Businesses across the region rolled up their sleeves this summer to support the River Dee Trust, tackling invasive plants, clearing litter and helping protect our local rivers for wildlife and future generations. One of the Trust’s key summer activities is removing...
The River Dee Trust’s campaign to plant a million native trees has won a prestigious national conservation award, recognising its work to restore river habitats, protect wildlife and build resilience across the Dee catchment in the face of climate change. The One...
We are looking for an Education & Outreach Officer to join our team based in Dinnet, near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. About the role We are seeking a confident and enthusiastic person who can inspire young people and communities to connect with rivers and the natural...
Just Transition Fund award will support restoration, monitoring and community engagement across the River Dee catchment. The River Dee Trust has secured £500k funding from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund to help restore and strengthen the River Dee...
On 24 April, a team from Serica Energy spent a hands-on day with The River Dee Trust, supporting efforts to protect one of the river’s most remarkable yet little-understood residents, the critically endangered European eel. This species is believed to have declined...
The River Dee Trust conservation charity has appointed two leading professionals as it prepares to scale up its award-winning nature restoration work. Robert Gordon University’s Principal Professor Steve Olivier, and Chartered Environmentalist Melanie Netherway are...
The River Dee Trust is looking for a Trustee to join the team leading this ambitious conservation charity. We are seeking someone who is passionate about the river’s future. In particular, we’re keen to hear from people with experience in change management and green...
The River Dee Trust is thrilled to welcome the continued support of River Dee Guardian, RigRun. RigRun and its growing community of RigRunners have played an important role in supporting the Trust’s conservation work raising over £20,000 since 2023, directly...
Landscape-scale nature restoration will advance as the River Dee catchment in Aberdeenshire is designated as one of nine high-priority areas by Scotland’s nature agency NatureScot. NatureScot is collaborating with key Scottish Government agencies - including SEPA,...
The River Dee Trust has welcomed the continued commitment and generous support of Ithaca Energy, reaffirming the importance of strong corporate partnerships in delivering long-term river restoration and conservation across the Dee catchment. Since Ithaca Energy became...
Run Balmoral participants this year not only enjoyed the scenery of the countryside of upper Deeside but helped tackle the local impact of climate change. In a move to improve sustainability around the flagship annual running festival, event organisers donated over...
TV legend Robson Green is supporting Friends of the River Dee, a new initiative by award-winning Aberdeenshire conservation charity the River Dee Trust. Launched to build a community championing the wellbeing of the Dee and raise vital funds to deliver nature...
River Dee Trust volunteers have been instrumental in tackling the challenge of invasive plants on the Dee and the Don this summer. Corporate teams from Serica, bp and Ithaca got to work on the banks of the Dee at Culter, Garthdee, Inverdee and at RGU’s campus, while...
Members of the Deeside community helped to tackle the blight of litter this June in the first-ever Source-to-Sea litter pick spanning the length of the River Dee, from above Braemar in the Cairngorms right down to the Port of Aberdeen. Facilitated by the River Dee...
It is always inspiring and heartwarming to learn how much the River Dee means to people and how it has positively impacted their lives. The team here at the River Dee Trust would very much like to thank the friends and family of Gail Riekie who recently raised £3,700...
A Tree for Every Key: Northwood North East joins River Dee’s One Million Trees Campaign Leading estate and lettings agency Northwood North East has pledged to donate a ‘bouquet’ of trees for every property it sells or rents in Deeside in support of The River Dee...
The River Dee Trust conservation charity is looking for an exceptional Manager to take our award-winning work to the next level. We are seeking to recruit a self-motivated leader who will help our ambitious staff deliver on the ground and build further support for our...
The River Dee Trust, in collaboration with the Balmoral Ranger Service is encouraging community, family and friendship groups, local companies and organisations to adopt a stetch of the River Dee in June to tackle the blight of litter. The Source-to-Sea Litter Pick...
It has been a busy month for the growing community of River Dee Guardians, corporate supporters of the multi-award-winning local conservation charity, The River Dee Trust. On World Earth Day on 22nd April, Guardians RigRun, Apex Tubulars and Ithaca rallied volunteers...
Equinor is supporting the River Dee Trust, a charity which ensures that children from deprived areas in Aberdeen city and shire can access and enjoy the nature on their doorstep. The one-year investment, totalling £39,900, includes funding towards practical...
The River Dee Trust and Fishery Board celebrate the halfway point in the multi award-winning One Million Trees campaign, by planting the 500,000th tree - significantly ahead of schedule. And the milestone is being marked by a commitment to step up the restoration of...
Dee river managers are to investigate the removal of a disused dam which poses a flooding threat to homes in an Aberdeen community. The 5-metre-high structure sits across the Culter Burn just upstream of the Rob Roy statue in Peterculter. It is a remnant of the paper...
A team of volunteers from TechnipFMC joined the River Dee Trust for a short introduction to its work at a riverside cleanup on 5 December. Volunteers got their hands dirty removing the remnants of tree tubes from historic areas of tree planting at Waterside Farm, an...
River managers have stressed the value of using wind-fallen trees in river restoration efforts to save endangered salmon stocks. The groups of trees, known as Large Woody Structures (LWS) have been used successfully in other parts of the world where fish species face...
Guests of the River Dee Trust enjoyed a guided visit to Glen Muick on 7 November to see the progress of the transformational Save The Spring partnership programme. River Dee Guardians APEX Tubulars, together with guests from local businesses including Petrofac and...