In the Kennett-Lee Brook downstream of Freckenham plenty of splendid minnows and several species of Caddis Fly larvae.

#freshwaterfish #freshwaterfishes #Chalkstreams #Chalkstream #Freckenham #WestSuffolk #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #fens
4/4

Returning down Lee Brook past Lee Farm, suddenly came across a pillow case full of jewellery stuck against a fallen tree across the current! Lugged it home in case anyone wants to claim? Any recent thefts in #Freckenham #Isleham? Mute Swan outriders led way on the last leg. 7/7

Upstream of Lee Farm, Lee Brook full of Crowfoot, Willow Moss (Fontinalis antipyretica)?, Lesser Water-parsnip (Berula erecta) & other water plants as a #Chalkstream should be. Why not downstream also?
#crowfoot #chalkstreams #Freckenham #Isleham #WestSuffolk #Cambridgeshire
5/7

Big Perch (c40cm) under house boats in River Lark (9.5°C) bounding Isleham Marina which had amazing densities of fish today, especially Roach. Also Pike, Chub, Bitterling, Minnow etc #MySwim #RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fenland #Chalkstreams @Britnatureguide 1/3

Some fun freshwater sponges - and an egg mass? - in the River Lark by the bridge at Isleham Marina weir.

#freshwatersponges #RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fenland #Fens #Chalkstreams 2/4

Soham Washes looking tempting from Isleham Lock.

Quite choppy on the swim back down the S arm of the River Lark to the weir, with wind blown gulls heading to roost as the sun sank.

#RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fenland #Fens #Chalkstreams #Fenlandskies

3/3

Amazing swarms of fish fry, including Bleak & Minnow, in the reeds of the River Lark upstream of Isleham lock. A 1m Pike accompanied me part of the way. Canada Geese, Mute Swans & Moorhens kept an eye on me.
#RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fenland #Chalkstreams 2/3

After a rain shower, a rainbow before the sun set at Isleham Marina.

#RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fens #Fenland #Chalkstreams #Rainbow

4/4

Big beautiful Perch a foot long at Isleham Marina & an #Invasive #NonNative Signal Crayfish, amongst the Pike & Roach.

#RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fens #Fenland #Chalkstreams #Perch #Pike #invasivespecies #signalcrayfish

3/4

Plenty of #Invasive #NonNative Bitterling (and freshwater mussels in which they lay their eggs), Roach and Gudgeon and a few Chub and Dace in the River Lark downstream of the weir at Isleham Marina.

#RiverLark #Isleham #Cambridgeshire #Suffolk #Fens #Fenland #Chalkstreams

2/4

At confluence of Lark & #GreatOuse, where Great Crested Grebes fish overshadowed by the mighty 20m hill topped by #Littleport water tower, where once the sign must have pointed to #BuryStEdmunds, 25 miles away, now it is only to #Isleham, a destination for pleasure cruisers. 4/7