Our Work

A tremendous quantity of work is going on in the Kennet Catchment to bring it to Good Ecological Status.

The map shows projects which are current and completed, including some where we are actively looking for partners and volunteers to get involved.

Great Green Bedwyn Rain Gardens

ARK has teamed up with Great Green Bedwyn to create a series of rain gardens in the Wiltshire village of Great Bedwyn to remove rain water from sewers & drains in order to reduce localised flooding and sewage spills. The project is funde...

Love the Lambourn

The River Lambourn is a SSSI chalk stream in ‘Unfavourable, recovering’ condition and is a significant tributary of the Kennet. This urban and public stretch of the Lambourn, in the heart of Newbury, Berkshire...

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Sparkling Streams

Action for the River Kennet (ARK) worked with North Wessex Downs AONB, Hungerford Town and Manor and the Southern Streams Farmer Group on the Sparkling Streams project...

Making a rain planter

Rain garden workshops

Make a rain water planter In this practical morning workshop, you will discover how to: Choose a container and a position for a rain planter Fit a downpipe diverter onto a downpipe and correctly install a water butt, allowing it to overf...

The Southern Streams

The Southern Streams project advises farmers on the best ways to farm without damaging the river environment and helps them to apply for grants to fix and prevent problems....

Team Stream Restoration

Our team of volunteers made up of members of the community worked together to reduce further erosion of the riverbank creating a more natural river corridor...