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Projects


Introduction
Current
Hungerford Housing Development
River Basin Managment Plans
Cooper's Meadow
River fly monitoring
Crayfish campaign
Abstraction at Axford
Chalkstream Restoration
Realigning the River
Archive
Stand up for the Kennet!
Land Management
Marlborough College Projects
Tottenham House
Phosphate Monitoring
Rehabilitation Project
Rubble Removal
St Johns School
These projects aim to restore the clarity of the river and enhance its value to wildlife and as a recreational fishery.
Contact: info@riverkennet.org

River realignment at West Overton

The river passing through Manor Farm, West Overton was artificially straightened during the late 1970's, at the same time as a new livestock bridge was built over the river.

The effect of the work was to straighten and broaden the river from the new bridge at Manor Farm most of the way down to the road bridge behind the Bell Public House at West Overton (marked on the map).

During the Summer 2009 the river was re-aligned to its natural wiggly course, and now looks truly amazing and like a chalk stream again.

Dry River Kennet