The Eden Rivers Trust is the only charity dedicated to the conservation and protection of the River Eden, its tributaries and its surrounding countryside. 

We raise funds and work in partnership with others to carry out research on the health of the river environment, undertake habitat restoration projects and educate people about the importance of their environment. 

To date we have carried out habitat restoration works, conducted electrofishing surveys throughout the Eden catchment, worked with over 30 schools a year and pioneered a new surveying technique; R.A.R.E.

We believe that the River Eden is a precious freshwater resource that everyone should be proud of. We want to encourage people to enjoy their Eden and, through education, enable them to help us look after it.

Reports 

The 2009 Electrofishing Report is now available to download online here.

Invasive species

Hear a little about our work on invasive species in the Eden catchment in a recent radio interview on BBC Radio Cumbria.  Click here to listen.   This was broadcast on The Gordon Swindlehurst Show on BBC Radio Cumbria  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria. 

Coast to Coast Fund Raiser

Trust Director Simon Johnson and two friends rode Coast to Coast at the end of August.  The off-road route was a physical challenge involving 14 climbs over 1000 feet in five days.  Funds raised will be used to support ERT's Rivers in the Classroom project.  To read all about it visit http://c2cmtb.blogspot.com/ and to donate visit http://www.justgiving.com/c2cmtb/.