Chalgrove Brook
| Chalgrove Brook | |
|---|---|
 Chalgrove Brook at Stadhampton, looking upstream (east) | |
| Etymology | Chalgrove |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chilterns |
| • location | Watlington |
| Mouth | River Thame |
• location | Chiselhampton |
• coordinates | 51°41′03″N 1°08′33″E / 51.6842°N 1.1424°E |
| Length | c. 7 miles (11 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chalgrove Brook→ Thame→ Thames→ North Sea |
Chalgrove Brook is a chalk stream located in South Oxfordshire, England.[1]
It is a left tributary of the River Thame. It rises in a number of natural springs at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in and near Watlington, and flows in a northwesterly direction for approximately 7 miles (11 km) through Cuxham, Chalgrove, and Stadhampton, before emptying into the Thame near Chiselhampton.[2]
The brook floods occasionally, especially in and downstream of Chalgrove. To relieve this, a man-made conduit was built in Chalgrove, splitting the stream in two.[3]
The stream is home to brown trout, mink, otter and water vole,[3][4] and possibly also the endangered white-clawed crayfish.[5] As part of the brook's conservation efforts, in 2023 a fish pass was created to circumvent Stadhampton Mill, making available 2 miles (3.2 km) of the brook that was previously impassable to fish.[6][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Project to restore fish population creates a bypass". BBC News. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Watlington Chalk Stream". Wild Oxfordshire. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Chalgrove Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2033" (PDF). South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "First water voles spotted in river in decades". BBC News. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "New road held up by 'crayfish'". Henley Standard. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Stadhampton Mill Fish Pass". River Thame Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Chalgrove Brook: Rescuing a Chalk Stream, a short (24 min) documentary film provided by the River Thame Conservation Trust
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