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Our Projects.
Since its inception as River Nene Regional Park in 2004, the Nene Rivers Trust has delivered a suite of projects from small community-scale campaigns to award-winning schemes. Below are some of those projects still happening today!
Recent Work
Nene valley works
Overview
Since 2023, we have worked with the Wildlife Trust to delivery free pack walks and access to dog training for dog owners throughout the Nene Valley Special Protection Area. The initiative promotes socialising amongst dog owners, bettering your relationship with your dog, and engaging with nature in your everyday. Additionally, the project seeks to promote responsible dog ownership throughout the SPA in order to ensure the safety of it’s wildlife.
In 2025/2026, we expanded the programme to include free wellbeing walks with a nature therapist and social group bird watches. These additional initiatives were introduce to promote participation in nature and appreciation of the wildlife the project is designed to protect.
RAIN: Resilience and innovation northants
Overview
The RAIN project (Resilience and Innovation Northants) will be working with communities in two river catchments: Harpers Brook in North Northamptonshire, and Wootton Brook in West Northamptonshire. We will be working with these communities to trial flood resilience measures at three different scales: across the catchment, within the community, and at individual property level.
River Ise partnership
Overview
Seeking opportunities to enhance the quality of the Ise Catchment’s natural capital, mitigate against climate change and ensure the Ise Catchment plays a central role in North Northamptonshire’s sustainable and economic growth.
Overview
ROXANNE: The River Van is the Nene River's Trust mobile classroom - an extra-large Ford Transit Van that, powered by the solar panels on her roof, operates Roxanne's signature SandLab inside her bed.
In addition to the SandLab, Roxanne is capable of travelling throughout the community (loaded up with a number of educational activities for all ages), bringing NRT's presence and commitment to community engagement wherever roads lead.
Overview
Our Learning Garden is exploring no-dig methods, raised planters and permaculture methods to develop and learn about more climate-resilient opportunities for growing and managing resources.
Based at Chester House Estate, the garden programme is a partnership initiative with Creating Tomorrow College, the Chester House Estate, and Nene Rivers Trust. The project will focus on providing opportunities for physical activity, social interaction, and learning about food and resources.
Overview
Northants RiverCare is a community group dedicated to caring for Northamptonshire’s rivers and waterways through regular, volunteer lead litter picks that anybody can get involved with. Here, we bring people together to protect, clean, and take pride in our local river and natural areas — from the River Nene and its tributaries to smaller streams that flow through towns, villages, and countryside. We seek to empower volunteers to turn concern for rivers into positive, hands-on action.
Overview
A project focused on flood management in and around Kettering across 2 tributaries of the River Ise. Comprising of the install of 6 water flow/quality monitoring stations in conjunction with the detailed design and survey of up to 8 separate sites across the Slade Brook and Loddington Arm catchments. This project's aims are to help alleviate flooding at its worst in Kettering and create more space for water within the catchment prior to the worst of the flows hitting the town.
