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Children preparing to take a river kick sample © Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Children preparing to take a river kick sample © Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Community Grant Scheme

So many local people are keen to take action for our chalk streams, but need a little help to make their ideas a reality. The Watercress and Winterbournes Community Grant Scheme offered up to £5,000 of funding for projects that protect, enhance, or celebrate the stream headwaters of the Rivers Test and Itchen. The grant scheme is now closed to new applications, but we're delighted to be supporting a wide range of fantastic community-led initiatives.

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Projects in progress

Arle Together - The Watercress Way Charity
Grant: £3,729 | Learn more

Whispers of Chalk Stream - Attention2Place
Grant £4,488 | Learn more

Whitchurch Children's Festival - Whitchurch Conservation Group
Grant £2,340

Completed projects

Branched bur-reed from underwater on the River Itchen ©Michel Roggo

Branched bur-reed from underwater on the River Itchen ©Michel Roggo

Understanding the Role of the Whitchurch Aquifer
Interpretation board by the Arle © Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Interpretation board by the Arle © Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

The River Arle: History, Heritage, and Future
Child tests the Nature (Curious) Explorer Backpack, developed through the 'Living by the Ash Tree Waters' project © James Aldridge

Child tests the Nature (Curious) Explorer Backpack, developed through the 'Living by the Ash Tree Waters' project © James Aldridge

Living by the Ash Tree Waters
Information board at Alresford Eel House © HIWWT

Information board at Alresford Eel House © HIWWT

Eel House Interpretation
A bat box on a tree near Overton, installed as part of the North Hampshire Bat Box Project © Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

A bat box on a tree near Overton, which was installed as part of the North Hampshire Bat Box Project © Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

North Hampshire Bat Box Project