Explore Norfolk’s rare chalk streams, their wildlife, history, and conservation in an illustrated talk.
A chalk reef is a natural seabed made from chalk that rises above the surrounding seafloor.
Astonishingly the county’s beautiful, biodiverse and globally important chalk stream rivers are still under threat, says Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves officer Robert Morgan
62 of Norfolk’s local councillors demand urgent action to protect our county’s rare chalk streams following shelving of Chalk Stream Recovery Pack.
Alongside a group of UK nature charities, we 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.
Learn more about the magic of chalk streams and what you can do to protect them.
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
Freshwater pearl mussels spend their adult lives nestled in the river bed of fast flowing, rocky streams, filter feeding the water.
A fleshy herb of the wet margins of brooks, streams and ditches, Brooklime can be seen all year-round and provides shelter for tadpoles and sticklebacks.
The silvery dace can be seen gathering in large shoals in lowland rivers and streams. It is a member of the carp family and looks very similar to the chub, but is smaller.
