Chalk streams – England’s freshwater marvel

Welcome to chalkstreams.org – a website dedicated to the conservation and restoration of chalk streams.

On this site you’ll find my blog of commentary and news, an index (at the foot of this home page) of useful resources, including links to key reports, case studies and information on river restoration

PLUS

• click here for the CaBA chalk stream restoration strategy and 1st implementation plan

• click here for my 2014 index of all English chalk streams prepared for WWF

• click here and scroll to page 25 for my revised 2021 index of all English chalk streams prepared for the CaBA strategy, including a basic summary of stream type, WFD status for flow and phosphorus and a summary of sewage works treatment standards (secondary or tertiary)

• click here to view the Natural England chalk stream priority habitat map

• click here to view the Natural England chalk stream priority habitat map with both high and low certainty layers

• click here to read the Natural England narrative of the process of mapping the chalk streams