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Help us track chalk stream flow regimes  Chalk streams have unique hydrogeology – they are fed from springs bubbling up from the chalk aquifers. This means as groundwater levels fall, they can dry up, with many chalk streams having ‘winterbourne’ sections which dry up as part of a natural cycle. However, flow regimes have been altered in many ways including climate change, over-abstraction and physical modification. In...

We have been continuing our investigation into Phosphate levels in the River Chess using citizen science data, keep reading to find out the latest results!

We work closely with Queen Mary University of London on the Chess Smarter Water Catchment project, including managing our continuous water quality monitoring network ‘ChessWatch’, and supporting many student dissertations and research projects. At our latest River Chess Citizen Science Evening we were joined by Laboratory Technician Megan Dougherty and recent graduates Chiara Buquicchio and...

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join the committed and friendly team at the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, working to conserve a globally rare habitat in one of the country’s finest and most accessible protected landscapes. Could you be our new Rivers Officer?

We are delighted to have supported in the creation of Winterbourne Management Guidance.  Winterbournes are distinctive chalk stream habitats that flow seasonally, supporting a mosaic of Chalk Streams specialist wildlife adapted to natural cycles of wetting and drying.   Despite their ecological value, winterbournes have often been overlooked in river management, leaving them vulnerable to sediment build-up, inappropriate vegetation management, and...

It has been a busy Spring on the Ewelme Brook! We have been working with local groups, Friends of the Watercress Beds and Benson Area Nature Group, to investigate sediment and nutrient pollution and pathways.   In February, Andrew, previously trained as a MudSpotter trainer with CCSP, delivered a Mudspotter training session. MudSpotter involves going...