River Trent Fact:

191km

of freshwater non-tidal river to Newark

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OnTrent: Action for Wildlife, Landscape and Communities in the Trent Valley.........

Welcome to the OnTrent website. This site tells you more about the River Trent, the OnTrent project and what you can do as an organisation, community group or a land manager along the Trent. 

The OnTrent Initiative highlights the issues facing the River Trent floodplain through influencing policy, raising awareness and promoting projects. Click here to find out more about OnTrent.

Farming Floodplains for the Future - report published.

The three year Defra Flood Managment Innovation funded project is now complete. Click here to read more about how the project worked with farmers to store floodwater in an economically viable way. 

The OnTrent Action Plan 2010 is launched!

This document provides a framework for how OnTrent and it's partners intend to acheive their vision between 2010 and 2016. To view or download it please click here. 

OnTrent newsletter

Click here to view the latest newsletter from OnTrent.

Trent Catchment Rural Land Managment Solutions

A new project seeking to work with farmers and land managers in certain areas of the Trent catchment to enhance flood management and biodiversity in a economically viable way. To read more click here.

The Trent Vale Landscape Partnership bid was sucessful.

The Heritage Lottery Fund application for the OnTrent 'Trent Vale' project was approved at the end of 2009. A project team is now in place and work is well underway. Find out the latest on the Trent Vale blog web page. For further more general information please click here.

Fancy a stroll along the Trent? - Then read more about the Trent Valley Way, a long distance walk along this great river by clicking here.

Floating Pennywort threatens Trent Vale: 

Read about the invasive species threatening navigation on the Soar, and closing in on the Trent, click here.

Tell us what you are doing! Are you involved with a group or organisation that is interested in the Trent Valley? If so, we want to hear from you, click here.