The Wildlife Trust’s report from April 2025 on how to repair our chalk streams. Quintessentially English – Repairing our chalk streams.pdf
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Kicking off collaborative river catchment planning in Thetford!
This week, we ran an event at Thetford Guildhall focused on the Little Ouse and Thet river catchment — bringing together 14 stakeholders with a common interest in the future of our rivers. We used a Shared Objective Exercise to identify the top five priorities from each participating organisation, then paired stakeholders to uncover common groundContinue reading “Kicking off collaborative river catchment planning in Thetford!”
East Anglia Hydrological Survey
The River Flows Week Summary show that some of the flows are below normal and notably low. East Anglia Weekly Hydrological Update 13_05_2025.pdf
Applications now open for South Staffs/Cambridge Water PEBBLE Fund
Grants of up to £10,000 for projects that are looking to improve, restore or create habitat within our supply area and have a community benefit. PEBBLE Fund | South Staffs Water.
CamEO Partnership Meeting 11am to 1pm Thursday 8th May
An exciting agenda with Rob Collins, Director of Policy and Science at the Rivers Trust, talking about all the chemicals in our rivers. Plus, Michelle Walker, Technical Lead at Rivers Trust presenting on the Sewage Map and CamEO. Contact [email protected] to register for the meeting.
England’s non-woodland trees freely mapped for first time
England’s trees outside woodlands have been mapped by satellite and laser are freely available for first time revealing they make up 30% of nation’s tree cover. Link here.
Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack
We think the chalk stream recovery pack would increase investment, regulation and transparency; improving the state of all rivers. We feel Chalk streams’ rarity, cultural and ecological importance should make them a priority for conservation, sustainable water management and restoration initiative. Sign the petition here.
Little Ouse and Thet Meeting 18th March 2025
The Little Ouse and Thet meeting recording is here and includes:
CamEO’s Aquifers: Webinar with Professor Kevin Hiscock, UEA
Ditches and canals are a big, yet overlooked, source of greenhouse gas emissions – new study
This article by Dr Teresa Silverton and Dr Mike Peacock, from the University’s School of Environmental Sciences, was originally published by The Conversation. The report is here. Fence, plant and dredge By considering ditches when reporting their annual greenhouse gas emissions, nations can build a more accurate picture of the problem. Proper quantification can also help researchers target waysContinue reading “Ditches and canals are a big, yet overlooked, source of greenhouse gas emissions – new study”