Bristol Avon RiverBlitz 2022

The Bristol Avon RiverBlitz (formerly WaterBlitz) returns this July, and it’s bigger than ever!

BART is encouraging as many citizen scientists as possible to get out to their local watercourse and sample it for water quality to help monitor the health of our rivers and streams.

Please sign up here before July 11th to request your water testing kits. Use the kits to sample your local stream or river and send us in your results.

We are pleased to be hosting four local events on rivers around the catchment where you can collect your kits in person or just come on down on the day. Members of the BART team demonstrating how to take the samples and giving information on what your results mean. Please find details of each event below.

Thank you for taking part and helping us work together for rivers!

Local Waterblitz events on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July from 10am to 2pm.

Cam & Wellow Brooks: Saturday 16th July – Midsomer Norton Town Park, Gullock Tyning, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2UH

The River Biss: Saturday 16th July – Fore Street, Trowbridge Town Centre, BA14 8ER

The River Chew: Sunday 17th July – Wild Things Farm, Pensford Lane, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DX (What 3 Words: ///amber.loudness.rivers)

Congresbury Yeo: Sunday 17th July – Millennium Green, Bristol Road, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5AG

Check out the RiverBlitz data explorer to find out how the health of your local river or stream has changed during the past 5 years of RiverBlitz events.