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An uncertain future for England’s Chalk Streams

Picture your idyllic afternoon. Mine would be walking next to a crystal clear stream overflowing with life; green plants, splashing salmon, rustling water vole – all of which should be characteristics of England’s 224 chalk streams. Sadly, this image was shattered when I read the headline of the WWF’s 2014 report on The State of England’s Chalk Streams.