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Living River Foundation

Stockbury, Kent, United Kingdom

Environment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservationWater & Sanitation
CharityLocal reach
Profile last updated: August 20, 2026

About

Living River Foundation is a charity based in Stockbury, United Kingdom working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, water & sanitation.

Living River Foundation is a local not-for-profit charity based in Kent, England. It monitors and raises awareness of the health of the Thames and Medway rivers and the estuaries and tidal rivers around the UK coast. Its work covers microplastic and water quality sampling, fish surveys, litter picks, and talks and workshops for local communities and children. Its projects include the Thames Manta Project, the Slice of Medway Litterama and Litter Free Maritime. The charity is run largely by volunteers, who carry out surveys, clean-ups and events, mainly in the Medway and Chatham area.

Location

Stockbury, United Kingdom

Organisation type

Charity

Focus areas

littermicroplasticsestuaryriver monitoringmarine wildlifevolunteeringcommunity artMedwayThames

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateNature & Wildlife conservationWater & Sanitation

Works for

CommunitiesChildren

How they work

Awareness & educationResearchCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Thames Manta Project

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Water & Sanitation · United Kingdom

Samples and monitors water quality and microplastics in the Thames and Medway rivers, with results analysed with Brunel University.

Slice of Medway Litterama

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Environment & Climate · United Kingdom

Public art and storytelling project that turns litter found in the Medway Estuary into art installations and workshops for local communities and schoolchildren.

Litter Free Maritime

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Environment & Climate · United Kingdom

Litter clean-ups and community engagement to eliminate litter in waterways and the local environment across Chatham Maritime.

Fish of the Medway

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Nature & Wildlife conservation · United Kingdom

Fish surveying on the Medway estuary to support protection of local fish populations.

Funding & support

Ways to support

Volunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Hooks National Environment Prize

Partnerships

Medway Council, Brunel University, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Medway Intra Poetry Walk

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