Forth Rivers Trust

Ever wonder what we get up to over the course of a year ? Well, sit back, get a cuppa and watch our brand new mini documentary which highlights A Year in the Life of the Forth Rivers Trust. Over the course of 2022, Trust staff worked with The CASTABROAD Collective Ltd. to develop a mini documentary to showcase the pressures that rivers, wildlife and communities face here in the Forth and how we are trying to tackle just some of those pressures. We hope you enjoy the film as much as we enjoyed making it! https://lnkd.in/eNgiNAVi

⏳ 24 HOURS LEFT TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION! ⏳ The clock is ticking...our #RootedInRivers Green Match Fund campaign ends in just 24 hours so this is your LAST chance to have your donation match funded! 👉https://lnkd.in/ekjZRy7x Thanks to our amazing supporters we've raised over £5k so far, but we need your help to get closer to our £20k goal... 🌳 Riparian trees = Cooler, healthier waterways 🐟 Healthier habitats = Thriving freshwater life 🌍 Cleaner rivers = Better future climate resilience Donate here: https://lnkd.in/ekjZRy7x (link in our Linktree) Share our fundraiser link widely for this final push! Help make a difference for Scotland’s rivers today. #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact #RootedInRivers #BigRiverWatch #LoveYourLocalRiver #Biodiversity

Big River Watch is back! 🌊🐟📷🔍 Our rivers are under pressure, facing pollution, habitat loss, and the impacts of climate change. You can help - from now until Thursday 1st May, take action by joining the #BigRiverWatch. This is a simple but meaningful way to connect with nature while collecting data on river health across the UK and Ireland. Taking part is easy: 1️⃣ Download the free Big River Watch app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. 2️⃣ Visit a river — whether it’s your local favourite or a spot you’ve never explored before. 3️⃣ Spend 15 minutes observing your surroundings, recording what you see in the app, and hit upload! 📊 Keep an eye on The Rivers Trust's live dashboard to watch the data roll in throughout the week.🚶🏻♀️🚶 Head out, complete a survey, and put your river stretch on the map. https://lnkd.in/eJXNpYWN Forth Rivers Trust staff will be recording their findings while out and about, so why not take 15 minutes to be a river hero today. Share your findings from the catchment with us and let’s build a collective picture of river health together! 💙 Increase your impact for rivers! If you haven’t yet, please donate to our fundraiser at tinyurl.com/RootedInRivers, to support our riparian tree planting efforts around the catchment. There’s just 4 DAYS LEFT for donations to be doubled, so don’t miss your opportunity to make a difference! #LoveYourLocalRiver #RiverHealth #Biodiversity #BigRiverWatch #SaveOurRivers #GreenMatchFund #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact #RootedInRivers

Fundraiser update - over £3.5k raised for riparian trees! 🙌 Can YOU get us closer to our target? We’re delighted to share that our fundraiser is nearly at 20% of its goal: thank you to everyone for the continued support. We currently have over £8k of match funding still available to be unlocked, and JUST 4 DAYS LEFT for every donation to be doubled - don’t miss your opportunity to double your impact for rivers…head to tinyurl.com/RootedInRivers and donate today. Is your organisation or business looking to make a positive impact for nature? NOW is the chance to DOUBLE that impact! ✨ Riparian trees provide shade and cooling to rivers during peak temperatures, are a source of nutrient input into the river, and the tree roots can help bind banks together, also acting as natural filters. Help us support river health for the future – leave a donation at https://lnkd.in/eWxbpTe8 Please REPOST to help us get closer to our target of £20,000 fundraised for riparian tree planting in the Forth! Not done being a river hero? The Rivers Trust's Big River Watch starts today! You can help collect data from today to support cleaner, healthier waterways by building a big picture of river health across the UK and Ireland. It's easy to get involved: check out our next post to find out how. #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact #RootedInRivers #BigRiverWatch #LoveYourLocalRiver #Biodiversity

📢 Our Big Give fundraiser is LIVE! 📢 Can you support us to build tree cover around rivers? FOR 1 WEEK ONLY, every donation to our #RootedInRivers Green Match Fund campaign will be DOUBLED, meaning every £10 becomes £20 for our riparian tree planting efforts in the Forth catchment! 🌳 Trees along riverbanks provide shade, prevent erosion, and create vital wildlife corridors. ⭐ If we meet our fundraiser goal, we can plant over 4,000 riparian trees, with tree guards, stakes, and staff to support volunteers and help us build tree cover around rivers across the catchment. Donate now to DOUBLE your impact: https://lnkd.in/eycdyf4X Please SHARE this post far and wide and let's help build riparian tree cover around our vital rivers 💙 #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact

