Rivers and Streams in the UK and Ireland

River Lickle

The River Lickle runs down from Broughton Moor to an estuary at Broughton in Furness.

Ease Gill

The Ease Gill valley carries the waters of Leck Beck, parts of which feed the Ease Gill Caverns cave system which lies beneath the moors.

Dean Brook

A charming stream with smaller tributaries flowing down from the moorland above Barrow Bridge in Bolton.

River Wharfe

The River Wharfe flows through the beautiful limestone scenery of North Yorkshire for many miles.

The Croal

The Croal is now a small, recovering waterway that was once part of the industrial revolution as it passed through the industrial town of Bolton.

River Lowther

River Dee

River Brathay

River Ribble at Brockholes

River Roddlesworth

A little river in Roddlesworth Woods with walking trails, waterfalls and reservoirs.

Walden Beck at West Burton

Walden Beck is a rocky, limestone river in North Yorkshire, passing over waterfalls.

Whitfield Beck

A small section of rocky river above Askrigg, waterfalls.

Mill Gill

A small section of river leading down towards the village of Askrigg with old water powered mill and a good waterfall.

River Hodder at Stonyhurst

River Ribble at Stonyhurst

Greenfield Brook

Crowdundle Beck

Hatch Brook

River Yarrow

A quiet Lancashire stream flowing down from the West Pennine Moors and down through wooded valleys.

River Ribble at West Bradford

Raveden Brook

A small, rocky stream over sandstone bedrock or rather a series of streams…

Cadshaw Brook

A small river coming down off the Turton Moors and leading into Turton and Entwistle Reservoir.

Dean Church Brook

A tiny stream leading down to the Middle Brook from Dean in Bolton.

Eller Brook

A small river flowing down through Ellerbeck into Duxbury Woods, good for bluebells in Spring.

River Dane at Three Shires Head

A nice spot on the River Dane with rocky pools and small waterfalls.

Panniers Pool

A shallow, rocky pool on the River Dane where pack horses onced stopped to drink.

River Irwell at Ladyshore

A stretch of the Irwell with an old weir and other industrial remains.

Sunnyhurst Brook

A small stream running through the valley surrounded by Sunnyhurst Wood.

Borsdane Brook

A small-looking but substantially long stream, best-known passing through the Borsdane Wood area.

Eagley Brook

A Bolton river once relied upon for heavy industry now recovering, with wildlife and woodland surroundings until nearer the town.

Mickleden Beck

Crinkle Gill

The mountain stream descending Crinkle Crags on the Eastern slopes, flowing into Oxendale.

Appletree Worth Beck

A small river, rising on White Pike and flowing down through the lost village of Appletree Worth before joining the River Lickle below Hawk Bridge.

Aira Beck

A small but interesting river flowing down through steep, rocky trenches and down waterfalls before flowing into Ullswater.

River Darwen at Hoghton Bottoms

A peaceful, wide and shallow stretch of the River Darwen running into Hoghton Bottoms and The Horr.

River Dearne at Bretton

Worsley Brook

Kempnough Brook

Hebden Beck

Hebden Water

A stretch of Hebden Beck, north of Hebden Bridge.

Hell Gill

Hell Gill is part of the upper section of the River Eden.

River Kent at Kentmere

Buttermere Dubs

A section of the River Cocker connecting Crummock Water and Buttermere.

Rivery Towy (Tywi) at Carmarthen

River Yarrow at Duxbury Woods

A lovely stretch of the River Yarrow, passing through Duxbury Woods.

Mersey Estuary

East Lyn River

The East Lyn River is a picturesque waterway located in the county of Devon, England.

Afon Ffyddion

A tributary of the River Clwyd with a waterfall at the village of Dyserth.

River Thames at London

Styhead Gill

Dean Black Brook

A river flowing down into White Coppice over a series of old weirs and sluices.

Dakin's Brook

A small tributary of the Dean Brook in a steep ravine north of Barrow Bridge in Bolton.

Hollin Clough

A small stream in a little wooded clough behind Victoria Lake at Barrow Bridge.

Dean Brook at Barrow Bridge

Dean Brook once powered the mill at Barrow Bridge.

Roscow Clough

A small clough carrying a tributary of the Dean Brook and surrounded by ancient woodland.

Bradshaw Brook

The Bradshaw Brook flows down from the Jumbles Reservoir to its confluence with the Tonge to the east of Bolton.

River Ribble at Clitheroe

A peaceful stretch of the River Ribble beside the town of Clitheroe.

River Clun

Rushtons Brook

A tributary of the Stones Bank Brook on Turton Moor.

Holden's Brook

A triburatary of the Stones Bank Brook up on Turton Moor.

Stones Bank Brook

A stream starting on Turton Moor at the confluence of Rustons Brook and Holden’s Brook.

Croome River

River flowing through the parkland at Croome.

River Kent at Basingill

Holcombe Brook

A tributary of the River Irwell running down below Harcles Hill.

Skippool Creek

At the confluence of the relatively tiny Skippool Creek and the Wyre and along a small stretch of the riverside beside the Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club.

Dean Brook - Rivington

A rocky brook flowing down from springs on Winter Hill and Noon Hill above Rivington in Lancashire.

Hall Brook

A small stream that flows through the parkland of Rivington Hall.

River Great Ouse at Bedford

The River Great Ouse - the longest of its namesakes in Britain, flows through Bedford, the county town of Bedfordshire.

Hardraw Beck

Hardraw Beck is a tributary of the River Ure that flows down from Hearne Beck and Fossdale to the north of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales.

Grizedale Brook

A tributary of the Wyre that rises on Stake House Fell.

Cheesden Brook

Cheesden Brook is a small river that runs through the town of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England.

Northampton Marina

Northampton Marina is a picturesque marina located on the River Nene in the town of Northampton, England.

River Brock at Brock Bottom

River Axe

The River Axe is a picturesque waterway located in the county of Somerset, England.

River Tay

The River Tay, meandering through the heart of Perth and Kinross, holds the distinction of being Scotland’s longest river and the United Kingdom’s seventh-longest.