to go!
There’s still time to apply for New Shoots: River Thame Edition 🌿 – our free year-long environmental conservation programme for 14–18 year olds.
👉 Apply by midnight Monday 25 August:
forms.office.com/e/aaFg61QYu5
There’s still time to apply for New Shoots: River Thame Edition 🌿 – our free year-long environmental conservation programme for 14–18 year olds.
👉 Apply by midnight Monday 25 August:
forms.office.com/e/aaFg61QYu5
Please help us spread the word!
New Shoots: River Thame Edition is a free opportunity for 14–18-year-olds to connect with nature, gain conservation skills & build confidence.
🌿 Monthly Saturday sessions
🌊 Sites across the Thame catchment
🔗 www.riverthame.org/new-shoots-r...
📅 Apply by 25 Aug
New Shoots: River Thame Edition is a free opportunity for 14–18-year-olds to connect with nature, gain conservation skills & build confidence.
🌿 Monthly Saturday sessions
🌊 Sites across the Thame catchment
🔗 www.riverthame.org/new-shoots-r...
📅 Apply by 25 Aug
July 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Please help us spread the word!
New Shoots: River Thame Edition is a free opportunity for 14–18-year-olds to connect with nature, gain conservation skills & build confidence.
🌿 Monthly Saturday sessions
🌊 Sites across the Thame catchment
🔗 www.riverthame.org/new-shoots-r...
📅 Apply by 25 Aug
New Shoots: River Thame Edition is a free opportunity for 14–18-year-olds to connect with nature, gain conservation skills & build confidence.
🌿 Monthly Saturday sessions
🌊 Sites across the Thame catchment
🔗 www.riverthame.org/new-shoots-r...
📅 Apply by 25 Aug
🚜 Discover how farming and nature can thrive together at @OpenFarmSunday! RTCT is supporting this exciting event alongside the Thame Catchment Farm Cluster. 🌳🌿 Bring the whole family for a day of learning, fun, and connection with the land. 🌾
May 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚜 Discover how farming and nature can thrive together at @OpenFarmSunday! RTCT is supporting this exciting event alongside the Thame Catchment Farm Cluster. 🌳🌿 Bring the whole family for a day of learning, fun, and connection with the land. 🌾
Can we bring water voles back to the Thame catchment?
@BBOWT, landowners, and 60+ volunteers are supporting River Thame Conservation Trust’s mink control work — and it’s starting to show results.
Read more: www.riverthame.org/post/bringing-back-the-water-vole-a-comeback-story-in-the-making
@BBOWT, landowners, and 60+ volunteers are supporting River Thame Conservation Trust’s mink control work — and it’s starting to show results.
Read more: www.riverthame.org/post/bringing-back-the-water-vole-a-comeback-story-in-the-making
Bringing Back the Water Vole: A Comeback Story in the Making
www.riverthame.org
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Can we bring water voles back to the Thame catchment?
@BBOWT, landowners, and 60+ volunteers are supporting River Thame Conservation Trust’s mink control work — and it’s starting to show results.
Read more: www.riverthame.org/post/bringing-back-the-water-vole-a-comeback-story-in-the-making
@BBOWT, landowners, and 60+ volunteers are supporting River Thame Conservation Trust’s mink control work — and it’s starting to show results.
Read more: www.riverthame.org/post/bringing-back-the-water-vole-a-comeback-story-in-the-making
Thanks to everyone who joined us at our Open House on the Chalgrove Brook. Two years on, the fish bypass channel is thriving with wildlife. Guests enjoyed a Riverfly demo and discovering the stream’s aquatic life.
May 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined us at our Open House on the Chalgrove Brook. Two years on, the fish bypass channel is thriving with wildlife. Guests enjoyed a Riverfly demo and discovering the stream’s aquatic life.
Reposted by River Thame Conservation Trust
Beautiful morning for my Waterways Breeding Bird Survey for @btobirds.bsky.social along the River Thame from Cuddesdon. 2 Goosander were a surprise, good numbers of Reed and Sedge Warblers singing, plus Cuckoo.
@nickmarriner.bsky.social
@riverthamect.bsky.social
#UKbirding
@nickmarriner.bsky.social
@riverthamect.bsky.social
#UKbirding
April 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Beautiful morning for my Waterways Breeding Bird Survey for @btobirds.bsky.social along the River Thame from Cuddesdon. 2 Goosander were a surprise, good numbers of Reed and Sedge Warblers singing, plus Cuckoo.
@nickmarriner.bsky.social
@riverthamect.bsky.social
#UKbirding
@nickmarriner.bsky.social
@riverthamect.bsky.social
#UKbirding
A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers! The Chalgrove Brook has gone from bramble-choked to sunlit & full of native plants like water crowfoot & brooklime 🌿💧 Big thanks to the Environment Agency for funding & joining us for a work party! 🐟💚
March 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers! The Chalgrove Brook has gone from bramble-choked to sunlit & full of native plants like water crowfoot & brooklime 🌿💧 Big thanks to the Environment Agency for funding & joining us for a work party! 🐟💚
Help restore the River Thame 🌿💧
From 22nd-29th April, every donation is doubled thanks to the #GreenMatchFund! Whether £5 or £50, your support will help protect species like brown trout, water vole & curlew.
tinyurl.com/SaveTheThame
From 22nd-29th April, every donation is doubled thanks to the #GreenMatchFund! Whether £5 or £50, your support will help protect species like brown trout, water vole & curlew.
tinyurl.com/SaveTheThame
March 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Help restore the River Thame 🌿💧
From 22nd-29th April, every donation is doubled thanks to the #GreenMatchFund! Whether £5 or £50, your support will help protect species like brown trout, water vole & curlew.
tinyurl.com/SaveTheThame
From 22nd-29th April, every donation is doubled thanks to the #GreenMatchFund! Whether £5 or £50, your support will help protect species like brown trout, water vole & curlew.
tinyurl.com/SaveTheThame