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Recovering the Deben: From Source to Sea is an ambitious project that aims to restore the land, water, and nature throughout the River Deben catchment and estuary.

Our vision is to recover the River Deben for people to love and wildlife to thrive

Tide Mill at Woodbridge reflected in the calm waters of the River Deben at sunset

Aerial view of the River Deben at Woodbridge, showing boats, marshes, and the town on a sunny day

Close-up of a kingfisher perched on a branch above water

DISCOVER RECOVERING THE DEBEN

Find out how the project began, who’s involved, and how we’re working together to restore the river Deben from source to sea.

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OUR LATEST PROJECT NEWS AND UPDATES

JAN 2026 - River Deben Association Shares Exhibit Work of Bob Crawley Results

Alan Comber notes the work of a striking exhibit at the Waldringfield Tidelines exhibition form August 2025. A set of posters produced by Bob Crawley including his research into the Deben sea walls.

Click on the title of this article, or the "Read more" button for the full article on the River Deben Association's website - Read more

JAN 2026 - Deben Climate Centre Share January Environment Monitoring Results

Team members and volunteers from the Deben Climate Centre used a snowy and cold Monday 5th January for environment monitoring along the Deben, experiencing much cooler than usual atmospheric and water temperatures and some sample points being frozen over.

Monitoring included testing for E.coli, phosphate, nitrate and ammonia levels.

Some concerning test results showed high levels of E.coli and ammonia at Charsfield STW and higher than permitted levels of phosphate at Wickham market STW.

Click on the title of this article, or the "Read more" button for the full article on the Deben Climate's Centre website - Read more

WHAT'S ON
Events and dates of note for the Deben catchment

30 JAN 2026 - A Wild Evening With Dr Ross Piper

An evening lecture organised by the Deben Climate Centre.

Dr Ross Piper looks at the extraordinary diversity of insects, what makes them so important, why they're under threat and what we can do to help them.

Find out more about the above and other future events here

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PROJECT THEMES

Recovering the Deben from Source to Sea is a large landscape-scale project that includes five key areas of work. Each of the sections below represents a different focus area - click to explore how we’re restoring natural edges to riverbanks, improving water quality, rebuilding habitat connectivity, utilising natural flood management (NFM) and promoting the value of the river and the water within it.