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
OUR LATEST PROJECT NEWS AND UPDATES
OCT 2026 - DEBEN ESTUARY PLAN OPEN FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The Deben Estuary Partnership’s Deben Estuary Plan 2026 is out for public consultation until the end of November 2026. Read the plan to learn more about the Deben Estuary and leave any comments by the end of November to ensure your voice is heard.
Read more on the Deben Estuary Partnership website.
OCT 2026 - WORKING WITH NATURE TO REDUCE FLOODING IN DEBENHAM
The Deben Climate Centre have published their latest environmental monitoring results for the River Deben and its tributaries including testing the water for E.coli, phosphates, nitrates, and ammonia.
Read more on the Suffolk County Council website.
OCT 2026 - DCC SHARE OCTOBER ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESULTS
The Deben Climate Centre have published their latest environmental monitoring results for the River Deben and its tributaries including testing the water for E.coli, phosphates, nitrates, and ammonia.
Read more on the Deben Climate Centre website.
WHAT'S ON
EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE DEBEN CATCHMENT
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LOCAL SCREENING OF THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING
Location: Seckford Theatre, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP124HJ
Date: Saturday 17th October 2026
Time: 09:30am - 1:00pm
Join Greener Waldringfield for a morning of practical ideas for nature. You’ll learn about the trees, plants, rivers and animals around us, how to record the wildlife you see, take part is practical demonstrations, and hear from people working in conservation and local communities about what they’re doing in practice. Find out more
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.
