Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (YDRT) is opening its doors to the public on 5 October to offer an afternoon of river education.
The drop in event which runs from 1pm – 4pm at Gilling West village hall near Richmond, comprises a full programme including a talk about the Trust’s work and how it looks after the rivers Swale, Ure, Nidd, Ouse and Wharfe along with their catchments. There will also be a guest speaker from Holmedale Nature Network and a film about the work of the community environmental group, Save Our Swale.
Additionally, the Trust’s unique mobile classroom, branded Rivers2U, with its working rivers table and microscopes will be on site. This award-winning education project − which began in 2018, enables the charity to engage with and educate children and communities about everything to do with rivers, including understanding the geography of rivers, the water cycle, wildlife and habitats, how rivers work, flooding, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and natural flood management (NFM).
A (free) bookable guided walk along Gilling Beck with YDRT project manager Sarah Lonsdale and Professor Jonathan Grey from the Wild Trout Trust will also offer the chance to look at some of the issues being tackled by the Trust.
To find out more and book for the walk, visit: www.ydrt.org.uk/news/
