Your River, your community, your impact
Adopt a Tributary is a community-driven initiative that connects people with their local rivers and streams. Whether you’re an individual nature lover, a family, a school group, or a local organisation, there’s a place for you in protecting and celebrating our freshwater habitats.
Why it matters
Every tributary feed into something bigger. When local people help us monitor the health of their waterways, it helps us identify pollution, protect biodiversity, and prioritise restoration work where it’s needed most.
Without community involvement, we simply couldn’t do what we do.
Ways to get involved
Our Adopt groups carry out everything from simply informing us of issues and opportunities while out walking along their river, to litter picks, wildlife surveys, water quality monitoring and even in-stream habitat restoration! We will provide the training, support, equipment and H&S guidance to help you in protecting your river. You bring the local knowledge and passion—we’ll provide the tools, guidance, and support to help your group thrive.
Look out on our socials (links at bottom of page) and our events page to keep up to date with events near you. Or, if you’d like to host an event in your area and like us to join? Let’s chat!
You can see our existing adopted river sections on the map below.
Whether you’re already part of a local community group or looking to bring people together around your river, we’re here to support you. Do you want to be part of this growing network of river guardians? Get in touch at adopt@westwalesriverstrust.org.
Thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers, we couldn’t have done all of this without you!
