A huge thank you to all our volunteers!

A huge thank you to all our volunteers in National Volunteers' Week!

It's national Volunteers Week and so we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time to help Mersey Rivers Trust over the past year!

Your help is greatly appreciated, from river monitoring to litter picks to building leaky dams or tackling invasive plants along our rivers. Your support makes a real difference to improving the Mersey rivers for local people and wildlife across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and most of Cheshire.

If you would like to come and help us, all our volunteer events and activities are posted on our website and/or Eventbrite page and social media.

Thank you all so much from the staff and Trustees at Mersey Rivers Trust.

News

Alt Weir Removal Planning
Plans are currently being explored for removal of the only major weir on the River Alt which is a barrier to fish migration
Mersey Valley Way: first National River Walk
The Mersey Valley Way along the River Mersey in Greater Manchester is the first designated national river walk in England.
Coppicing and dead hedging at Newgate Nature Reserve, Wilmslow
Tuesday 3 March. We're joining the Bollin Valley Partnership to undertake coppicing and dead hedging work at Newgate Nature Reserve, Wilmslow.
Battling the Birch at Lindow Common, Wilmslow
Wednesday 25 February. We're joining the Bollin Valley Partnership to help conserve the special habitat within Lindow Common in Wilmslow by removing self-seeded Birch.
Urban Riverfly Monitoring Upskill
Wednesday 18 February. Join us for a 1 hour online training webinar that builds skills in riverfly (invertebrate) monitoring, identification, data collection, and urban water quality.
River Mersey Guided Walk & Litter Pick on the Mersey Valley Way, Stockport
Friday 6 February 2026
Farm Demonstration Day - Rostherne, Cheshire
Tuesday 3 February. An event for farmers and landowners. Join us for a Farm Demonstration Day at Rostherne Mere, Cheshire to discover cost-effective ways to boost land productivity and filter water with ponds & reed beds!
Alt Crossens Newsletter
A look back at the projects and achievements in 2025 in the Alt Crossens catchment and what is happening in 2026
Outfall Safari Training for Citizen Scientists
Thursday 28 January. Join us for an online training session for the public to learn about outfall safari citizen science river surveys
River Mersey Guided Walk & Litter Pick: Mersey Valley Way, Stockport
Friday 23 January 2026
Mersey Valley Way
Mersey Rivers Trust is delighted that the River Mersey in Greater Manchester has been selected for the first national river walk
Litter Raft in Manchester
Adventure filmmaker Raphael Holt raising awareness of the litter & flytipping issues facing Manchester’s waterways
Manchester College Water Quality STEM Session
Soil and Water Health Day
Thursday 30th October
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