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The drought in England may last well into next year, warns the National Drought Group (NDG), made up of government agencies, water companies, farming and environmental groups. Rainfall returned…

September was a quiet month. The female tufted duck was still on the river on September 25th, but still no sign of her offspring, so all of them have…

On 25th September Liz and Vicky from the Rock Paper Scissors shop in Canterbury held five short outdoor sessions on monoprinting for a total of twenty people. Natural material…

World Rivers Day is an annual celebration of the world’s waterways. It highlights the many values of our rivers, strives to increase public awareness, and encourages the improved stewardship…

Following the success of August’s session, Nicola Jane Claxton put on another workshop for Hambrook volunteers on September 9th, and the photo shows proud participants with the results…

We’re told that grass is extremely resilient, and that the apparently dead mats of crisp straw that have appeared around the country during the drought will spring back…

As a thank you to our volunteers for their hard work in helping us to look after the marshes, we held the first of two willow-weaving workshops on…

River and sea pollution by untreated sewage has been in the news a lot lately. The Stour isn’t registered as a recognised bathing area, so the Environment Agency isn’t…

An unusual sighting was of a little egret on July 6th. Over the past ten years the birds have occurred mainly from November to March, with very few between…

Once again, Hambrook Marshes has gained a coveted Green Flag Award, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.  Jon Winder, chair of LHM, commented: “We are so…