ARK - Action for the River Kennet.
@riverkennet.bsky.social
ARK is the Rivers Trust for the Kennet and Pang catchments. We are an environmental charity, existing to protect and improve the Kennet, its tributaries and the River Pang. We work at a catchment scale to improve the health of these rivers💦🐟🌿
One of the joys of riverfly monitoring is our volunteers get to know their site through the seasons, this image is the Foudry Brook as autumn begins Thanks to our Foudry Brook volunteer riverfly monitor for sharing. #citizenscience #volunteer #kennetcatchment #HealthyRivers @riverflies.bsky.social
Welcome to new Project Officer Sarah Barker. During Sarah's first week she has participated in river restoration, attended our AGM, immersed herself in Eel School, checked eel traps and visited a latest fish passage project. www.kennetandpang.org/aboutus/ark-... #chalkstream #conservation
🦫Two free walks to learn how to spot beaver field signs 💦 Do you walk by, work in or by or are a riparian landowner in the Pang catchment? Book you place now to join us on the riverbank and learn what to look out for and how to record it. #pang #beavers #chalkstream @pangchalkstream.bsky.social
The European eel is critically endangered, we need YOUR help. Have your say for a chance to win a ZSL Gold Zoo Membership worth up to £336. Takes 5 mins, open to all. Made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to the Players. form.jotform.com/team/2615330...
ARK Eel School. What a wonderful morning for the children at Ogbourne to get eely creative and learn to make eel prints. This is part of our Thames Catchment Community Eels Project Development Phase ledby @thamesriverstrust.bsky.social funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund #ThamesEels
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
The ARK team, including our Chairman had a great afternoon yesterday looking at some of each others projects and welcoming our two new members of staff. #conservation #chalkstream #kennetcatchment #Pang #wildlife
Out now, our latest Volunteer Programme. We have a wonderful team of volunteers, if you'd like to join us get in touch! To book a place at any of our tasks and/or to be added to our volunteer database email anna@kennetandpang.org #volunteer #chalkstream #conservation #wildlife
It's World Rivers Day 🌊 Clean, freshwater is essential for communities and wildlife. Native plants support a healthy river ecosystem, especially when rivers are suffering from drought. To find out more kennetandpang.org #WorldRiversDay
A great morning Eel School for young people from iCollege. Our Eel School team supported 10 students to explore the Osier Bed Stream, discover the amazing eel snd learn about careers in the environmental sector. #learningoutdoors #eelschool #ThamesEels #HeritageFund
After the discovery of a second Demon shrimp on the Holy Brook, ARK are raising awareness of the importance of Check Clean Dry: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @riverflies.bsky.social
Invasive demon shrimp discovered in Wiltshire waterway
The "highly invasive" shrimp are larger than native species and can damage ecosystems.
bbc.co.uk
💧Have you done your Big River Watch yet?🐟 🥾🥾Our volunteers are getting out to their local stretch and are using the free #BigRiverWatch app. 📱To downloading the app and for more details 👇https://theriverstrust.org/take-action/the-big-river-watch #loveyourriver #volunteer #rivers #chalkstream
A second Demon shrimp has been recorded in the Holy Brook, a tributary to the Kennet. This invasive non-native causes a number of issues. Please Check Clean Dry to make sure you and your river gear doesn't contribute to the spread - see poster for more info #kennetcatchment @riverflies.bsky.social
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
Our trained volunteers have been back on the Pang water vole surveying with our Project Officer James, before river restoration works planned for next year. #pangflagship #watervole #citizenscience #chalkstream
A productive training day searching for Desmoulin's whorl snails with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust This rare species is tiny, measuring in at approx 2.5mm! ARK will now be surveying on the Kennet and Lamb as part of WWT's successful bid to the Species Recovery Programme. @naturalengland.bsky.social
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
You can help us 'Bring Back the Eel' by sharing your views. Simply scan the QR code or follow this link: www.jotform.com/team/2615330... As a thank you, you'll be entered into a draw and could win an annual ZSL Gold Zoo Membership. #ThamesEels #HeritageFund
Nice weather for eels today at Eel Fest. Old and new faces discovered the amazing European eel and its importance in our rivers. Eel Fest is part of our Thames Catchment Community Eels Project Development Phase. @thamesriverstrust.bsky.social #ThamesEels #HeritageFund
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
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
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
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
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
ARK's citizen scientists have been out on the banks of the Kennet MoRPh surveying last years river restoration works at The Wilderness. We use this standardised method to measure how rivers respond after restoration. #citizenscience #chalkstream #healthyrivers #riverrestoration
My column in this month's BBC Countryfile Magazine is all about Beavers & how we learn to co-exist with them. I for one am delighted, I never thought I'd hear of them on our chalkstreams. @riverkennet.bsky.social & @beavertrust.org held some brilliant community engagement events.
The final balsam bashing on the Enborne for 2026. A dynamic team from locally based company AM joined us and amazing 13 blue boat loads were removed, that is hundreds of plants bashed and thousands of seeds prevented from spreading downstream. #volunteer #BalsamBashing #kennetcatchment
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
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
A pleasure to run an accredited Riverfly Monitoring Training Workshop today at Avington Estate. The highlight of the day was an elver in one of the kick samples. #healthyrivers #kennetcatchment #citizenscience