💧Thames21 works to transform London and the Thames Basin into a healthier, more climate-resilient region with rivers that everyone can enjoy.💧https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3my7xw5gwp22hOur team was delighted to recently join European project partners at SYMBIOREM’s final event in Brussels. SYMBIOREM is an EU-funded project aiming to develop sustainable environmental treatment technologies. ⬇️🧵19 Oct 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7xw5gwp22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mxvys4akqs2h📍Local to South East London? 🗓️Join us on the 28th October at the beautiful Foots Cray Meadows in Bexley to help manage the ponds that are part of the River Cray. 🌿💧We’ll be working inside and around the ponds, removing and managing vegetation. 🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/63OYh1mJSdqPetirlRAQ15 Oct 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvys4akqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mxreufoyl22gExcellent to see this brilliant piece in The Guardian highlighting our recent autumn Big Wet Wipe Count in Hammersmith! Thanks so much @matthewpearce.bsky.social for covering us.🌿 Also, a huge thank you to our volunteers. Read full story here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/13/volunteers-flushed-plastic-wet-wipes-river-thames13 Oct 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxreufoyl22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mxreoaan322gThanks so much @matthewpearce.bsky.social for covering our Big Wet Wipe Count. Your article is excellent. :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxreoaan322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mxbrvty67c2i🏡 Earlier this week, World Habitat Day was marked, reminding us that everyone deserves a healthy place to call home.Healthy rivers are part of that. The Thames and its tributaries support wildlife and give communities space to connect with nature. 🌿🧵⬇️07 Oct 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxbrvty67c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mx4p2eov4s24Want to get hands-on and help protect the Thames? Join us on the foreshore by Hammersmith Bridge for our Autumn Big Wet Wipe Count, where we’ll be counting sewage-based wet wipes and gathering important evidence about pollution in our river. 🧵⬇️05 Oct 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4p2eov4s24https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mwsqnrn2os2gUK Black History Month starts today. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we want to highlight the often-unexplored relationship between Black people and the River Thames, while updating our 2025 article. https://www.thames21.org.uk/2026/10/black-history-month-a-journey-through-history-along-the-river-thames/01 Oct 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsqnrn2os2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mwqhxqmlhk23Look and you will find. 👀 It’s amazing what wildlife can be spotted in urban river environments. Can you spot the moorhen here? As an environmental charity, Thames21 works to transform London and the Thames Basin into a healthier, more climate-resilient region, with rivers that everyone can enjoy.🧵⬇️30 Sep 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqhxqmlhk23https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mwnpsuabc22kGet active and connect with nature at Thames Road Wetland!🌾 ➡️Join our next volunteering day on the 16th Oct. We’ll be carrying out vegetation management tasks to improve habitat for the unique species that call the wetland home. 🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/0WCJmk9xkzaAmCNTk2TC #thames2129 Sep 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnpsuabc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mwb74c3t6c2l🍂Our volunteer events at Oxleas Woods, in Greenwich, are back for the new season. 🗓️There will be three sessions next week: on 29th & 30th Sep, and on 1st Oct. Get active, meet new people and help us boost local biodiversity! https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/9TPs7t51MkYdlQFqEbKm24 Sep 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb74c3t6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mw6xclaf7s2eAutumn Big River Watch 2026 ends tomorrow night! You don’t need to be beside a river to take part. Explore trail camera footage from Beale Park and spot wildlife, plants, water changes and pollution. Thanks to support from Mend the Gap. 📱More info here: https://youtu.be/DWM5DRiAKOc?si=7I9Z9JEMR101W0Tz23 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6xclaf7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mw22b3yess2k🌊💙 You don't need to live near a river to help protect one. Watch trail camera footage from 🌿 Withymead Nature Reserve on the River Thames, record what you spot 🐦💧🚯, and upload your observations via the #BigRiverWatch app. Big thanks to Mend The Gap. 📹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex5QOXDYMiw21 Sep 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw22b3yess2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mvzlhqssr22d🌿💧 Ready to make a difference? Get stuck in, make new friends and help protect your local river this week! 