Our two counties are home to some of the UK’s most beautiful, important rivers and freshwater habitats. Among them, globally rare, revered and celebrated chalk streams.

Trust statement on recent sewage pollution incidents

For centuries, Hampshire's chalk streams have inspired authors like Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy. Now, they are to be celebrated through a poetry competition and literature festival.

The Isle of Wight has gained a conservation centre for endangered native crayfish, with support from the Watercress and Winterbounes scheme.

A community-led project in Bishop's Sutton has been awarded a Watercress and Winterbournes Community Grant, to engage the village residents with their chalk stream.

Volunteers from the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme joined the GeogPod podcast for a special episode about the Chalk Stream Challenge.

Sarah Cooney, a volunteer with the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme, has been recognised through a prestigious award.

Volunteers from the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme are teaming up with the Angling Trust to expand their monitoring of our chalk streams.

Alresford community members have shown their appreciation for the Watercress and Winterbournes volunteers who are working to protect their chalk stream.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust statement on the damaging impact of sewage discharges into our precious rivers and seas.