The Vitacress Conservation Trust

22/09/2023

18/09/2023

Save the date! The next VCT Chalk Stream Headwaters Forum will be held on Friday, 24 November 2023 at The Hampshire Rural Business Centre, Sparsholt College. More details will follow soon.

The next forum will be held on Friday, 24 November 2023 at The Hampshire Rural Business Centre, Sparsholt College. More details will follow in due course.

18/09/2023

We are now accepting applications for the 2023 VCT Dissertation Award!

This award is open to students in higher education colleges and universities, for recognising dissertations on research related to chalk streams. There are two awards of £500 each.

If you are a tutor who would like to nominate a student, you can do so online until 30th October.

The VCT Dissertation Award is open to students in higher education colleges and universities, for recognising dissertations on research related to chalk streams. There are two awards of £500 each.

31/03/2023

Join Dr Martin Burton as he discovers the latest conservation activities on the River Itchen.

Restoration work – 25 April 2022 as recorded by Martin Burton.

15/03/2023

Read the latest on the Southern Chalkstreams Project, working in Hampshire to conserve the endangered white-clawed crayfish in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Find out how you can help and what to if you see a white-clawed crayfish in Hampshire!
http://bit.ly/40d8fLN

27/01/2023

The latest Vitacress Conservation Trust (VCT) Chalk Stream Headwaters Forum took place on 25 Nov at Sparsholt College, Wi******er.

Our first forum since 2018, we welcomed 120 attendees with an interest in the health of the UK’s important chalk streams. Read our overview here with links to the latest research papers: https://vitacress-conservation.org/chalkstream-headwaters-forum-2022/

Image: guest speaker Martin de Retuerto, Strategic & Operational Director for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

14/10/2022

We are delighted to announce that our next forum will be held on Friday 25th November 2022 at Sparsholt College, Wi******er.

To reserve a place, please drop us a message, email us at [email protected], or phone us on 01264 732009.