Out & About Magazine Autumn 2020

Out&About feature

A river runs through it

The River Kennet is one of West Berkshire’s best-kept secrets – a clear chalk stream that runs parallel to the Kennet Canal, the river’s importance to the environment and to the ecological structure of the land around it cannot be underestimated. Action for the River Kennet (ARK) is a Marlborough-based charity that oversees the conservation of the river, working with volunteers to maintain this important water source. GERALDINE GARDNER found out about what the charity does, while photographer PHIL CANNINGS spent the day with two of the river’s keepers and discovered some of the beautiful hidden secrets of the water’s landscape 

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O&A AUTUMN 2020