Rambling About Rivers

• 2.6: Flower Farmer & UK Youth for Nature Co-Director, Roisin Taylor

  We’re chatting with cut flower farmer, and Co-Director of UK Youth for nature, Roisin Taylor, who works tirelessly to engage young people in the UK in climate and nature action, and provide opportunities for them to build skills and be a key part of campaigns seeking to protect and improve our green and blue spaces – including our rivers. She’s also intimately connected to the health of our rivers as a nature-friendly flower farmer, and has been a strong advocate for our Making Space For Water Campaign,Find out more and get involved:  Sign the petition: ⁠https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727016⁠Find out more about the Making Space for Water campaign: ⁠www.makingspaceforwater.com ⁠Get to know UK Youth for Nature: ⁠www.uky4n.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your local Rivers Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠  Visit ⁠⁠www.theriverstrust.org⁠⁠ for more   Follow us on social media @theriverstrust. Hosted and edited by Emma Brisdion and Matthew Woodard, mixed by Mark Skinner. 

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• 2.5: Chemicals in our rivers - nature-based solutions and tackling pollution policy

  How are toxic chemicals getting into our rivers, and what impacts are these having on river life? Is the UK's poor chemical regulation policy making us 'the dirty man of Europe' again? And what roles do nature-based solutions and changing our habits at home have in protecting our freshwater?This week we speak to Dr Rob Collins, Director of Science and Policy at The Rivers Trust, and Dr Bella Davies, CEO of South East Rivers Trust, for a deep dive on chemical pollution in rivers.Find out more and get involved:  Read more about chemical pollution in our rivers in the State of Our Rivers Report.See what else South East Rivers Trust is doing to restore and protect rivers in the South East of England.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your local Rivers Trust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.theriverstrust.org⁠⁠⁠ for more   Follow us on social media @theriverstrust. Hosted and edited by Emma Brisdion and Matthew Woodard, mixed by Mark Skinner. 

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• 2.4: Adventurer, writer and wild swimmer, Al Humphreys

  In this episode we're logging off, to, well, log on? It'll make sense when you listen to our conversation with the brilliant Al Humphreys. He's an adventurer, writer, champion for connecting with and cleaning up the great outdoors, and an ambassador for The Rivers Trust. Find out more and get involved:  ⁠⁠⁠Find your local Rivers Trust⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠  Visit ⁠www.theriverstrust.org⁠ for more  Hear more from Al on his Instagram or in his newsletter Explore the River Runner map Follow us on social media @theriverstrust. Hosted and edited by Emma Brisdion and Matthew Woodard, mixed by Mark Skinner. 

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• 2.3: Sewage in rivers - mapping, monitoring, and the citizen scientists making change

  Sewage pollution in our rivers is never far from the headlines. We're digging deep into the topic of the stinky stuff in this episode (not literally) and asking; how is sewage getting into our waters? Why might treated sewage present an even bigger problem for rivers than the raw stuff? How do we map, monitor, and fix the broken system? What does it all mean for swimmers, paddlers, and anglers? And how can citizen scientists help us change the system?You'll hear from:Simon Browning, Technical Lead at The Rivers Trust, on why we use e.coli levels to understand whether there's sewage in the water, and what the limitations of this method are.Philippa Nicholls, Evidence Officer at Thames 21, on how Outfall Safaris in London are identifying missconnections and cross connections, which are resulting in pollution, and working with Thames Water to reconnect pipes properly. This project has been developed by CaSTCo, which was created through the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge.Find out more and get involved: The Rivers Trust Sewage Map⁠Thames21 and Outfall Safaris⁠Find your local Rivers Trust⁠ ⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠ Follow us on social media @theriverstrust. Hosted and edited by Emma Brisdion and Matthew Woodard, mixed by Mark Skinner.

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• 2.2: Olympic Rower, Dr Imogen Grant, MBE

  She’s an Olympic champion boasting a gold medal from Paris 2024, she’s a sustainability guru striving to make her sport and her community greener, she’s a passionate advocate for cleaner waterways, she’s a junior doctor with the NHS, and she’s a Rivers Trust Ambassador. Is there nothing Imogen Grant can’t do? This week, Emma and Matthew chat with Imogen about how her sport has turned her into a river health champion, and how she wants to see the rowing community step up and play a part in river restorations. Plus, find out how she deals with accidentally hitting geese while rowing.   Find out more and get involved:  ⁠⁠Find your local Rivers Trust⁠⁠  ⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠  Visit www.theriverstrust.org for more  Hear more from Imogen on her Instagram @ImogenDaisyG  Follow us on social media @theriverstrust. Hosted and edited by Emma Brisdion and Matthew Woodard, mixed by Mark Skinner. 

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