Our Purpose

Friends of the River Kelvin’s purpose is to protect and enhance the River Kelvin and its natural surroundings by:

• Volunteer activity, advocacy, and lobbying
• Promoting and facilitating access for local residents and communities to the natural environment along the course of the River Kelvin, working with and supporting partners who operate on other stretches of the river
• Helping local communities to develop greater knowledge, understanding and care for the local natural environment 
• Protecting and enhancing natural habitats for the benefit of wildlife and local communities