Send your MP a message
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Top tips for writing your message:
Keep it short, the postcard only has room for around 200 words!
Make your message personal or relevant to their constituency.
For example, if you’re concerned about flood risk in your area or water quality where you like to swim or paddle, if you’re a farmer who wants more support for restoring rivers, or if you are keen to see action for nature, let them know.
Ask them to support the campaign.
Having trouble with the form? Email info@theriverstrust.org with your details.
“Rivers are not just the recreational community spaces we know and love, but homes for a myriad of species that are in desperate need of our support. At UK Youth for Nature, we’re battling to have the voices of our rivers heard, taken seriously, and acted upon. Which is why we are supporting this campaign Making Space for Water. We are calling for more river buffers, more floodplain meadows, more river wiggling, and more riparian woodland. We are nature, and it’s time we started to prioritise repair and protection rather than simply extraction. It is time to make space for water, not just for nature’s future, but for our own.”
Roisin Taylor
UK Youth for Nature
“The damage to land, livestock and livelihoods is only going to increase as extreme weather gets more frequent and severe. By moving our cows and farming away from the riverbanks and creating that space for rivers to move, we have improved our flood resilience, created new corridors for wildlife, and connected up existing habitats, all while maintaining our dairy production and getting fairly supported for it - but farmers need more funding options to help pay for more work like this.”
Joe Lyall
Dairy Farmer and Nuffield Farming Next-Gen Scholar