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Although chalk streams are generally watercourses originating from chalk hills, including winterbournes, streams, and rivers, the term chalk stream is used even for larger rivers, which would normally be considered too large for the term stream. The Somme in northern France is a chalk stream on a larger scale.
It is one of only 210 chalk streams in the world, which are often sometimes described as "England’s rainforests" due to their importance to wildlife, according to the Local Democracy Reporting ...
The word bourne derives from the Anglo-Saxon word for a stream. [1] It is an unnavigable tributary of the River Gade, which flows into the River Colne, which in turn is a tributary of the River Thames. The Bulbourne is an example of a chalk stream, which is a watercourse that flows from chalk-fed groundwater. Chalk streams are a very rare ...
The stream flows into the North Sea in Bridlington harbour. It is the most northerly of the Yorkshire chalk streams. [3] The Gypsey Race rises in the Great Wold Valley [4] through a series of springs and flows intermittently between Duggleby and West Lutton where
Works have begun on a 2.5km (1.5 miles) stretch of river to restore its ecosystem back to its original state. A revitalising programme has started on the River Ver, which is a rare chalk stream ...
Action by Wildlife Trusts to protect habitats in the face of climate change comes as the network of charities warns of risks to its reserves.
The River Pang is a small chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a tributary of the River Thames. It runs for approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) from its source near the village of Compton to its confluence with the Thames in the village of Pangbourne.
The River Lambourn is a chalk stream in the English county of Berkshire.It rises in the Berkshire Downs near its namesake village of Lambourn and is a tributary of the River Kennet, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames.