19/05/2025
A class of children from Newlaithes Junior School in Carlisle were delighted to find a whole host of amazing river creatures when they visited the River Caldew.
The children visited ‘Holme Head Bay’ in Carlisle with Tania, our Outdoor Learning Manager, as part of their 'Rivers' school topic. They met this little elver (a young eel) who has travelled around 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sargasso Sea to live in our rivers! When it is ready to reproduce, (which could be 20 years from now!) it’ll swim back across the Ocean to reproduce.
Bullheads and many thousands of tiny riverbed creatures made for a fantastic morning by the river. The ‘dance’ of the caseless caddisfly larvae was rated as the best dance moves in the world… “Doing the Worm! 🪱 Is it not the best dance moves ever!?” 🪱
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18/08/2026
A transformation has taken place at Engine Lonning, a woodland green space in the heart of Carlisle. We have been working with the community and landowner, Cumberland Council, to…
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22/07/2026
It’s official, we've uprooted ONE MILLION Himalayan balsam plants, an Invasive Non-Native Species, breaking what we thought was an ambitious 2026 target, months ahead of schedule!
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21/07/2026
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Harvey Hamilton-Thorpe as our new chief executive officer (CEO). Harvey joins us after eleven years with the Ribble Rivers Trust,…
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