The River Blog
Articles that educate, inspire and spark interest in the River Holme
Nature Writing Walk with Laurence Rose
Author and Conservationist Laurence Rose took thirteen of us on an inspiring outdoor nature writing workshop for River Holme Connections. This innovative exercise based on short exploratory walks at Bottoms Mill, was a fantastic opportunity… continue reading
Author: Michelle KingCategories: Events, Nature
Baseline Bird Surveys
You may have seen Countryfile programmes on BBC earlier this year which contained features about tree planting. These are part of a Landscape Recovery Programme of which there are 22 in the country. At River… continue reading
Author: Susan MitziCategories: Uncategorised
Nature’s Holme Community Open Evening
The Nature’s Holme Team hosted a Community Open Evening last week to provide an opportunity for members of the public to hear about our exciting Defra funded Landscape Recovery project. It was a great opportunity… continue reading
Author: Michelle KingCategories: Uncategorised
Office Manager Vacancy
After 8 years Jane our Operations Support has decided to leave RHC and enjoy a different lifestyle, so we are recruiting! If you or someone you know is looking for a new, exciting role here’s… continue reading
Author: Susan MitziCategories: Company information
We’re looking for new trustees!
River Holme Connections (RHC) Honley, near Huddersfield Trustee – unpaid 4 Board meetings and 4 working group meetings per year We are River Holme Connections and our goal is to make the river catchment a… continue reading
Author: Susan MitziCategories: Company information, Volunteers
A warm welcome to Luke!
Hello my name is Luke and I am starting at RHC as project manager for the Nature’s Holme Landscape Recovery project. I previously worked as a project officer with South Pennines Park… continue reading
Author: Susan MitziCategories: Company information
Year In Industry Student Placement 2024/25
We are excited to be able to offer a “Year in industry” placement Summer 2024. The student will be able to get involved in a wide range of river work such as species monitoring projects,… continue reading
Author: Susan MitziCategories: Company information
Riverfly Monitoring End of Season Update
We have reached the end of another successful riverfly monitoring season in the Holme Valley. Our fantastic team of volunteers have been out across the catchment monitoring 12 different sites. This year, it has been… continue reading
Author: Susan MitziCategories: Nature, Wildlife
Woodland Creation
Mike & Cathie own an acre of land and they got in touch with River Holme Connections as they wanted to create a new native woodland. How did you hear about River Holme Connections? Through… continue reading
Author: Michelle KingCategories: Uncategorised
Volunteering Opportunities with Nature’s Holme
Volunteers are extremely valuable to River Holme Connections and without them, we simply couldn’t carry out our work in the river catchment area. To give you an insight into the world of volunteering with River… continue reading
Author: Michelle KingCategories: Volunteer events, Volunteers
