The Rivers Trust’s BUFFER+ Project takes spotlight in The Rivers Trust’s ‘Rambling About Rivers’ Podcast series
The Rivers Trust has kicked off a new season of its acclaimed podcast, Rambling About Rivers, with a compelling episode that delves into the decline of river habitats and the innovative solutions being deployed to restore them.
In this episode, titled Habitat Decline in Rivers — 
Understanding and Reversing It with Innovative Techniques, listeners are introduced to the groundbreaking work of the BUFFER+ project, which is pioneering paludiculture, a form of wetland farming, to rehabilitate degraded peatlands and improve river health. Freya Connolly, BUFFER+ Paludiculture Project Manager at The Rivers Trust’s BUFFER+ paludiculture pilot site, shares how this approach is helping to reverse environmental damage while offering sustainable land-use alternatives.
The episode also features inspiring stories from across the UK:
• Pete King of the Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust discusses how “re-wiggling” a chalk stream revitalized wetland habitats and reconnected the local community with its river.
• Matt Duffy of the Don Catchment Rivers Trust celebrates the return of salmon to Sheffield’s River Don after more than 150 years, thanks to extensive restoration and barrier removal efforts.
Rambling About Rivers is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and via the Rivers Trust website.
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