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15th October 2025

How Do You Eat An Elephant?

Written by Charlotte Purvis

Our Natural Capital Director, Tom Grayling, addressed this question at the annual IFM (Institute of Fisheries Management) conference on Tuesday.

4 mins
Consultation, Events, Monitoring, Thought leadership
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13th October 2025

River Restoration on the Sulham Brook

Written by Charlotte Purvis

Earlier this year we shared details about our partnership with Thames Water regarding the implementation of their WINEP river restoration programme, which includes our two projects: Hogsmill and Sulham Brook. Construction has now started on the Sulham Brook.

2 mins
Consultation, Delivery, Design
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22nd September 2025

River Restoration on The River Lee

Written by Charlotte Purvis

We are currently delivering river restoration design on a stretch of the River Lee through Fallowfield Nature Reserve and past the area known as at Bide-a-While, as part of our framework with Affinity Water. The River Lee, a valuable chalk stream, forms part of Affinity Water’s programme, and the work aims to improve the waterbody’s WFD status.

2 mins
Consultation, Design
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10th September 2025

River Restoration on The Yeading Brook

Written by Charlotte Purvis

FiveRivers is delivering detailed river restoration designs and obtaining FRAP consent from the Environment Agency.

< 1 min
Consultation, Design
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5th September 2025

Whiteknight Lakes Repairs

Written by Charlotte Purvis

We worked collaboratively with our sister company 5R Civil Engineering to deliver this multi-disciplinary project at Whiteknight Lakes for the University of Reading.

< 1 min
Delivery
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1st September 2025

River Restoration on The River Gade

Written by Charlotte Purvis

Our works involved the realignment of the River Gade to reduce flood risk, whilst boosting and creating habitat for wildlife.

< 1 min
Delivery
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28th August 2025

River Restoration on The River Waring

Written by Charlotte Purvis

FiveRivers are currently working with Lincolnshire County Council delivering a scheme on the River Waring as part of the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project, a partnership of twelve organisations who have actively been delivering river restoration since 2006.

< 1 min
Design
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10th March 2025

Turbary Common – Mire Restoration & Reedbed Refurbishment

Written by Charlotte Purvis

Following a five-week programme, FiveRivers have delivered the relocation of surface water and landfill pipe discharge, removal and relocation of a reedbed and the creation of a 170m channel connecting to the newly refurbished reedbed where the water will be filtered and cleaned.

< 1 min
Delivery
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4th March 2025

Upcoming Aquatic Survey Season

Written by Will Greenacre

The upcoming spring survey season is about to kick off – have you got your aquatic surveys booked in?

< 1 min
Consultation, Monitoring
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