The snake's head fritillaries are just starting to bloom at our Stonebridge Wild River Reserve, Marlborough.
Find them in the conservation grazing area, within the water meadow - wellies required 💦 #riverkennet #watermeadows #biodiversity #wildlife #Marlborough
Beavers are living wild on the Kennet in Berkshire. Today a packed venue for our Community Information Event. Thanks to our expert guest speakers for sharing their knowledge - Rob Needham from Beaver Trust and Gareth Harris Beavers in Wiltshire Advisory Service #beavers #chalkstream
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Our citizen science volunteers have been out checking our fixed point Springs and Sources survey sites on the Upper Kennet. This data, collected every month contributes to long-term data and is shared with the Environment Agency #citizenscience #volunteer #chalkstream #riverkennet
Our volunteers are fantastic 👏
Today all these interpretive panels by the Kennet at various locations in Marlborough have been cleaned and the litter in the leat at Cooper's Meadow has been removed.
Thank you Geoff! #chalkstream #riverkennet #volunteer #nature
Our interpretive panels are kept clean by our volunteers. This one next to the Kennet by Cooper's Meadow, Marlborough has had the frame and legs painted and a panel clean.
Thank you 😊
#volunteers #riverkennet #chalkstream
This morning on the Kennet at Eastridge Estate, our Director Charlotte Hitchmough, our Education and Outreach Manager Anna Forbes, with River Keeper Jack Uridge discussing several pollution issues on this iconic chalk stream and what can be done with Danny Kruger MP.
#chalkstream #riverkennet
Spotted and filmed on the Kennet this week by River Keeper Jimmy at The Wilderness, Kintbury. Thank you for sharing.
Overhanging branches are what kingfisher require for resting and for perching to observe and then dive for fish. #kingfisher #riverkennet
23,000 rare glass eels have been released into the River Kennet - a reminder of just how special our chalk streams are. We must protect them.
www.leedillon.co.uk/post/protect... #Newbury #RiverKennet #ChalkStreams #EelRestocking #Environment
A Sunday morning #RiverSchool introducing families attending a Forest School Camp at Stitchcombe to the wonders of chalk streams.
Lots of invertebrates found (pictured a flat-bodied heptageniidae larva and a cased caddis), a couple of bullhead fry and some hatching mayfly too.
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It's a packed week of running River School workshops, yesterday afternoon we visited Oare Primary.
Our workshop 1 opens up the world of chalk streams before a second workshop in and by the river.
To donate to ARK River School please contact anna@riverkennet.org
#chalkstream #riverschool #riverkennet
This weekend our Director Charlotte Hitchmough is at the 'Well Read' Festival at Wasing. Catch her on the main stage on Sunday evening at the 6pm -7.15pm, 'Is it okay to eat fish?'
Festival tickets available here:
www.wasing.co.uk/wellread
#wasingwellread #fish #riverkennet #chalkstream
Carelessly discarded plastic bottle spinning in a tumbling waterfall in a small English stream near the River Kennet.
Day 19: Liquid
Carelessly discarded plastic bottle spinning in a tumbling waterfall in a small English stream near the River Kennet.
Canon DSLR
#JanuArty #JanuArty2025
#photography
#water
#liquid
#plastic
#rubbish
#pollution
#stream
#riverkennet
#berkshire
#England
#Canon
Someone has painted the lights on our bridge and I’m grateful!! It looks great. 📷 #photography #riverkennet #readingberks
Exquisite swim in the gorgeous River Kennett yesterday, with a school of Chub at Freckenham, plenty of Bullheads and a small, curious little Pike who accompanied me for part of my 1.3km swim upstream. #freshwaterfishes #Chalkstreams #RiverKennet #Freckenham #WestSuffolk #fens 2/7
What fabulous, fabulous fish are Minnows. Look at these guys pumped up with testosterone, intent on their surfing. Terrific individual variation in colouration and patterning.
#MySwim #Minnows #freshwaterfishes #Chalkstreams #RiverKennet #Freckenham #fens @Britnatureguide 1/7