💚 Everyone’s welcome. Find an event & sign up: thames21.org.uk/events/21 Sep 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzlhqssr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mvsdgd4c5c2z🌊🔬 A huge thank you to all our volunteers who took part in our first 'microplasticblitz' sampling day across the River Brent catchment! We collected water samples from hotspots along the River Brent and its tributaries to understand where microplastics are ending up.⬇️🧵18 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsdgd4c5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mvrl6ocwwk2s🌊🧤 Join our Big Wet Wipe Count! Help survey sewage-based wet wipes on the Thames foreshore by Hammersmith Bridge on Sunday 11 October, 10am–2pm. Come help track pollution and protect our river! 💧🌿https://www.thames21.org.uk/event/big-wet-wipe-count-autumn-2026/18 Sep 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrl6ocwwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mvpoj73nok22Fantastic to see our collaborative launch of a five-year action plan to improve the River Thames and its tributaries from Maidenhead to Teddington featured in the @maidenheadads.bsky.social. .🧵⬇️ 📷 - Maidenhead Advertiser17 Sep 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpoj73nok22https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mvmvhw3jq224🌊 From the River Thames foreshore, meet Ken. Ken could have been playing computer games or watching the latest film on Netflix, but instead, he chose to spend his time helping protect his local environment. We talked sewage-based waste, and misconnections. Watch full video below.🌿16 Sep 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmvhw3jq224https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mvhusmsax22mEnvironmental charity Thames21 and its partners have launched the Maidenhead to Teddington Catchment Action Plan 2026–2031 – a collaborative plan setting out an ambitious vision to restore the Thames and its tributaries between Maidenhead and Teddington. 🧵⬇️14 Sep 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhusmsax22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mv7zsn7rfc2l🌊Want to learn how to spot the signs of a healthy river?Join our free Understanding Urban Rivers training course to explore river systems, ecology and the pressures facing urban rivers. 📅 Fri 18 Sept 2026 📍 Blue Garage, Lewisham 🕙 10am–4pm 🌿 More details here: https://www.thames21.org.uk/event/understanding-urban-rivers/11 Sep 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7zsn7rfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mv6hdi7n2k24🍂 Our autumn e-newsletter is out now! Discover how you can join us safely on the riverbank, and find out more about the projects we’ve been working on across the Thames. ➡️ Read it here: shorturl.at/8cRwQ 📩 Sign up for future e-newsletters: thames21.org.uk/e-newsletter/10 Sep 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6hdi7n2k24https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mv6gfglab22bPollution needs to be stopped at source. We want clean and healthy rivers. But we can’t tackle what we don’t measure. Microplastic data isn’t routinely collected, making it harder to show the scale of the problem and push for change. 🧵⬇️10 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6gfglab22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mv5vfqgh6k27Thames21’s EMPOWER Rivers Programme is supporting volunteer-led action for rivers and helping London’s rivers thrive.⬇️10 Sep 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5vfqgh6k27https://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3muyvvxpadc2jOver the weekend, Thames21 brought together trustees, staff and volunteers at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith for our annual Volunteer Celebration – an afternoon of stories, chat, films and awards. 🧵⬇️08 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyvvxpadc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3muyvi7m55k2h🌊 Join Thames21 on the Thames foreshore for a hands-on river citizen science litter survey! 📅 Fri 11 Sept | ⏰ 9.30–11am 🧤 Gather vital data and help build the evidence needed to lobby for action on plastic pollution. Register here: https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/pxzoD1DIPt5g8X8vTi9q08 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyvi7m55k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3murabx7a5c2yExcellent to be at the River Summit and Festival at Henley yesterday. What a fantastic event! A full day of thought-provoking panels, practical workshops, inspiring talks and lively debate, all exploring the future of our rivers. 🧵⬇️05 Sep 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3murabx7a5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mumnzcoszk2wWater companies dumped sewage into England's waters for more than 43,000 hours during July and August, new data from campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) shows. https://news.sky.com/story/sewage-dumped-into-english-waters-for-more-than-43-000-hours-over-summer-1358048403 Sep 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumnzcoszk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thames21.bsky.social/post/3mumlhhczms2q🗓️🦇Join us on the 9th September at Chandos Park for a guided bat walk. 🔎We’ll meet at 7:30pm for a walk around the park and along the Edgware Brook looking for the bats coming out to feed at dusk. 🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/gAGTt5AU47UQQEhxDIB0 #thames21 #batwalk #chandospark03 Sep 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:urs2ftv52vbktqleltclnkqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumlhhczms2q