Help required. Sample of gelatinous mass from the Upper Test in Freefolk yesterday. Looks like sewage fungus (Zoogloeal bacteria?). The river bed has a lot of this, and little weed. Only good news was that invertebrate activity was good. Thoughts? #WatercressAndWinterbournes
Tracy from Wessex Rivers Trust delivering an introduction to an evening of chalkstream activities on the Anton last night, to an enthralled Rainbows group in Andover. Lots of invertebrates and bullheads. #WatercressAndWinterbournes
Co-creating a chalk stream with local pre-schoolers - joyful making and attentive learning 😊 #WatercressandWinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Today's book recommendation is 'The Pull of the River' by Matt Gaw ✨! It's a joyous story of two friends finding adventure by exploring Britain's rivers in a homemade canoe 🚣 hiwwt.org.uk/blog/sophie-ev…
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Volunteers helping re-naturalise a canalised section of the Pillhill Brook headwater chalk stream 💪🏻
Wessex Rivers Trust with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
#WatercressAndWinterbournes #ChalkStream
25th April at 7pm - join Professor David Gowing from Floodplain Meadows to learn about the habitat, history, biodiversity, management, and ecosystem services of floodplain meadows 🌷💧 Free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…
#WatercressAndWinterbournes Wessex Rivers Trust The National Lottery Heritage Fund
We enjoyed sharing our river education approach with Whitchurch Silk Mill staff and volunteers, empowering them to work with schools and groups on the Upper Test.
#RiverEducation #WatercressAndWinterbournes
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So monitoring them is an invaluable way to spot signs of declining water quality, which can then be investigated further.
#WatercressAndWinterbournes #Volunteering #riverfly #wildlife #ChalkStreamChampion #CitizenScience
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Have you noticed poetry boxes appearing in Bishop’s Sutton? This is the next initiative from #Whispersofchalkstream We look forward to villagers/visitors getting involved to celebrate our beautiful chalk stream . #lovewhereyoulive #watercressandwinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Celebrating the uniqueness and fragility of chalk streams on #WorldWaterDay 24 #WorldWaterDay
particularly to the headwaters of the River Arle where we are listening to Whispers of Chalk Stream in Bishops’sSutton at the moment . #watercressandwinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Alresford's beautiful chalk stream footpath has been enhanced by new information boards, with help from a #WatercressAndWinterbournes Community Grant. Learn how local people made their idea into a reality: hiwwt.org.uk/blog/sophie-ev…
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Another poetry box in place today at the Ford in Water Lane , Bishop’s Sutton near Alresford . Come and write poetry in the company of the the Arle Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust #WatercressandWinterbournes
CSG is collaborating with a partnership of environmental organisations to promote their Septic Smart project
The Septic Smart project aims to highlight the need for good management of off-mains sewage systems
Read more here: bit.ly/3sjgQRp
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Go Watercress and Winterbournes Landscape Partnership Scheme!
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Wessex Rivers Trust Maggie Shelton The National Lottery Heritage Fund
#loveyourwinterbournes #workingwithnature #workinginpartnership
#couldntdoitwithoutvolunteers
No knead for bread… Keep our ducks and chalk streams healthy 🦆
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have shared their top tips for feeding inland birds this winter with The Green Blue.
Keep our wildlife safe this winter - rya.org/jzyK50MvXhz
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Mike Blackmore Wessex Rivers Trust The Wild Trout Trust Yes, the Bourne is in great condition this year. Good flow, plant growth and invertebrate diversity 😎 #WatercressAndWinterbournes
Clarke&Witt Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Wonderful celebration of chalk stream and winterbourne
Amazing whispers of chalk stream project Clarke&Witt
#placesmatter
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#loveyourwinterbourne
#WatercressandWinterbournes scheme volunteers have shone in the @hantsiwwildlife 2023 Wilder Awards! 🏆 This annual celebration recognises those making a difference for wildlife and the environment.
Meet our Chalk Stream Champions:
Here's an online talk which our Conservation Officer Nick Lawrence Nick Lawrence gave recently as part of our #WatercressAndWinterbournes partnership project with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust ... enjoy! youtu.be/spWRwyCCHD8?si…