The River Mimram. Image: Charles Rangeley-Wilson

Saving England's chalk streams

27 April 2023

A conference organised by Pembroke College, Cambridge Conservation Initiative and WildFish Conservation has mobilised activists working to save chalk streams - one of the world's rarest habitats - from pollution and over-abstraction.

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Hodson's Folly on the River Cam opposite Sheep's Green

Going with the slow flow

28 August 2012

A walking tour of historic swimming spots taking place during Open Cambridge (7-9 September) will celebrate Cambridge’s shifting relationship with the river that flows through it. The tour is fully booked but the places it explores are accessible to the public.

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