Save our Chalk Streams

We are passing on this message from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Image – Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Chalk streams are rare and irreplaceable habitats that are home to a wide variety of plants and wildlife, including kingfisher, water vole, otter, grayling, and brown trout.

Unfortunately, our chalk streams are under threat from development, pollution, and climate change. A number of Trust’s including the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are calling for the government to take action to protect these vital ecosystems.

We are asking the government to:

  • Classify chalk streams as irreplaceable habitats.
  • Require new developments to be built further away from chalk streams.
  • Introduce stricter rules to prevent pollution from sewage and agriculture.

You can help protect chalk streams by:

  • Emailing the government using the tool here
  • Making a donation to support our work on protecting and conserving chalk streams.
  • Volunteering your time to help our water team with conservation projects.

Together, we can make a difference and protect our chalk streams for future generations.

Sincerely,

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Donations invited – unwanted clothing, fabrics and textiles. Friday 27th September – Friday 1st November

We are excited to announce a Sustainable Fashion Event, set to take place in early 2025. We are seeking donations of no-longer wanted clothes, textiles, and fabrics from the public. Donated materials and items will be upcycled and repurposed for the event or redistributed locally.  Sustainable Warminster invites the public to donate unwanted clothing of all ages and genders, fabrics, and textiles – which can be dropped off at Warminster Library on Fridays over the next six-weeks: 3-4pm from Friday 27th September until Friday 1st November 2024.

For more about Sustainable Fashion: https://sustainablewarminster.co.uk/sustainable-fashion-event-2025/