Alex Collins is our new Catchment Co-ordinator having strategic oversight for both the Kennet and Pang catchments.
Alex is manager for the Pang Chalk Stream, working closely with the Pang Partnership working groups to develop strong projects to improve the Pang.
Welcome Alex!
#riverkennet #pang
Alex is manager for the Pang Chalk Stream, working closely with the Pang Partnership working groups to develop strong projects to improve the Pang.
Welcome Alex!
#riverkennet #pang
October 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Alex Collins is our new Catchment Co-ordinator having strategic oversight for both the Kennet and Pang catchments.
Alex is manager for the Pang Chalk Stream, working closely with the Pang Partnership working groups to develop strong projects to improve the Pang.
Welcome Alex!
#riverkennet #pang
Alex is manager for the Pang Chalk Stream, working closely with the Pang Partnership working groups to develop strong projects to improve the Pang.
Welcome Alex!
#riverkennet #pang
River habitat improvements on the Kennet in Manton.
2 brushwood mattresses, packed with flag iris and sedge foraged from our earlier restoration project on this stretch.
A very productive day! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers. #riverkennet #volunteers #conservation
2 brushwood mattresses, packed with flag iris and sedge foraged from our earlier restoration project on this stretch.
A very productive day! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers. #riverkennet #volunteers #conservation
October 4, 2026 at 5:16 AM
River habitat improvements on the Kennet in Manton.
2 brushwood mattresses, packed with flag iris and sedge foraged from our earlier restoration project on this stretch.
A very productive day! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers. #riverkennet #volunteers #conservation
2 brushwood mattresses, packed with flag iris and sedge foraged from our earlier restoration project on this stretch.
A very productive day! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers. #riverkennet #volunteers #conservation
Lots of positive feedback received after our Education and Outreach Manager Anna Forbes and @beavertrust.org 's Dr Rob Needham gave a beaver talk in London to an angling society.
ARK is now the Beaver Advisory Group for the Kennet and Pang catchments
#beavers #fish #angling #nature #riverkennet
ARK is now the Beaver Advisory Group for the Kennet and Pang catchments
#beavers #fish #angling #nature #riverkennet
September 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Lots of positive feedback received after our Education and Outreach Manager Anna Forbes and @beavertrust.org 's Dr Rob Needham gave a beaver talk in London to an angling society.
ARK is now the Beaver Advisory Group for the Kennet and Pang catchments
#beavers #fish #angling #nature #riverkennet
ARK is now the Beaver Advisory Group for the Kennet and Pang catchments
#beavers #fish #angling #nature #riverkennet
Our Annual Big River Litter Pick in Marlborough.
Today 10 of our brilliant volunteers picked lots of old metal revealed by the shallow water, a cassette, old school milk bottles, lots of broken glass and bits of plastic collected too.
#volunteer #litterpicking #chalkstream #riverkennet
Today 10 of our brilliant volunteers picked lots of old metal revealed by the shallow water, a cassette, old school milk bottles, lots of broken glass and bits of plastic collected too.
#volunteer #litterpicking #chalkstream #riverkennet
September 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Our Annual Big River Litter Pick in Marlborough.
Today 10 of our brilliant volunteers picked lots of old metal revealed by the shallow water, a cassette, old school milk bottles, lots of broken glass and bits of plastic collected too.
#volunteer #litterpicking #chalkstream #riverkennet
Today 10 of our brilliant volunteers picked lots of old metal revealed by the shallow water, a cassette, old school milk bottles, lots of broken glass and bits of plastic collected too.
#volunteer #litterpicking #chalkstream #riverkennet
TOMORROW is Eel Fest 🪱
Totally FREE - Celebrate the Kennet and Eels at Stonebridge Wild River Reserve in Marlborough.
For more info: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #eelfest #fish #riverkennet
Totally FREE - Celebrate the Kennet and Eels at Stonebridge Wild River Reserve in Marlborough.
For more info: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #eelfest #fish #riverkennet
August 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
TOMORROW is Eel Fest 🪱
Totally FREE - Celebrate the Kennet and Eels at Stonebridge Wild River Reserve in Marlborough.
For more info: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #eelfest #fish #riverkennet
Totally FREE - Celebrate the Kennet and Eels at Stonebridge Wild River Reserve in Marlborough.
