Give your views on River Waveney to help protect waterways

To celebrate the meandering landmark, the River Waveney Trust, a charitable group dedicated to protecting the river, has launched a survey to get people's views on it.

The trust is keen to learn people's opinions on water quality, protecting biodiversity, and drought management, among others, to ensure it can be protected for years to come.

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A still August afternoon at Outney Common (Image: Denise Bradley)

Many people's favourite feature of the Waveney - the beloved rope swing at Outney Common (Image: Denise Bradley)

Cattle grazing at Outney Meadow (Image: Denise Bradley)

Todd Strehlow, chair of the River Waveney Trust, said: "The trust is all about protecting
and conserving the river for future generations to come.

"This survey aims to give anyone with a connection to the river the opportunity to give us feedback and ideas about what should be top of our agenda for the coming years.

“We really want to hear from as many people as possible, spanning all the different user
groups of the river, to give us as full a picture as possible of what’s important to them.

"The outcome is to create a truly meaningful strategy that connects with our community.”

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The beautiful red sky over the Waveney valley on Falcon Meadow in Ditchingham (Image: Andrew Atterwill)

A summers afternoon by the River Waveney at Outney Common (Image: Denise Bradley)

The lovely changing red sky this morning on Falcon Meadow and the River Waveney in Ditchingham, Norfolk (Image: Andrew Atterwill)

The trust is one of 60 local river trusts across the UK and Ireland.

It supports a wide range of projects every year to promote and conserve the river and landscape around it. 

And as part of its plan to protect the river in the decades to come the River Waveney Trust has launched a five-year plan.

The new strategy will span 2024-29 and be launched at the beginning of next year.

People wanting to add their comments on the project should visit
https://forms.office.com/r/fBgzifQY2h and submit their thoughts by Friday, September 8, 2023.

The wind ripples in the River Waveney at Outney Common (Image: Denise Bradley)

Curious cattle roaming the marshes at Outney Common (Image: Denise Bradley)

The tree's reflection in the crystal waters of the River Waveney (Image: Denise Bradley)

The rope swing at Outney Common (Image: Denise Bradley)