Restoring the River Medway to good health — and renewing our relationship with her
Rivers all over the world are suffering — polluted, manipulated, treated as dumping grounds. In England, only 14% are in good ecological health, and every single one has failed their most recent chemical tests.
We believe this can change. By bringing together practical action, legal advocacy, and a deep sense of reverence, we are committed to restoring the Medway — for her wildlife, her community, and for the generations to come.
Three streams of action for the River
Hands-on action to restore & protect
From regenerative farming to citizen science, we meet the River where she is — giving her community the tools to care for her.
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Using the law to protect the River
We advocate for the River's legal rights — practising guardianship today, without waiting for the law to catch up.
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Reverence, listening, and care
Ancient peoples revered rivers as living beings. We seek to remember and revive those ways of deep connection.
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Classed as having Good Ecological Status — as close to their natural, healthy state as possible.
Every single English river failed their most recent chemical water quality assessment.
Practical, Legal, and Sacred — three interwoven approaches working together to heal the Medway.
We believe every river should be clean, vibrant, rich in nature, and free to flow in its natural course. Rivers ought to be thriving ecosystems — welcoming spaces for people to reconnect with the natural world.
Our vision is for rivers to become drinkable once again, as they were for our ancestors and throughout most of Earth's history.
What we're working towards
To improve the ecological quality of the Upper Medway and surrounding tributaries.
To nurture interest in and knowledge of the River and ensure her condition is monitored.
To secure and promote the intrinsic Rights of the River Medway.
To promote public enjoyment of the River in a sensitive and sustainable way.
To prevent and remediate visible and invisible pollution in the Upper Medway.
To inspire a deeper relationship to the River, based on reciprocity, care and love.
Restore. Protect. Revere.
We are working to restore the health and vitality of the River Medway, and to renew our relationship with her — through practical action, legal advocacy, and a deep sense of reverence.
Our work is guided by care, reciprocity, and love for the River
When you donate, you help nourish a living ecosystem, support her wildlife, and restore her vitality.
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English rivers that passed their most recent chemical tests. Every single one failed. Your donation changes that — one river at a time.