For more info: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #eelfest #fish #riverkennet
Water vole surveying at Axford.
Yesterday our trained surveyors found fresh field signs, although less than we'd expect with such rich water vole habitat.
Thanks to our marvellous volunteers.
#citizenscience #riverkennet #watervole #rivers #volunteer
Yesterday our trained surveyors found fresh field signs, although less than we'd expect with such rich water vole habitat.
Thanks to our marvellous volunteers.
#citizenscience #riverkennet #watervole #rivers #volunteer
August 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Water vole surveying at Axford.
Yesterday our trained surveyors found fresh field signs, although less than we'd expect with such rich water vole habitat.
Thanks to our marvellous volunteers.
#citizenscience #riverkennet #watervole #rivers #volunteer
Yesterday our trained surveyors found fresh field signs, although less than we'd expect with such rich water vole habitat.
Thanks to our marvellous volunteers.
#citizenscience #riverkennet #watervole #rivers #volunteer
Our trained volunteer water vole surveyors spent yesterday in the Kennet at The Wilderness surveying; and had a successful day logging fresh field signs.
Thank you to yesterday's volunteer team, great job!
#citizenscience #riverkennet #volunteer #chalkstream #watervole
Thank you to yesterday's volunteer team, great job!
#citizenscience #riverkennet #volunteer #chalkstream #watervole
August 25, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Our trained volunteer water vole surveyors spent yesterday in the Kennet at The Wilderness surveying; and had a successful day logging fresh field signs.
Thank you to yesterday's volunteer team, great job!
#citizenscience #riverkennet #volunteer #chalkstream #watervole
Thank you to yesterday's volunteer team, great job!
#citizenscience #riverkennet #volunteer #chalkstream #watervole
📍: Lock 94, Woolhampton Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/eusJwh18n-?m
📸: Photo by Carneddau on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/23xcGRe
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #kennetavoncanal #kennetavoncanalwalk #riverkennet #woolhamptonswingbridge #bridge31 #swingbridge
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/eusJwh18n-?m
📸: Photo by Carneddau on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/23xcGRe
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #kennetavoncanal #kennetavoncanalwalk #riverkennet #woolhamptonswingbridge #bridge31 #swingbridge
August 24, 2026 at 7:32 AM
📍: Lock 94, Woolhampton Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/eusJwh18n-?m
📸: Photo by Carneddau on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/23xcGRe
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #kennetavoncanal #kennetavoncanalwalk #riverkennet #woolhamptonswingbridge #bridge31 #swingbridge
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/eusJwh18n-?m
📸: Photo by Carneddau on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/23xcGRe
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #kennetavoncanal #kennetavoncanalwalk #riverkennet #woolhamptonswingbridge #bridge31 #swingbridge
29th August 10am - 1pm
Eel Fest.
Come along, guess correctly how many eel sweets are in this jar and win it!
Full details on our website: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
Part of Thames Catchment Community Eels Project DP
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #riverkennet
Eel Fest.
Come along, guess correctly how many eel sweets are in this jar and win it!
Full details on our website: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
Part of Thames Catchment Community Eels Project DP
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #riverkennet
August 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
29th August 10am - 1pm
Eel Fest.
Come along, guess correctly how many eel sweets are in this jar and win it!
Full details on our website: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
Part of Thames Catchment Community Eels Project DP
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #riverkennet
Eel Fest.
Come along, guess correctly how many eel sweets are in this jar and win it!
Full details on our website: www.kennetandpang.org/events/detai...
Part of Thames Catchment Community Eels Project DP
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #riverkennet
More reasons to come to Eel Fest!
🎨Free face painting (eel and chalk stream themed)
🥛Free soft drinks - local apple juice🍏
🤸♂️Children's eel obstacle course
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #riverkennet #loveyourriver #nature #eelfest
🎨Free face painting (eel and chalk stream themed)
🥛Free soft drinks - local apple juice🍏
🤸♂️Children's eel obstacle course
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #riverkennet #loveyourriver #nature #eelfest
August 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
More reasons to come to Eel Fest!
