Save the River Mole
The River Mole is much loved and well used by the communities it passes through on its 80 kilometre (50 mile) journey from Sussex to the Thames. It is a beautiful amenity for leisure and nature, but sadly the river is polluted from a variety of sources, River Mole River Watch aims to work with others to return the River Mole to a good ecological state for wildlife, plants and people.
River Mole River Watch runs an ambitious water testing programme which provides the data and evidence of pollution, every month we publish a blog about the results. As awareness of the deterioration of our rivers has grown, so has outrage and a determination to take action.
We could not operate without the ongoing generous support we receive from, environmental and conservation organisations, water companies, commercial services, local community groups, a parish council, individuals and local, district and county councillors.
In 2022 only 14% of rivers in England achieved 'good' ecological status.
The ecological status of the River Mole is ‘poor’ .
What We Do
Many citizens wish to take action because of the conspicuous failure of government and The Environment Agency to defend our rivers from pollution. Our aim is to co-ordinate the efforts of concerned local citizens.
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We have an ambitious water quality testing programme, to date we have recruited and trained over 50 volunteer citizen scientists to tet at 32 sampling locations throughout the catchment. For more details click here.
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Monitor the state of the river, spotting and reporting pollution events and areas of concern.
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Raise awareness of the state of the river through delivering talks, distributing information, and social media.
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Work with everyone who can improve the situation, including householders, farmers, manufacturers, business operators, water treatment companies.
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Hold to account those who have responsibility, in particular the local water treatment company, Thames Water, and the Environment Agency.
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Campaign to press for action to improve the situation by lobbying politicians, companies and organisations, and attending local and national actions and marches.
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