Thames21
@thames21.bsky.social
💧 Environmental charity that works with communities to restore and look after rivers, water and nature across London and the Thames Basin.💧
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Thames21
@thames21.bsky.social
· Jul 14
🌦️The UK is increasingly breaking heat and rainfall records due to the climate emergency, the Met Office has warned.🌊There’s no doubt that our rivers will need to become more climate resilient to cope with these changes. 🧵⬇️
📅Save the Date: 23rd–31st May 2026 – London Rivers Week Turns 10
🌊From Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 31st May 2026, London Rivers Week returns - and this year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary. Lots of fun-packed, family-based events, including walks, talks and webinars.
🌊From Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 31st May 2026, London Rivers Week returns - and this year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary. Lots of fun-packed, family-based events, including walks, talks and webinars.
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
📅Save the Date: 23rd–31st May 2026 – London Rivers Week Turns 10
🌊From Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 31st May 2026, London Rivers Week returns - and this year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary. Lots of fun-packed, family-based events, including walks, talks and webinars.
🌊From Saturday 23rd May to Sunday 31st May 2026, London Rivers Week returns - and this year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary. Lots of fun-packed, family-based events, including walks, talks and webinars.
Hi Patricia. Thanks for getting back in touch. Yes, please see email below. communications@@thames21.org.uk. Look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Thames21 team.
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Hi Patricia. Thanks for getting back in touch. Yes, please see email below. communications@@thames21.org.uk. Look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Thames21 team.
☺️Love this Robin image. We took a pic of one earlier today near a River Thames tributary. Please, contact us. Would ❤️to get in touch in relation to London Rivers Week 2026. 💻[email protected]
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
☺️Love this Robin image. We took a pic of one earlier today near a River Thames tributary. Please, contact us. Would ❤️to get in touch in relation to London Rivers Week 2026. 💻[email protected]
🫱🏿🫲🏻Get involved and help keep your local environment clean - every small action counts! Please view more details here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🫱🏿🫲🏻Get involved and help keep your local environment clean - every small action counts! Please view more details here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/
Everyone has a role to play: manufacturers can transform their practices, policymakers can introduce stronger regulations, and consumers can make more mindful choices.⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Everyone has a role to play: manufacturers can transform their practices, policymakers can introduce stronger regulations, and consumers can make more mindful choices.⬇️
🧹Plastic pollution is a challenge we can all help tackle. By reducing plastic production, rethinking product design, promoting reuse, and improving waste management systems, we can significantly cut this pollution.⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🧹Plastic pollution is a challenge we can all help tackle. By reducing plastic production, rethinking product design, promoting reuse, and improving waste management systems, we can significantly cut this pollution.⬇️
📹Watch the video to see why Aanchal enjoyed volunteering with us and how it felt to make a difference firsthand.
☺️Thanks to Aanchal and all the other volunteers who took part in our 'River Litter Detectives' event on Friday. ⬇️
☺️Thanks to Aanchal and all the other volunteers who took part in our 'River Litter Detectives' event on Friday. ⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
📹Watch the video to see why Aanchal enjoyed volunteering with us and how it felt to make a difference firsthand.
☺️Thanks to Aanchal and all the other volunteers who took part in our 'River Litter Detectives' event on Friday. ⬇️
☺️Thanks to Aanchal and all the other volunteers who took part in our 'River Litter Detectives' event on Friday. ⬇️
🥇🏆🌟Meet Aanchal! She was one of our incredible volunteers who joined us in last week’s Thames foreshore clean-up, where we collected a large amount of small plastic items. 🧵⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🥇🏆🌟Meet Aanchal! She was one of our incredible volunteers who joined us in last week’s Thames foreshore clean-up, where we collected a large amount of small plastic items. 🧵⬇️
Are you part of the local community? Join us and make a positive impact on your local environment. Find out about our upcoming community events here:
thames21.org.uk/events/
thames21.org.uk/events/
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Are you part of the local community? Join us and make a positive impact on your local environment. Find out about our upcoming community events here:
thames21.org.uk/events/
thames21.org.uk/events/
Thames21 is an environmental charity dedicated to restoring rivers across London and the Thames Basin. We tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis while connecting communities with their local rivers - encouraging everyone to enjoy, care for, and protect them for the long term.
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Thames21 is an environmental charity dedicated to restoring rivers across London and the Thames Basin. We tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis while connecting communities with their local rivers - encouraging everyone to enjoy, care for, and protect them for the long term.
