Water Net Gain (WNG) is an OFWAT funded project investigating new ways farmers can increase water resilience, bolster drought affected water supplies and ease associated river health pressures through on-farm water storage ponds. Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust delivered a target catchment study of the River Colne in Essex, conducting 14 in-person farm visits across a representative range of farm business. The farmer survey was conducted between September 2025 and January 2026

Prize winners with ESRT team and Rivers Trust CEO of The Rivers Trust Mark Lloyd November marked the first annual event for the Essex Rivers Hub, celebrating our citizen science project - Essex RiverWatch. This celebration evening, held at Colchester Rugby Club, marked a fantastic opportunity to revisit a year of recording for the project and wat attended by RiverWatch's citizen scientists, partner organisations and other associative members. Interactive stalls were held by E

Back in April 2024, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we raised over £6,000 through the Big Give Green Match Fund for our...

Today, 11 June 2025, marks the first ever World Saltmarsh Day – a new global celebration organised by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust , ...

Over the week from the 25th of April to the 1st May 2025, the Rivers Trust, the ESRT's parent organisation, is running the Big River Watch. In this blog post, we talk a little about how you can get involved, what other citizen science projects are out there and the experiences of the ESRT's Project Support Officer, Luke Farnish, as he gets his boots muddy in the name of citizen science.

After a long wait, we are delighted to announce that our bid for the Water Restoration Fund has been successful! This crucial funding...

Public Consultation Now Open The ESRT , along with partners Essex & Suffolk Water , the Environment Agency and the North Essex Farm...