Wandle Trust

The River Wandle is a unique South London chalkstream which flows north from Croydon and Carshalton to join the Thames at Wandsworth. In Victorian times, the Wandle was one of the hardest working rivers in the world, with 90 mills along its 11 mile length. In the 1960's, it was officially declared a sewer.

The Wandle Trust is an environmental charity dedicated to restoring and maintaining the health of the River Wandle and its catchment.

We hold community cleanups on the second Sunday of every month, up and down this unique urban chalkstream – pulling out everything from shopping trolleys to shotguns, and improving the environment for wildlife and local people.

Thames Water has nominated the Wandle Trust as their lead partner in the 5-year Living Wandle Project, working in close partnership with many other local organisations to secure the future health and sustainability of the Wandle.

This page has been set up to:

1) Engage with the wider green community of South London.
2) Promote our events and activities, so that all may join and learn from what we are up to.
3) Attract new volunteers to help with our monthly river cleanups.

Please see below a box where we will upload pictures and files relevant to our activities