The Rivers Trust (RT) is an

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No. 1107144, and an

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for 60 member

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concerned with

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

s in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

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. The Trust's

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Callington Callington ( kw, Kelliwik) is a civil parish and town in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom about north of Saltash and south of Launceston. Callington parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census. This had inc ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

. The Rivers Trust along with its members work to protect, promote and enhance freshwater ecosystems for both people and wildlife. The Rivers Trust was founded in 2001 as the Association of Rivers Trusts.About The Rivers Trust
(accessed 27 October 2016). Its founding associations were four River Trusts: the Eden Rivers Trust, Tweed Foundation, Westcountry Rivers Trust, and the

Wye and Usk Foundation The Wye and Usk Foundation is an environmental charity based in Talgarth, Powys in Wales which seeks to secure and improve the natural environment of the River Wye and River Usk for the benefit of local communities, anglers and others. Founded in 19 ...

. The

association Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

was granted registered charity status in 2004. Its Scottish equivalent is the Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS). Its Welsh equivalent is Afonydd Cymru: The Rivers Trust of Wales. (AC) The association changed its name in August 2011 to The Rivers Trust. The Rivers Trust are members of Blueprint for Wate

Wildlife and Countryside Lin

and are administrators of the Catchment Based Approac

Member organisations

* Action for the River Kennet * Aire Rivers Trust * Arun and Rother Rivers Trust * Ballinderry Rivers Trust * Blackwater Rivers Trust * Bristol Avon Rivers Trust * Calder Rivers Trust * Cambridgeshire Rivers Trust * Clwyd, Conwy and Gwynedd Rivers Trust * Cotswold Rivers Trust * Don Catchment Rivers Trust * East Yorkshire Rivers Trust * Eden Rivers Trust * Erne Rivers Trust * Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust * Galloway Fisheries Trust * Galway Waterways Foundation * Inishowen Rivers Trust * Lagan Rivers Trust * Lincolnshire Rivers Trust * Lune Rivers Trust * Maigue Rivers Trust * Main Rivers Trust * Mersey Rivers Trust * Moy Catchment River Association * Norfolk Rivers Trust * Northumberland Rivers Trust * Nore Rivers Trust * Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust
Ribble Rivers Trust
* River Nene Regional Park CiC * River Waveney Trust * Severn Rivers Trust * Six Mile Rivers Trust * Slaney River Trust * South Cumbria Rivers Trust * South East Rivers Trust * South East Wales Rivers Trust * Strule Tributaries Rivers Trust * Tees Rivers Trust * Thames Rivers Trust * Thames 21 * Trent Rivers Trust * Tweed Forum Limited *

Tyne Rivers Trust Tyne Rivers Trust is the charity which acts as the guardian of the River Tyne in northeast England. It works with people and communities to protect and enhance the River Tyne and its tributaries, so they are healthy, biodiverse, and an asset for p ...

* Waterville Lakes and Rivers Trust * Wear Rivers Trust * Welland Rivers Trust * Welsh Dee Rivers Trust * Wessex Chalk Stream and Rivers Trust * West Cumbria Rivers Trust * West Wales Rivers Trust * Westcountry Rivers Trust *

* Wyre Rivers Trust * Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust * Yorkshire Esk Rivers Trust

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