WELCOME
Addressing barriers to fish migration in Yorkshire, restoring natural river processes, improving water quality, and enhancing biodiversity for nature and people.
Great Yorkshire Rivers Partnership
The Great Yorkshire Rivers Partnership of Yorkshire Water, The Rivers Trust and Environment Agency. By 2043 this leading and innovative partnership approach will have addressed all artificial barriers negatively impacting fish populations in Yorkshire, allowing recovery of our native fish species; helping rivers and their communities to thrive.
£12.2M
Funding secured from Yorkshire Water’s environment programme (2025-30).
509km
Of Yorkshire watercourses to be made accessible to migratory fish by 2030.
16 Partners
In Yorkshire, collaborating to address artificial barriers that impact fish populations.
Working in Partnership
In September 2025, the 16 partners of Great Yorkshire Rivers came together to celebrate the work of our partnership and sign our commitment charter that documents our commitment to:
Reconnect Rivers
Empower Communities
Recognise Nature Capital Benefits
Champion Nature
Lead by Example
PROJECT TEAM
Meet the people behind Great Yorkshire Rivers
Learn more about the core team of people working collaboratively as part of the Great Yorkshire Rivers partnership.
NEWS
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Project Case Studies
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Black Brook - weir removal
Completed in October 2023. Calder Rivers Trust undertook the removal of a stone weir on the Black Brook at Greetland, near Halifax
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Stocksbridge weir - partial removal
Completed in October 2023. The Don Catchment Rivers Trust undertook a partial removal at Stocksbridge weir on the River Don in Deepcar, Sheffield.
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Staithes Beck Multi-Pipe Ford - Replacement
Completed in October 2025, The North York Moors National Park Authority tackled a multi-pipe ford on Staithes Beck.