🎉 Over 2k fundraised for riparian tree planting so far! Help us reach our 20k goal 🙌 Huge thanks to those who have supported our Green Match fund campaign already – your donations will help us to protect and improve rivers and support biodiversity through tree planting around rivers. If you missed the news – we’re aiming to fundraise £20,000 to support our riparian tree planting efforts, because healthy rivers need trees! From NOW until MIDDAY TUESDAY 29th of April, every donation you make is DOUBLED, meaning even more impact for nature! If you haven’t yet supported our fundraiser, what are you waiting for? There's 5 DAYS LEFT for us to meet our goal…head to tinyurl.com/RootedInRivers and leave a donation – every bit of support helps make a difference. Please REPOST this so nobody misses their chance to double their impact by supporting our work. Thank you! #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact

🎉 Over 2k fundraised for riparian tree planting so far! Help us reach our 20k goal 🙌 Huge thanks to those who have supported our Green Match fund campaign already – your donations will help us to protect and improve rivers and support biodiversity through tree planting around rivers. If you missed the news – we’re aiming to fundraise £20,000 to support our riparian tree planting efforts, because healthy rivers need trees! From NOW until MIDDAY TUESDAY 29th of April, every donation you make is DOUBLED, meaning even more impact for nature! If you haven’t yet supported our fundraiser, what are you waiting for? There's 5 DAYS LEFT for us to meet our goal…head to tinyurl.com/RootedInRivers and leave a donation – every bit of support helps make a difference. Please REPOST this so nobody misses their chance to double their impact by supporting our work. Thank you! #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact

🌍 Happy World Earth Day from all at Forth Rivers Trust! 🌍 Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 each year, promoting environmental protection and awareness. And today YOU can make a direct difference to rivers in the Forth catchment – by supporting our fundraiser to increase tree connectivity around rivers. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eycdyf4X Why do Riparian Trees matter? Here’s some quick facts: 🍃 Trees input material such as leaf litter into rivers, which can support a range of invertebrates and help boost biodiversity 🌳 Trees also provide shade, helping cool water temperatures and protect our important freshwater fish like salmon and trout 💧 Acting as natural filters, trees around rivers can help trap nutrients and pollutants and improve water quality 🌱 Riparian trees can help bind together and stabilise banks, reducing erosion and preventing the runoff of precious soil and silt into rivers Please share this post & help us reach our £20,000 goal! Donate at https://lnkd.in/eycdyf4X #RootedInRivers #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact

📢 Our Big Give fundraiser is LIVE! 📢 Can you support us to build tree cover around rivers? FOR 1 WEEK ONLY, every donation to our #RootedInRivers Green Match Fund campaign will be DOUBLED, meaning every £10 becomes £20 for our riparian tree planting efforts in the Forth catchment! 🌳 Trees along riverbanks provide shade, prevent erosion, and create vital wildlife corridors. ⭐ If we meet our fundraiser goal, we can plant over 4,000 riparian trees, with tree guards, stakes, and staff to support volunteers and help us build tree cover around rivers across the catchment. Donate now to DOUBLE your impact: https://lnkd.in/eycdyf4X Please SHARE this post far and wide and let's help build riparian tree cover around our vital rivers 💙 #GreenMatchFund #BigGive #RiparianRevival #PlantForFutureNature #DoubleYourImpact

Fish in the Class 2025 - it's a wrap! 🐟💙 It has been a week since our final fish release as part of the Fish in the Classroom project 2025, our yearly project educating the next generation about our environment. This year we worked with 8 schools around the catchment, with an estimated 260+ pupils rearing brown trout in their classrooms, learning about the environment, and connecting with their local river. We had a fantastic time and we hope all the young people did too. Here are just some of the photos from the action. A blog summarising the project from start to finish is coming soon... We would like to thank the organisations who funded the participation of schools in this project: thank you to the Anstruther Improvements Association, whose funding supported Anstruther Primary School and Colinsburgh Primary School, thank you to Highland Spring Ltd whose funding supported Blackford Primary School, and thank you to Fife Coast & Countryside Trust whose funding supported Dalgety Bay Primary and St John’s R C Primary. Thanks also goes out to Dunblane Primary, whose pupils performed a production of Crikey Moses, fundraising and choosing to donate to the Trust to support the continued delivery of Fish in the Class. Endless thanks and well done to all 👏 Once again, a big thank you to our funders who make this work possible, to the schools, the teachers, and to the pupils who did such an amazing job looking after their brown trout – we hope you’re all enjoying your holidays now! You can help the Trust continue this important work, bringing environmental education to young people around the Forth catchment - please consider leaving a donation to support Fish in the Classroom at https://lnkd.in/eFTEVYc7. #FishInTheClass2025 #FishInTheClass #EnvironmentalEducation #OutdoorEducation #LoveYourLocalRiver #Biodiversity #SalmoTrutta #NatureLearning