🎨Free face painting (eel and chalk stream themed)
🥛Free soft drinks - local apple juice🍏
🤸♂️Children's eel obstacle course
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #riverkennet #loveyourriver #nature #eelfest
🎨Free face painting (eel and chalk stream themed)
🥛Free soft drinks - local apple juice🍏
🤸♂️Children's eel obstacle course
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social
#ThamesEels #HeritageFund #community #riverkennet #loveyourriver #nature #eelfest
The sheep are back in Cooper's Meadow, Marlborough.
ARK and Marlborough Town Council are thrilled to welcome 5 ewes back to the water meadow for conservation grazing.
Our volunteer sheep lookers will be checking the sheep on a daily basis.
#conservation #riverkennet #watermeadow #volunteer
ARK and Marlborough Town Council are thrilled to welcome 5 ewes back to the water meadow for conservation grazing.
Our volunteer sheep lookers will be checking the sheep on a daily basis.
#conservation #riverkennet #watermeadow #volunteer
July 26, 2026 at 6:29 AM
The sheep are back in Cooper's Meadow, Marlborough.
ARK and Marlborough Town Council are thrilled to welcome 5 ewes back to the water meadow for conservation grazing.
Our volunteer sheep lookers will be checking the sheep on a daily basis.
#conservation #riverkennet #watermeadow #volunteer
ARK and Marlborough Town Council are thrilled to welcome 5 ewes back to the water meadow for conservation grazing.
Our volunteer sheep lookers will be checking the sheep on a daily basis.
#conservation #riverkennet #watermeadow #volunteer
River School 2025/26 done ✔️
Brighten you day and watch this - our recent ARK River School with young people from iCollege alternative education, who learnt chalk streams are rare and amazing, how to tie and plant ranunculus. #learningoutsidetheclassroom #riverschool #loveyourriver #riverkennet
Brighten you day and watch this - our recent ARK River School with young people from iCollege alternative education, who learnt chalk streams are rare and amazing, how to tie and plant ranunculus. #learningoutsidetheclassroom #riverschool #loveyourriver #riverkennet
July 26, 2026 at 6:26 AM
River School 2025/26 done ✔️
Brighten you day and watch this - our recent ARK River School with young people from iCollege alternative education, who learnt chalk streams are rare and amazing, how to tie and plant ranunculus. #learningoutsidetheclassroom #riverschool #loveyourriver #riverkennet
Brighten you day and watch this - our recent ARK River School with young people from iCollege alternative education, who learnt chalk streams are rare and amazing, how to tie and plant ranunculus. #learningoutsidetheclassroom #riverschool #loveyourriver #riverkennet
Day 19: Liquid
Carelessly discarded plastic bottle spinning in a tumbling waterfall in a small English stream near the River Kennet.
Canon DSLR
#JanuArty #JanuArty2025
#photography
#water
#liquid
#plastic
#rubbish
#pollution
#stream
#riverkennet
#berkshire
#England
#Canon
Carelessly discarded plastic bottle spinning in a tumbling waterfall in a small English stream near the River Kennet.
Canon DSLR
#JanuArty #JanuArty2025
#photography
#water
#liquid
#plastic
#rubbish
#pollution
#stream
#riverkennet
#berkshire
#England
#Canon
January 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Day 19: Liquid
Carelessly discarded plastic bottle spinning in a tumbling waterfall in a small English stream near the River Kennet.
Canon DSLR
#JanuArty #JanuArty2025
#photography
#water
#liquid
#plastic
#rubbish
#pollution
#stream
#riverkennet
#berkshire
#England
#Canon
Carelessly discarded plastic bottle spinning in a tumbling waterfall in a small English stream near the River Kennet.
Canon DSLR
#JanuArty #JanuArty2025
#photography
#water
#liquid
#plastic
#rubbish
#pollution
#stream
#riverkennet
#berkshire
#England
#Canon
Someone has painted the lights on our bridge and I’m grateful!! It looks great. 📷 #photography #riverkennet #readingberks
September 24, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Someone has painted the lights on our bridge and I’m grateful!! It looks great. 📷 #photography #riverkennet #readingberks
23,000 rare glass eels have been released into the River Kennet - a reminder of just how special our chalk streams are. We must protect them.
www.leedillon.co.uk/post/protect... #Newbury #RiverKennet #ChalkStreams #EelRestocking #Environment
www.leedillon.co.uk/post/protect... #Newbury #RiverKennet #ChalkStreams #EelRestocking #Environment
June 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
23,000 rare glass eels have been released into the River Kennet - a reminder of just how special our chalk streams are. We must protect them.
www.leedillon.co.uk/post/protect... #Newbury #RiverKennet #ChalkStreams #EelRestocking #Environment
www.leedillon.co.uk/post/protect... #Newbury #RiverKennet #ChalkStreams #EelRestocking #Environment
The conservation grazing cattle returned to Stonebridge Wild River Reserve which added to the River School experience for students from Bedwyn Primary.
