There are fewer than 300 of these streams on the planet, and they’re teeming with life. But in recent years, detergents, microplastics, and other waste have taken a toll. A kingfisher hunts a few ...

A plan to restore chalk streams in England, a vital type of river that plays host to species such as kingfishers, mayflies and dragonflies, may take decades despite millions of pounds worth of ...

The River Wandle emerges from its chalky springs in Carshalton Ponds, south-east London Environmental campaigners are calling for greater protection for chalk streams. The streams are one of the world ...

The world has fewer than 300 chalk streams – and England has most of them. These streams occur only where chalk bedrock meets the Earth’s surface, making them globally rare. Their stable, cool, ...