SWT win UK River Prize 2023 - long video

Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and the Environment Agency have won the 2023 UK River Prize Catchment-scale award!
The River Restoration Centre awards this prize to celebrate the achievements of those working to restore our rivers and catchments, recognising the benefits to society of having a healthy natural environment.
Spanning 25 years of work with the Environment Agency and a multitude of partners, over 100 river and floodplain restoration projects are included throughout the Trent river system in Staffordshire. Projects have included urban, headwaters and floodplain rivers such as work through the Transforming the Trent Valley in Burton-on-Trent, SUNRISE in Stoke-on-Trent, and also work around Cannock Chase, the Churnet Valley and South West Peak area.
These schemes have focused on ‘triggering’ dynamic natural processes. Bringing together both geomorphologists and ecologists to design, implement and monitor our interventions.
This video captures just a small snippet of the work and highlights three of the major projects included. Thank you to all partners involved in the various elements of this work over the years, this work wouldn't have been possible without the collaborative approach.

[@lieslfrankpsychickinesiolo4906]

I love to see successful rewilding projects
Thank you

[@pauldurkee4764]

What a great job that Staffordshire Wildlife Trust have done.
There's a lot of work like this needed all over the country.

[@johnwright9372]

I was born in Stafford and left to study and work almost 50 years ago. My father was born in Tixall. As a boy I used to cycle to all the canals, rivers and streams to fish. I am so pleased to see the good work being done. Thank you.

[@staffswildlife]

Thank you for taking the time to comment John. We'll keep on doing our best. ☺