A new citizen science survey on the River Chess has uncovered encouraging signs for brown trout, with 191 redds (spawning nests) recorded during winter 2025/26. Led by the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project in partnership with the Environment Agency and the River Chess Association, the pilot recruited 15 trained volunteers who carried out 76 surveys between...
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...
