When and where? Saturday 8th March, 10.00am- 4.00pm at Darwen Valley Community Centre, 59 Sudellside Street, Darwen BB3 3DL.

Who can join? No previous experience needed, however due to the uneven and sometimes tricky terrain on the moor, we ask that you don't bring young children or do not attend if you have poor mobility. The walk to the monitoring sites from the car park is also a bit steep in some areas. 

What is involved? Help Ribble Rivers Trust collect water quality data at our Natural Flood Management sites. We need to capture valuable baseline data before any work begins so we can see the benefits that natural flood management has on our rivers.

The day:

• Refreshments from 10 am.
• Indoor training session in the morning (starting at 10.15 am).
• Afternoon river surveys: We will be carpooling from the Community Centre to a Roddlesworth Information Centre Car Park. From there, we will walk to the monitoring site. On site, each group will collect a water sample and carry out a simple habitat assessment.
• After sampling, we will come back together at the Car Park and head back to the Community Centre to share our results.

If you have any questions, please email me at naomi.walker@ribbletrust.com.