Thanks Grove Farm Stitchcombe for supplying the cattle for enable us to manage the water meadow in this way.
#riverschool #conservation #riverkennet
Thanks Grove Farm Stitchcombe for supplying the cattle for enable us to manage the water meadow in this way.
#riverschool #conservation #riverkennet
July 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The conservation grazing cattle returned to Stonebridge Wild River Reserve which added to the River School experience for students from Bedwyn Primary.
Thanks Grove Farm Stitchcombe for supplying the cattle for enable us to manage the water meadow in this way.
#riverschool #conservation #riverkennet
Thanks Grove Farm Stitchcombe for supplying the cattle for enable us to manage the water meadow in this way.
#riverschool #conservation #riverkennet
ARK is holding a FREE summer community event, Eel Fest !
Come along for lots of outdoor eel fun.
Thames Catchment CommunityEels Project Development Phase led by
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
#ThamesEels #community #riverkennet #chalkstreams
Come along for lots of outdoor eel fun.
Thames Catchment CommunityEels Project Development Phase led by
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
#ThamesEels #community #riverkennet #chalkstreams
July 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
ARK is holding a FREE summer community event, Eel Fest !
Come along for lots of outdoor eel fun.
Thames Catchment CommunityEels Project Development Phase led by
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
#ThamesEels #community #riverkennet #chalkstreams
Come along for lots of outdoor eel fun.
Thames Catchment CommunityEels Project Development Phase led by
@thamesriverstrust.bsky.social possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
#ThamesEels #community #riverkennet #chalkstreams
Water vole surveying on the Kennet at Kintbury today to assess how water vole are faring on the Kennet.
Thank you to our team of trained volunteer vole surveyors.
#citizenscience #volunteer #watervole #riverkennet
Thank you to our team of trained volunteer vole surveyors.
#citizenscience #volunteer #watervole #riverkennet
July 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Water vole surveying on the Kennet at Kintbury today to assess how water vole are faring on the Kennet.
Thank you to our team of trained volunteer vole surveyors.
#citizenscience #volunteer #watervole #riverkennet
Thank you to our team of trained volunteer vole surveyors.
#citizenscience #volunteer #watervole #riverkennet
The European eel is critically endangered, and we need YOUR help to bring it back. Have your say for a chance to WIN a ZSL Gold Zoo Membership! form.jotform.com/team/2615330...
Made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund #HeritageFund #bringbacktheeel #ThamesEels #zsl #riverkennet
Made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund #HeritageFund #bringbacktheeel #ThamesEels #zsl #riverkennet
July 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
The European eel is critically endangered, and we need YOUR help to bring it back. Have your say for a chance to WIN a ZSL Gold Zoo Membership! form.jotform.com/team/2615330...
Made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund #HeritageFund #bringbacktheeel #ThamesEels #zsl #riverkennet
Made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund #HeritageFund #bringbacktheeel #ThamesEels #zsl #riverkennet
Our Project Manager Rupert shares how our Shalbourne realignment project is developing 2 years on.
Re wiggling rivers and reconnecting them to the floodplain to allow them to function in a more natural way is better for wildlife and for communities.
#riverkennet #healthyrivers #conservation
Re wiggling rivers and reconnecting them to the floodplain to allow them to function in a more natural way is better for wildlife and for communities.
#riverkennet #healthyrivers #conservation
July 7, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Our Project Manager Rupert shares how our Shalbourne realignment project is developing 2 years on.
Re wiggling rivers and reconnecting them to the floodplain to allow them to function in a more natural way is better for wildlife and for communities.
#riverkennet #healthyrivers #conservation
Re wiggling rivers and reconnecting them to the floodplain to allow them to function in a more natural way is better for wildlife and for communities.
