Test and Itchen
There are only about 200 chalk streams in the world and 85% of them are in England, mainly in the south. Two of the most well known are the Rivers Test and Itchen, which drain into the Solent. I am lucky enough to live in this beautiful catchment area.
Chalk streams have been intensively managed for hundreds of years, for purposes such as flood control and creating water meadows..Since the beginning of the 20th century much of the management has been aimed at producing the best conditions for fly fishing, Nowaday, these fragile environments face long-standing problems like pollution and over-extraction, problems that are worsened by climate change and population growth.
The images here show the Test and Itchen and their tributaries, in all cases near their source.
Chalk streams have been intensively managed for hundreds of years, for purposes such as flood control and creating water meadows..Since the beginning of the 20th century much of the management has been aimed at producing the best conditions for fly fishing, Nowaday, these fragile environments face long-standing problems like pollution and over-extraction, problems that are worsened by climate change and population growth.
The images here show the Test and Itchen and their tributaries, in all cases near their source.
![River Test near Polhampton](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Test_near_Polhampton_thumb.jpg)
River Test near Polhampton
![River Dever at Bransbury](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Dever_at_Bransbury_thumb.jpg)
River Dever at Bransbury
![River Anton at Rookesbury Mill](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Anton_at_Rookesbury_Mill_thumb.jpg)
River Anton at Rookesbury Mill
![Bourne Rivulet at Hurstbourne Priors](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/Bourne_Rivulet_at_Hurstbourne_Priors_thumb.jpg)
Bourne Rivulet at Hurstbourne Priors
![River Swift at Ibthorpe](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Swift_at_Ibthorpe_1_thumb.jpg)
River Swift at Ibthorpe
![Pillhill Stream at Fyfield](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/Pillhill_Stream_at_Fyfield_thumb.jpg)
Pillhill Stream at Fyfield
![Wallop Brook at Broughton](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/Wallop_Brook_at_Broughton_thumb.jpg)
Wallop Brook at Broughton
![Sombourne Stream at King's Somborne](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/Sombourne_Stream_at_Kings_Somborne_thumb.jpg)
Sombourne Stream at King's Somborne
![River Dun at West Dean](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Dun_at_West_Dean_thumb.jpg)
River Dun at West Dean
![River Itchen at Tichbourne](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Itchen_at_Tichbourne_thumb.jpg)
River Itchen at Tichbourne
![River Arle at Bishop's Sutton](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/River_Arle_at_Bishops_Sutton_thumb.jpg)
River Arle at Bishop's Sutton
![Candover Stream at Abbotstone](https://amazon.clikpic.com/georgegammer/images/Canover_Stream_at_Abbotstone_thumb.jpg)