Right from the start of our work on the Wandle, local, national and international media have recognised that this restoration of an urban river is an important, ongoing public-interest story – and we’re always very grateful for their support.

Here’s some of the press coverage the river (and our efforts) have received:

• The Wandsworth Guardian, 12 February 2013: River Wandle cleanups see two skips of rubbish collected in four hours
• The Wimbledon Guardian, 25 January 2013: Government agency teams up with volunteers to clean River Wandle
• Fly Fishing & Fly Tying, September 2012: Catching them young
• BBC News, 6 April 2012: Why town dwellers can get hooked on urban fishing
• The Independent, 23 March 2012: Urban anglers clean up as trout return to the cities
• The BBC, 30 August 2011: ‘Most improved’ rivers revealed by Environment Agency
• The Ecologist, 3 January 2011: The Wandle Trust: restoring London’s ‘hidden gem’ river
• The Independent, 31 December 2010: We must educate the public not to use the river as a dump
• The Independent, 31 December 2010: Britain’s rivers come back to life
• National Geographic, 17 May 2010: Clean City Rivers Spark an Urban Fishing Phenomenon: Urban Fishing Catches On in Rebounding Rivers
• BBC Radio 4, 30 January 2010: Open Country
• The Sutton Guardian, 25 January 2010: Wandle fishermen to monitor sea trout and salmon
• Fly Fishing & Fly Tying, December 2009: A Modern Miracle
• The Wimbledon Guardian, 20 September 2009: Angler rewarded for cleaning river after pollution disaster
• The London Metro, 28 July 2008: Jennifer Cox signs up for … the Wandle Piscators
• The Financial Times, 28 June 2008: Urban Fishing
• The Field, 21 January 2008: Save the River Wandle
• The Telegraph, 14 January 2008: Trout breed again in London’s River Wandle
• The Times, 15 December 2007: Polluter pays to revive river killed by bleach
• The Evening Standard, 11 December 2007: 5,000 fish released to restock poisoned Wandle
• BBC Radio 4, 2 November 2007: Shared Earth (audio)
• The Times, 1 October 2007: Weep for the Wandle – polluted again
• The Independent, 22 September 2007: Thames Water spill turns river into a ‘dead lane’
• The Telegraph, 21 September 2007: Thames Water admits killing 2,000 fish
• BBC1, 16 September 2007: Countryfile (video)
• The Independent, 24 January 2007: Victoria Summerly: Town Life
• The Financial Times, 10 June 2006: Will a barbel take a fly?
• BBC Radio 4, You and Yours, 2 September 2004: Bringing a river back to life (audio)
  
• The Independent, 20 July 2004: Trout caught in London after river is transformed
• The Observer, 5 July 2004: How one toxic river became the water of life
• The Times, 6 October 2004: South London sewer now clean enough for trout
• The Independent, 20 July 2003: Survival of the fattest fish in town
• The Independent on Sunday, 13 July 2003: A river runs through it – very fast
• National Geographic, 21 April 2003: London’s Lost Trout River Reborn
• The Times, 16 November 2002: All eyes on the fry
• The Telegraph, 20 January 2001: The magic Wandle