Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust

Discover the highlights of the Debenham River Festival in our recap! Community engagement remains an incredibly important activity when it comes to caring for our rivers, the important habitats that they support, and how we as communities interact with our waterways.

The 400-year old Hawkeswade Bridge and nearby Ufford Hole on the River Deben have been a popular spot for walkers and for wild swimmers for many years. Residents of Ufford awoke on Monday this week to find a small breach in the weir with water levels falling rapidly, draining the Hole and lowering river levels on both sides of the bridge. By late Tuesday, a large section of the weir structure had fallen away and water levels had dropped by over a metre, leaving the downstream channel in...

Introducing opportunities for tree cover to grow appropriately along our rivers is a fantastic opportunity to support habitat conservation and connectivity. The presence of a wooded area on riparian land can have multiple benefits, including much needed shade for water temperature regulation, but also as a provider of a habitat connection along with giving food and shelter opportunities for multiple species both in and out of the water. Guy Hayward of Bridge and Ivy Farms, Lower Hacheston,...