Become a River Guardian

Help Mersey Rivers Trust by becoming a River Guardian

As part of water quality improvement projects on Rivacre Brook, Mersey Rivers Trust are looking to train ‘River Guardians’ to monitor water quality in Rivacre Brook and Dibbinsdale Brook. River Guardians are volunteers. They are vital to the work done by Mersey Rivers Trust as the information they collect allows for ongoing monitoring of local watercourses to identify issues and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. The sampling will be a combination of chemical analysis using simple test kits and invertebrate ‘kick’ sampling.

Rivacre Brook. Photo: Sue Adair

You can find out more about the River Guardian programme on the Mersey Rivers Trust website:

https://www.merseyriverstrust.org/index.php/projects/river-guardians

Volunteers will be required to attend a training session and then sample a spot on the river roughly once a month.

The training day will consist of theory and practical sessions:

Date: Saturday 4th September

Time: 10am (until approximately 2:30pm)

Location: Rivacre Valley Country Park (TBC)

All equipment and lunch will be provided.

If you wish to attend this training or have any questions, please email Rebecca Howard (rebecca@merseyrivers.org) and Paul Corner (paulc@merseyrivers.org). Please note places are limited.