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Protest over 'shelved' chalk stream recovery plan
The previous Conservative government announced plans for a Chalk Stream Recovery Pack in June 2023. However, Hampshire & Isle ...
Wildlife trust and councillors unite to save endangered chalk streams
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has teamed up with 215 local councillors in an open letter to Government ministers ...
Wildlife trust calls for Hampshire chalk streams protection
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has urged the government to protect chalk streams. The trust joined 215 local councillors in an open letter to Angela Rayner MP and Steve Reed OBE MP, ...
Hampshire wildlife trust furious over axing of chalk streams plan
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the councillors have sent an open letter to the Government, urging for stronger protections for these streams in planning policy. This comes after ...
Country estate fined £28,000 for taking too much water from rare chalk stream
The Environment Agency said the Ilchester Estates ‘deliberately flouted’ its licence for abstracting water from the Dorset ...
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Country estate fined £28,000 for taking too much water from rare chalk stream
A wealthy landowner has been fined £28,000 for taking too much water from a rare chalk stream during a drought. The Environment Agency said the Ilchester Estate in Dorset “deliberately flouted ...
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Country estate fined £28,000 for taking too much water from rare chalk stream
The Dorset Frome is one of only 200 chalk streams in the world, the vast majority of which are in the UK and provide a unique habitat for wildlife as well as mineral-rich pure water. Chalk streams ...