#riverkennet #healthyrivers #conservation
Young people from Stable Futures, Mortimer came to the Kennet for ARK River School.
Our team ran two morning workshops, one at The Wilderness and one at Avington (pictured). These beautiful fisheries provided the perfect, tranquil settings to learn and enjoy.
#riverschool #chalkstream #riverkennet
Our team ran two morning workshops, one at The Wilderness and one at Avington (pictured). These beautiful fisheries provided the perfect, tranquil settings to learn and enjoy.
#riverschool #chalkstream #riverkennet
July 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Young people from Stable Futures, Mortimer came to the Kennet for ARK River School.
Our team ran two morning workshops, one at The Wilderness and one at Avington (pictured). These beautiful fisheries provided the perfect, tranquil settings to learn and enjoy.
#riverschool #chalkstream #riverkennet
Our team ran two morning workshops, one at The Wilderness and one at Avington (pictured). These beautiful fisheries provided the perfect, tranquil settings to learn and enjoy.
#riverschool #chalkstream #riverkennet
ARK River Talk is out now and will be arriving with our members soon!
This edition of our newsletter includes our last decade of achievements and lots more
Our members are a valued asset.
Become a member today and support our vital work:
www.kennetandpang.org/membership-f...
#riverkennet #Pang
This edition of our newsletter includes our last decade of achievements and lots more
Our members are a valued asset.
Become a member today and support our vital work:
www.kennetandpang.org/membership-f...
#riverkennet #Pang
July 5, 2026 at 7:31 AM
ARK River Talk is out now and will be arriving with our members soon!
This edition of our newsletter includes our last decade of achievements and lots more
Our members are a valued asset.
Become a member today and support our vital work:
www.kennetandpang.org/membership-f...
#riverkennet #Pang
This edition of our newsletter includes our last decade of achievements and lots more
Our members are a valued asset.
Become a member today and support our vital work:
www.kennetandpang.org/membership-f...
#riverkennet #Pang
More instant habitat improvement on the Kennet. Local business TechAir joined us for a corporate volunteer day learning to harvest, tie and plant stream-water-crowfoot.
Healthy rivers need healthy habitats. For 2027 bookings email anna@kennetandpang.org
#healthyrivers
#volunteer #riverkennet
Healthy rivers need healthy habitats. For 2027 bookings email anna@kennetandpang.org
#healthyrivers
#volunteer #riverkennet
July 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
More instant habitat improvement on the Kennet. Local business TechAir joined us for a corporate volunteer day learning to harvest, tie and plant stream-water-crowfoot.
Healthy rivers need healthy habitats. For 2027 bookings email anna@kennetandpang.org
#healthyrivers
#volunteer #riverkennet
Healthy rivers need healthy habitats. For 2027 bookings email anna@kennetandpang.org
#healthyrivers
#volunteer #riverkennet
Read our beaver article in West Berkshire Countryside Society's Upstream Magazine:
www.westberkscountryside.org.uk/media/other/...
#beaver #chalkstream #riverkennet
www.westberkscountryside.org.uk/media/other/...
#beaver #chalkstream #riverkennet
June 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Read our beaver article in West Berkshire Countryside Society's Upstream Magazine:
www.westberkscountryside.org.uk/media/other/...
#beaver #chalkstream #riverkennet
www.westberkscountryside.org.uk/media/other/...
#beaver #chalkstream #riverkennet
1,153 visitors to Open Farm Sunday today on Sutton's Estate at The Wilderness, Kintbury.
We had lots of great conversations with the public, showed them what lives in the Kennet, from mayfly and fish to the invasive non-native American signal crayfish.
#openfarmsunday #riverkennet
We had lots of great conversations with the public, showed them what lives in the Kennet, from mayfly and fish to the invasive non-native American signal crayfish.
#openfarmsunday #riverkennet
June 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM
1,153 visitors to Open Farm Sunday today on Sutton's Estate at The Wilderness, Kintbury.
We had lots of great conversations with the public, showed them what lives in the Kennet, from mayfly and fish to the invasive non-native American signal crayfish.
#openfarmsunday #riverkennet
We had lots of great conversations with the public, showed them what lives in the Kennet, from mayfly and fish to the invasive non-native American signal crayfish.
#openfarmsunday #riverkennet