• The importance of removing obsolete barriers from our rivers

    Rivers around the world have been heavily modified for many years now, for a variety of reasons and purposes. There are over 1 million barriers…

  • Thames21’s ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project shortlisted for ‘UK River Prize’

    Environmental charity Thames21 has been shortlisted as a finalist for a prestigious river award for its innovative ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project – a project which…

  • How open data can rescue rivers

    You do not have to look far in the media to know that our rivers are in crisis: at the last assessment, only 15% of…

  • Welcome to Thames21

    We reconnect people to nature by helping them enjoy, protect and enhance their local rivers.

    Whether it’s the Thames or one of its many tributaries, we offer inspiring ways for communities to get down to their local riverbank.

    Rivers, canals and stretches of open water are the perfect antidote to urban living – which is one of the reasons thousands of volunteers help us rewild and protect them every year.

    Our aim is to rebuild the relationship between communities and their rivers; restoring river health and boosting wellbeing and community cohesion in the process.

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