Here's how we can all help:
♻️ Manufacturers: Reduce plastic waste and improve sustainability.
📝 Policymakers: Introduce strong, effective regulations.
🗑️Consumers: Make more mindful choices in your everyday life.⬇️
♻️ Manufacturers: Reduce plastic waste and improve sustainability.
📝 Policymakers: Introduce strong, effective regulations.
🗑️Consumers: Make more mindful choices in your everyday life.⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Here's how we can all help:
♻️ Manufacturers: Reduce plastic waste and improve sustainability.
📝 Policymakers: Introduce strong, effective regulations.
🗑️Consumers: Make more mindful choices in your everyday life.⬇️
♻️ Manufacturers: Reduce plastic waste and improve sustainability.
📝 Policymakers: Introduce strong, effective regulations.
🗑️Consumers: Make more mindful choices in your everyday life.⬇️
Plastic pollution affects us all, and tackling it requires collective action - there’s no single solution.⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Plastic pollution affects us all, and tackling it requires collective action - there’s no single solution.⬇️
🥇A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers who joined our 'River Litter Detectives' event on Friday! Together on the Thames foreshore in Fulham, we cleared numerous small litter items from the riverbank.🧵⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
🥇A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers who joined our 'River Litter Detectives' event on Friday! Together on the Thames foreshore in Fulham, we cleared numerous small litter items from the riverbank.🧵⬇️
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#ThamesRdWetland @thames21.bsky.social Largely sunny 30th Jan. 8 volunteers did 36 person-hrs 45 mins cutting Reed, pollarding Sallows. Red Kite seen. Sign-up for our next staffed sessions, Fris Feb 13th + Mar 13th
book.plinth.org.uk/e/LFbuahHJmC...
All kit provided. Basic refreshments. Nearby loos.
book.plinth.org.uk/e/LFbuahHJmC...
All kit provided. Basic refreshments. Nearby loos.
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
#ThamesRdWetland @thames21.bsky.social Largely sunny 30th Jan. 8 volunteers did 36 person-hrs 45 mins cutting Reed, pollarding Sallows. Red Kite seen. Sign-up for our next staffed sessions, Fris Feb 13th + Mar 13th
book.plinth.org.uk/e/LFbuahHJmC...
All kit provided. Basic refreshments. Nearby loos.
book.plinth.org.uk/e/LFbuahHJmC...
All kit provided. Basic refreshments. Nearby loos.
🗓️Join our River Litter Detectives event on 11th Feb at Broomhouse Dock, Fulham.
🚮You’ll learn about the impact of plastic pollution, take part in a litter survey, and help us collect and categorise waste on the foreshore.
🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/U7eeece9UaDHAJq9kcMD
#thames21 #riverthames
🚮You’ll learn about the impact of plastic pollution, take part in a litter survey, and help us collect and categorise waste on the foreshore.
🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/U7eeece9UaDHAJq9kcMD
#thames21 #riverthames
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
🗓️Join our River Litter Detectives event on 11th Feb at Broomhouse Dock, Fulham.
🚮You’ll learn about the impact of plastic pollution, take part in a litter survey, and help us collect and categorise waste on the foreshore.
🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/U7eeece9UaDHAJq9kcMD
#thames21 #riverthames
🚮You’ll learn about the impact of plastic pollution, take part in a litter survey, and help us collect and categorise waste on the foreshore.
🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/U7eeece9UaDHAJq9kcMD
#thames21 #riverthames
This data is sourced from monitoring initiatives such as Water Rangers and ‘The Riverfly Partnership’ workspace on Cartographer, where citizen scientists trained by Thames21 contribute their results. More details here: www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
Thames21 unveils community-led data tool to help build picture of river health - Thames21
Environmental charity Thames21 has launched a new online dashboard that – for the first time – brings together key datasets on river health gathered by...
www.thames21.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This data is sourced from monitoring initiatives such as Water Rangers and ‘The Riverfly Partnership’ workspace on Cartographer, where citizen scientists trained by Thames21 contribute their results. More details here: www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
The dashboard collates water quality and ecology surveys from eight catchments across London and the Thames Basin.⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The dashboard collates water quality and ecology surveys from eight catchments across London and the Thames Basin.⬇️
🧪We have launched a new online dashboard that - for the first time - brings together key datasets on river health gathered by citizen scientists across London and the Thames Basin. 🧵⬇️
www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
🧪We have launched a new online dashboard that - for the first time - brings together key datasets on river health gathered by citizen scientists across London and the Thames Basin. 🧵⬇️
www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
☺️As Sir David Attenborough recently reminded us: “The best place to enjoy nature is close to home.” This is the River Wandle – a tributary of the River Thames.
