Archives Month: March 2026

Winterbourne Management Guidance

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...

Ewelme Brook: Citizen science spotlight

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...