Celebrating Rivers at
The River Summit & Festival
The UK River Summit: Morden Hall on the River Wandle, London, 21st May 2024
The River Festival: Chalabre, France, June 2024
The US River Summit: Seattle, Date TBA 2024
A Global Outlook with a Local Focus
The next River Summit & Festival will be held at Morden Hall on the River Wandle, London
Tuesday 21st May 2024
Dr Bella Davies, co-CEO of South East Rivers Trust said:
"We are excited to welcome the UK River Summit to the River Wandle in May 2024. The Wandle is a historic chalk stream at the heart of a diverse, vibrant community, and it’s especially poignant for the South East Rivers Trust as this is where we began our work 21 years ago. Since then, we've learned that engaging people with river habitats is key to protecting and restoring them. We look forward to supporting the event wholeheartedly.”
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Jim Murray, Actor and Founder of Activist Anglers, said “Initiatives like The River Summit are vital to the future of our rivers. Infusing the public’s burgeoning passion for our beloved rivers with the science of experts is the only way we’re going to save them for our children.”
Learn About Us
On 13th June 2023, we invited the public to the first UK River Summit, hosted on the banks of the River Test. The event successfully brought together some of the country’s most influential environmental speakers and experts to talk about the state of our rivers in the UK and the action needed.
Check out our event video by FridaySky to get a feel for what we’re all about.
Celebrate, Educate, Differentiate, Communicate, Collaborate, Rejuvenate,
Celebrate, Educate, Differentiate, Communicate, Collaborate, Rejuvenate,
“We are proud to have gathered river people from all different walks of life and professions at the first UK River Summit. Being at the heart of the water quality debate in everything we do, we saw this as a valuable opportunity to open up a critical discussion to a wider audience. With the public’s frustration often coming to social media, we wanted to not only facilitate lively debate but also collaborative discussion among different stakeholders, all of whom have a passion for our waterways. We invited the public to learn first-hand the issues our rivers are facing and distill our anger to make a positive change.”
The Orvis ‘Ginger Beer’ Beat in Kimbridge was a fitting venue to host a Summit about the state of our rivers in the U.K, highlighting Chalk streams as important habitats for wildlife, which support a massive range of species, making them rare havens that must be protected. We are grateful to Orvis UK for supporting the event by opening this venue to the public, and giving everyone a chance to be part of the conversation.”- Claire Zambuni, Founder of The UK River Summit and The River Festival