Save our chalk streams
Our rare chalk streams are under threat - particularly from agricultural runoff, climate change, and built development. You can help protect them!
Topics: Chalk rivers
Wellies, water and wildlife: Riverfly monitoring on the Darent
Each month since October 2024 we have been part of a team of Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers monitoring the diversity and abundance of a select groups of invertebrates (mayfly larvae, caddis fly larvae and freshwater shrimp on the River Darent).
What are chalk streams?
Chalk streams are an ecologically significant freshwater habitat and are globally rare. England holds approximately 85% of the global total with the majority of those dotted around the south, including in Kent.