Chalk Stream – Make a Mark event, 28th September 2025

Our River Stour is one of only 260 chalk streams in the world and is home to many beautiful animals and plants. Below are 12 posters with information, pictures and a line drawing to help you to add your favourite to our imaginary chalk stream on Kingsmead Field footpath. At the event, chalks will be provided. Just bring yourselves and your creativity.

Chalk Streams and Water Crowfoot

Poster with picture and line drawings of water crowfoot and information about the plant as well as chalk streams more generally

Beaver

Poster with image of a beaver, text about beavers and a line drawing of a beaver side-on

Brown Trout

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about brown trout

Bullhead

Thumbnail and link to poster showing picture, line drawing and information about bullhead fish

Cased Caddis

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about the cased caddis

Damselflies

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about the damselflies

Desmoulin’s Whorl Snail

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about the Desmoulin's Whorl Snail

Dragonflies

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about dragonflies

Eels (elver)

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about eels

Kingfisher

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about the kingfisher

Mayflies

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about mayflies

Water Vole

Thumbnail linking to a poster showing a picture, line drawing and information about the water vole

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