🪇 We’ll be descending here as part of London Rivers Week 2026 (23rd May to 31st May).👇🏿
www.thames21.org.uk/joinacampaig...
🪇 We’ll be descending here as part of London Rivers Week 2026 (23rd May to 31st May).👇🏿
www.thames21.org.uk/joinacampaig...
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
☺️As Sir David Attenborough recently reminded us: “The best place to enjoy nature is close to home.” This is the River Wandle – a tributary of the River Thames.
🪇 We’ll be descending here as part of London Rivers Week 2026 (23rd May to 31st May).👇🏿
www.thames21.org.uk/joinacampaig...
🪇 We’ll be descending here as part of London Rivers Week 2026 (23rd May to 31st May).👇🏿
www.thames21.org.uk/joinacampaig...
🌊 This scene could be anywhere in the world - but it’s London. A city shaped and connected by its rivers, offering countless places to pause, explore, and reconnect with nature, even amid the constant rhythm of the city.🧵⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🌊 This scene could be anywhere in the world - but it’s London. A city shaped and connected by its rivers, offering countless places to pause, explore, and reconnect with nature, even amid the constant rhythm of the city.🧵⬇️
Fantastic day. Thanks so much @metecoban92.bsky.social for visiting our Chandos Park project. Great to see this partnership with the community and our partners make such a positive difference to the local environment.
Deputy Mayor @metecoban92.bsky.social visited Chandos Park and got hands‑on with river‑fly monitoring and water‑quality testing!
The Action for Silk Stream project shows what’s possible when communities come together to build nature‑rich, climate‑resilient neighbourhoods
The Action for Silk Stream project shows what’s possible when communities come together to build nature‑rich, climate‑resilient neighbourhoods
January 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Fantastic day. Thanks so much @metecoban92.bsky.social for visiting our Chandos Park project. Great to see this partnership with the community and our partners make such a positive difference to the local environment.
Incorrectly connected household drains are a source of pollution for rivers, streams, and coastal waters across England and Wales. It was great to be featured in the @enfielddispatch.bsky.social to raise awareness of this issue. Read more here: enfielddispatch.co.uk/call-for-act...
Call for action over sewage 'misconnections' polluting Enfield's rivers
Enfield is believed to be one of the worst-affected boroughs in London for domestic waste pollution entering rivers
enfielddispatch.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Incorrectly connected household drains are a source of pollution for rivers, streams, and coastal waters across England and Wales. It was great to be featured in the @enfielddispatch.bsky.social to raise awareness of this issue. Read more here: enfielddispatch.co.uk/call-for-act...
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Sunny day at #ThamesRdWetland Solo Reed work + removing rubbish left by fly-grazers 😠 3, poss 4 Water Rail, Teal, 2 Cetti's warblers, 2 Song Thrushes, Water Vole signs. New volunteers welcome at our @thames21.bsky.social staff-supported event on Jan 30th. Sign up: book.plinth.org.uk/e/FJvrhxZVIv...
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Sunny day at #ThamesRdWetland Solo Reed work + removing rubbish left by fly-grazers 😠 3, poss 4 Water Rail, Teal, 2 Cetti's warblers, 2 Song Thrushes, Water Vole signs. New volunteers welcome at our @thames21.bsky.social staff-supported event on Jan 30th. Sign up: book.plinth.org.uk/e/FJvrhxZVIv...
Read more about the project here:
www.thames21.org.uk/action-for-s...
www.thames21.org.uk/action-for-s...
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Read more about the project here:
www.thames21.org.uk/action-for-s...
www.thames21.org.uk/action-for-s...
Thanks to recent restoration work, Edgware Brook is now a more prominent and natural feature of the park. Its new channel blends seamlessly into the landscape, creating a sanctuary for wildlife and a calm, welcoming space for people to enjoy.⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Thanks to recent restoration work, Edgware Brook is now a more prominent and natural feature of the park. Its new channel blends seamlessly into the landscape, creating a sanctuary for wildlife and a calm, welcoming space for people to enjoy.⬇️