We had a fantastic session with Rockwood school - we enjoyed a wildlife and river features walk along the Upper Anton, then dipped one of the lakes at Rooksbury Mill Nature Reserve. We even found a dragonfly exuvia! The National Lottery Heritage Fund Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust #WatercressAndWinterbournes
Ever wondered what an otter sounds like up close? Dive into an epic river adventure with this talk by the brilliant Matt Gaw ✨! 🚣 15th June, Overton. Free to attend: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-from-t…
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We are beavering away on our WildFish #SmartRivers samples😅 Here are some volunteers, limpets, pea mussels and snails.
Wonderful chalkstreams😍💚
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Online Talk: Learn about the unique complexities of being a River Keeper, and discover how this role can be crucial to protecting our chalk streams 💧 14th May at 7pm - book your free ticket: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-role-of-…
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Co-creating a chalk stream with local pre-schoolers - joyful making and attentive learning 😊 #WatercressandWinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
MOST EXCELLENT NEWS!!! So important + something we're working up on #WatercressAndWinterbournes on the #RiverTest and #RiverItchen
Timely article in British Wildlife Mag Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust South Downs National Park The National Lottery Heritage Fund Wessex Rivers Trust #watervole #rivers #INNS #mink
Missed our recent talk on chalk stream restoration with Wessex Rivers Trust? You can now catch up on YouTube - learn how modification has harmed these habitats, and how we can restore them to health 💙 youtu.be/ZSpv6zWLQK4
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A wonderful evening of chalk stream stories and songs. Thank you to the audience and Alastair K Daniel, Tina and Mark for incredible performances of stories and songs written for chalk stream in Bishop’s Sutton #whispersofchalkstream #watercressandwinterbournes
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Today's book recommendation is 'The Pull of the River' by Matt Gaw ✨! It's a joyous story of two friends finding adventure by exploring Britain's rivers in a homemade canoe 🚣 hiwwt.org.uk/blog/sophie-ev…
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Ooee! Look what we found in London today. Ride and donate to rivers trust!! Wessex Rivers Trust #WatercressAndWinterbournes The National Lottery Heritage Fund #River
Today's book recommendation is 'Elegy for a River' by Tom Moorhouse! This heartfelt and thought-provoking book documents 11 years spent researching water voles and other wildlife 💙 hiwwt.org.uk/blog/sophie-ev…
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Celebrating the uniqueness and fragility of chalk streams on #WorldWaterDay 24 #WorldWaterDay
particularly to the headwaters of the River Arle where we are listening to Whispers of Chalk Stream in Bishops’sSutton at the moment . #watercressandwinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Thank you to all who came to celebrate spring light in the third event of our ‘Whispers of chalk stream’ project . Lively talks about river keeping, willow and life in a dry winterbournes stream and a fish weaving workshop. #WatercressandWinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
We keep finding #plastic fibres in our 'pristine' #chalkstream samples😖 Depressing stuff.
Look.
Compare the size of #microplastic to the invertebrate.
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25th April at 7pm - join Professor David Gowing from Floodplain Meadows to learn about the habitat, history, biodiversity, management, and ecosystem services of floodplain meadows 🌷💧 Free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…
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We’ve been river dipping on the Upper Test with children at the Simply Out of School Holiday Club. We took a closer look at our catch using a digital microscope then sculpted our favourite creatures from clay. #WatercressAndWinterbournes The National Lottery Heritage Fund Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: 9th March from 4pm - 6pm in Bishop’s Sutton Village Hall . Our next ‘Whispers of chalk stream’ event please come along . All ages welcome -A FREE FAMILY EVENT! We look forward to welcoming you 😊 #watercressandwinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
When you set a group off on a river sketch activity and return to discover they’ve coloured their drawings using natural pigments – flowers for yellow, grass for green and earth for brown. Brilliant! #WatercressAndWinterbournes #OutdoorEducation
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Trout by torchlight! Alresford and Cheriton Scouts had a wonderful evening exploring the River Arle after dark. We spotted bats and fish, attracted insects to bright lights and heard a tawny owl!
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Have you noticed poetry boxes appearing in Bishop’s Sutton? This is the next initiative from #Whispersofchalkstream We look forward to villagers/visitors getting involved to celebrate our beautiful chalk stream . #lovewhereyoulive #watercressandwinterbournes Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
