Calder Rivers Trust

🚨 New contract opportunity for the detailed design of 4 wetland systems across the Calder catchment as part of our Replenish programme. Quotes to be returned by Monday 2nd February. More information here: zurl.co/ARerb

Before the new year, we installed soil moisture sensors in the Upper Calder as part of our aeration project. Funded by the Environment Agency & Calderdale Council, the data will help us measure infiltration & reduced run-off to support natural flood management.

In 2025, our Fluvial Geomorphologist, Adam, has undertaken a huge amount of Modular River Physical Surveys (MoRPh) to assess the physical habitat and overall condition of rivers. He's completed 93 surveys, covering 11.5km of river. A huge thanks to all the volunteers who helped!

Yorkshire Water’s hosepipe ban has lifted, but the importance of managing water well doesn't stop. This year Calder Rivers Trust has aerated 140ha of upland grassland, created 2 wetlands, and developed 5 farm-scale NFM projects. (final image credit: Yorkshire Water)

🚨 The @Calderdale NFM Grant is now open for applications: zurl.co/hHnu9 Application deadline 15th January 2026. Our Farm Advice team can offer free, confidential land management advice and support with applications. Contact farmadvice@calderandcolneriverstrust.org

Today is #WorldSoilDay! Healthy soils are the vital foundations of a healthy and resilient catchment. For copies of our aeration fact sheets, or for free, confidential farm advice, contact farmadvice@calderandcolneriverstrust.org for more information.

At the end of October, our 2025 Riverfly Monitoring season came to a close. Our fantastic volunteers conducted a total of 337 samples across 61 sites, clocking in over 500 volunteer hours. You can see all our Riverfly data on our dashboard: zurl.co/RTDnl

It's #NationalTreeWeek! Trees play a vital role in keeping our rivers and landscapes healthy - from stabilising riverbanks to providing shade and habitats for wildlife. Click here for more info and to find your nearest National Tree Week event: zurl.co/DuiLc

New land management fact sheets! Learn how farm ponds, upland grazing & river restoration can benefit your land and business. Free, confidential farm advice available across the Calder Catchment — get in touch: farmadvice@calderandcolneriverstrust.org

Working with the farmer, landowner & a wetland engineer, we’ve created a new wetland system that fits the landscape & delivers big benefits — improving water quality, boosting biodiversity, & helping build resilience to drought & flood. Monitoring is underway as it settles in!

We regularly work with farmers and landowners, aiming to make our catchment resilient to both flood and drought. Our latest project, funded by @Calderdale and @EnvAgency, has aerated 140ha of land in Calderdale to improve infiltration and soil health.

We’re working with @Calderdale @KirkleesCouncil @EpiksK @moorsforfuture to co-design a 20-year Landscape Recovery plan. Using baseline habitat data & mapping, we’re supporting sustainable farming, nature recovery & catchment resilience. More to come as the project develops! 🌿

Making Space for Water is a campaign from the Riverscapes Partnership calling on government to provide accessible funding for farmers/landowners to restore connected river corridors across England Sign the petition: zurl.co/RCsV1 Find out more: zurl.co/XqceT

We have been extensively surveying many watercourses within our catchment using the Modular River Survey or MoRPh for short. This helps us deterimne and overall condition assessment. Huge thanks to all the volunteers who have given their time to help with these surveys!

Wet Wednesday Webinars!💧 Western Sussex Rivers Trust are hosting a series of interesting webinars covering all aspects of the water environment. Find out more and sign up here: zurl.co/AXCsO

Sunday was #WorldRiversDay - a globally recognised day to celebrate our waterways and raise awareness of the challenges they face. Our live Water Stewardship projects aims to hold water in the landscape, creating habitat and building resilience.

We are welcoming the recent rain but still seeing the impacts of drought across our catchment. We continue to work with landowners on hedgerows, ponds, wetlands & river restoration for a more climate-resilient landscape. Free farm advice: farmadvice@calderandcolneriverstrust.org

📢 Big River Watch starts today! Download the free app, spend 15 minutes by your local river, & complete the short survey to tell us what you see. Get your survey in by the 25th of September and be part of the movement fighting for healthy, wild rivers with #BigRiverWatch.

⌛ One week to go till the #BigRiverWatch 19–25 September. ✅ Download the free app ✅ Spend 15 mins at your local river ✅ Upload your survey Your observations help protect rivers across the UK & Ireland. Learn more and get started 👇 zurl.co/TdNEx

🌱 Great turnout at our soil health & aeration event in Stanbury as part of our project funded by @Calderdale @EnvAgency. Event in partnership with @AireRiversTrust & @CSFEngland. We had an expert talk from Charlie Morgan & @Aerworx demo. 33 farmers joined despite the rain!