Action for the River Kennet (ARK)
@ARKennet
A rivers trust dedicated to protecting and restoring the rivers in the Kennet and Pang catchments
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We are asking councillors across the country to support a national ban on urban pesticide use. Take one minute to email your councillors asking them to get involved! #PesticideFreeTowns pan-uk.org/calling-for-co…
📢 This Sunday, join us in Newbury & show your support for the Kennet Catchment River Keepers Association. Together with them & Angling Trust we're demanding an end to the sewage pollution pouring into our chalk streams.
See you there 👊
#sewagepollution
In the Kennet this morning recording a podcast with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology about Riverfly Partnership
We're the Riverfly Hub for the Kennet & Pang catchments.
Riverfly monitoring is a successful national citizen science initiative, nationally 68 trigger level breaches were picked up in 2023.
Today, Defra announced that £11 million from water company fines will be reinvested to improve our water environment.
However, this is only a fraction of what's required to restore our rivers.
Chief Executive of The Rivers Trust Mark Lloyd responds to the announcement 👇
It's 2 weeks until the Sportfish Spring Spectacular! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/SportfishSprin… ⏰
#sportfish #sportfish springspectacular #flyfishing #fishing #countdown
Our latest phosphate testing evidences 21 times what is recognised as acceptable in a chalk stream & if we compare our results to the aim for high status the abused River Lambourn tested 53 times higher!
These phosphate levels are excessive & must be addressed.
#chalkstream
We bring you birds in turds! 💩 Show on tour part 3:
This morning on the famous 'Bake Off' River Lambourn a mallard & her ducklings swim & feed amongst the grey sewage pollution continually pouring from the Atac unit on Newbury Street, Lambourn.
#chalkstream #pollution
💩 Tour continues, still in Upper Lambourn today, the smell emanating from yet another spewing manhole leaves you in no doubt there's untreated sewage pouring across a public footpath & straight into the River Lambourn.
Address is Fulke Walwyn Way Thames Water 💧
#chalkstream
💩 Show in Upper Lambourn today, yet another another example of ongoing untreated sewage pouring out of manholes across the road, then pouring down a storm drain that will drain directly into the Lambourn.
Thames Water 💧 Environment Agency
#chalkstream
Happy #WorldAquaticAnimalDay A day to bring attention to the importance of aquatic creatures to ecosystems.
Here's one of our favourites, the fabulous cased caddis.
Caddis depend on a healthy river to thrive, they are an important food source for fish and water shrew.
Happy Easter!
The water meadow at our Stonebridge Wild River Reserve, Marlborough is still doing its job holding water and is very wet💦However, get on your wellies to see the fritillaries which are looking 💜
Polite reminder- all dogs on leads please
#conservation #watermeadows