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10th February 2026

Civil Engineering Package with Wessex Water (YTL)

Written by Charlotte Purvis

FiveRivers was appointed by Wessex Water (YTL) as Principal Contractor to deliver a package of civil works at a Waste Recycling Centre later 2025, forming part of operational upgrades to the Gas to Grid (GTG) facility.

2 mins
Delivery
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28th January 2026

Rivers are back where they belong at the centre of national conversation…and why it matters

Written by Charlotte Purvis

The Water White Paper signals a shift from managing water assets to restoring river systems. It reframes water quality as a measurable outcome, elevates wetlands as critical infrastructure, and commits to catchment-scale nutrient management, recognising that systemic pressures require integrated solutions across river basins.

2 mins
Thought leadership
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16th January 2026

A Day in the Life on the River Cam

Written by Charlotte Purvis

A day in the life while delivering river restoration works on the River Cam last year for Affinity Water.

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Delivery, Design
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4th December 2025

Water Vole Habitat Design on the River Idle

Written by Charlotte Purvis

Last year, FiveRivers supported Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (NWT) with their mission to provide targeted habitat improvements for Water Voles, the UK’s fastest declining mammal. Thanks to funding from Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme Capital Grant Scheme our team at FiveRivers was proud to deliver the detailed designs of a large-scale habitat creation project on the River Idle at Gamston, Retford, as part of the Water Vole Recovery Project.

2 mins
Consultation, Design
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17th November 2025

Revetment Repairs & River Restoration at Bushy Park

Written by Charlotte Purvis

At Bushy Park we’re working on two sections of the Queens River reach of the Longford River and at Brick Bridge carrying out revetment repairs and river restoration enhancements.

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Delivery
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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.

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Consultation, Design
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