Team Trent Rivers Trust wishes everyone a trout-standing festive season. May we all dace through the snow, leave behind the season's bleak, and salmon for a fresh start with bigger and bolder action for the Trent and tributaries next year.

All across the catchment, our natural flood management features have been put to work over the last few weeks.

These temporary ponds and wetlands have been installed to slow the flow of water and delay the flood peak by creating a spongier landscape.

Reports that Government may exempt small sites from Biodiversity Net Gain are deeply concerning. Removing essential protections only serves to weaken nature recovery.

The upcoming consultation response should strengthen BNG, not water it down.

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It's official: The Midlands have moved out of drought.

For months, rivers ran low, soil moisture dropped, and wetland habitat vanished.

As we're entering flood season, concerns shift to communities at risk.

Deluge or drought, we need to give landscapes a better chance to absorb water.

We're so proud to be part of the Rivers Trust movement, and heartened to see the amazing work all across the country.

Thank you so much for spotlighting our work on the Mease here in the Trent catchment 💙

Here's to an even bigger collective impact in 2026!

What does the Big River Watch data tell us about the state of the Trent?

With five editions complete ✅, over 1,700 Big River Watch participants have shared their observations on the Trent and tributaries.

In our latest blog, we share the latest data as well as the bigger picture.

Here's a throwback to a new wetland area we created in October.

The new wetland will reduce flood risk, settle out pollutants and create space for wildlife.

Hello, we're new here. Here's a 500m stretch of river we restored last month to give you an idea of the work we're all about.

Pictured: A tributary of the River Mease, one of the few SSSI and SAC-protected rivers in the Midlands.