Momentum continues to build for the protection of Hampshire’s rivers as Southampton City Council and Test Valley Borough Council become the latest to pass Rights of River motions.

Local residents joined Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust for a Rights of the River Forum in Winchester

The clock is ticking for the Atlantic salmon of the River Itchen.

As the Watercress and Winterbournes Community Grant Scheme comes to a close, five more fantastic community projects have been awarded funding.

A group of UK nature charities have written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP and Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP calling for action to protect the UK’s chalk streams in planning reforms.

Local creative talent has been put in the spotlight, as we announce the 16 young poets who have won prizes in our chalk stream poetry competition.

Our hugely popular Chalk Stream Challenge spreads its wings, as the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project creates a new route for the beautiful River Chess.

One of Hampshire's precious chalk streams, the Pillhill Brook, has gained new support in the form of a special advocacy group.

Bombay Sapphire Distillery has received an award for its conservation work, including monitoring performed by volunteers from the Watercress and Winterbournes scheme.

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.