Paul Jennings
@riverchesspaul.bsky.social
Dedicated to protecting chalk streams.
River Chess enjoying late afternoon autumn sunshine. Great to see so many walkers out including some wandering mistrals. Lifted the soul.
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
River Chess enjoying late afternoon autumn sunshine. Great to see so many walkers out including some wandering mistrals. Lifted the soul.
Last of the season.
September 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Last of the season.
Never get tired of these views of the River Chess @chilternstreams.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Never get tired of these views of the River Chess @chilternstreams.bsky.social
Mouse storing fresh greens, it has taken to nesting in an owl box which will shortly be deployed. Not a good choice for a small rodent.
September 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Mouse storing fresh greens, it has taken to nesting in an owl box which will shortly be deployed. Not a good choice for a small rodent.
Sad outcome for this unfortunate young grass snake, close to Dodds Mill Chenies in the Chess Valley. @chilternstreams.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Sad outcome for this unfortunate young grass snake, close to Dodds Mill Chenies in the Chess Valley. @chilternstreams.bsky.social
Seed heads forming. Burdock, teasel and orange balsam.
August 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Seed heads forming. Burdock, teasel and orange balsam.
Trout disturbed by ducklings. River Chess @chilternsnl.bsky.social @chilternstreams.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Trout disturbed by ducklings. River Chess @chilternsnl.bsky.social @chilternstreams.bsky.social
Water meadow in the morning Chess Valley
August 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Water meadow in the morning Chess Valley
Glorious River Chess
August 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Glorious River Chess
Thornwick Bay near Flamborough. The real joy was watching squadrons of gannets plundering fish shoals. Picking out prey from 50m. Dropping out of the skies in close formation. Then fighting to free themselves from the waves with or without lunch. Incredible energy investment.
August 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thornwick Bay near Flamborough. The real joy was watching squadrons of gannets plundering fish shoals. Picking out prey from 50m. Dropping out of the skies in close formation. Then fighting to free themselves from the waves with or without lunch. Incredible energy investment.
Water vole in the Chess in Chesham on a section recently restored by @chilternstreams.bsky.social Great work creating habitat loved by this scares mammal. @chilternsnl.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Water vole in the Chess in Chesham on a section recently restored by @chilternstreams.bsky.social Great work creating habitat loved by this scares mammal. @chilternsnl.bsky.social
Mackerel Sky last night but no rain.
June 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Mackerel Sky last night but no rain.
Cannons Mill stretch of the Chess looking fine @chilternstreams.bsky.social @chilternsnl.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Cannons Mill stretch of the Chess looking fine @chilternstreams.bsky.social @chilternsnl.bsky.social
Interesting article in the Waitrose Magazine. We use a similar technique when trying to work out what colour crayon the grandchildren have eaten.
June 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Interesting article in the Waitrose Magazine. We use a similar technique when trying to work out what colour crayon the grandchildren have eaten.
It’s wild orchid season in the Chess Valley.
June 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It’s wild orchid season in the Chess Valley.
Early morning watching trout rise on the River Chess in Buckinghamshire. Seen from the Chess Valley Walk.
June 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Early morning watching trout rise on the River Chess in Buckinghamshire. Seen from the Chess Valley Walk.
Chess Valley with a single roe deer.
June 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Chess Valley with a single roe deer.
We were out with Ipsos UK staff volunteers thinning some flag iris, repairing banks and an installing deflector. Great work team. They have been helping us for 12 years, a fantastic commitment. @chilternsnl.bsky.social @chilternstreams.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We were out with Ipsos UK staff volunteers thinning some flag iris, repairing banks and an installing deflector. Great work team. They have been helping us for 12 years, a fantastic commitment. @chilternsnl.bsky.social @chilternstreams.bsky.social
River Till, a beautiful tributary of the Tweed, fishing under Scottish law but in England. The beauty hides a sinister past “SAYS Tweed to Till--
'What gars ye rin sae still?'
Says Till to Tweed
Though ye rin with speed
And I rin slaw,
For ae man that ye droon I droon twa.' Poem Anon.
'What gars ye rin sae still?'
Says Till to Tweed
Though ye rin with speed
And I rin slaw,
For ae man that ye droon I droon twa.' Poem Anon.
June 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
River Till, a beautiful tributary of the Tweed, fishing under Scottish law but in England. The beauty hides a sinister past “SAYS Tweed to Till--
'What gars ye rin sae still?'
Says Till to Tweed
Though ye rin with speed
And I rin slaw,
For ae man that ye droon I droon twa.' Poem Anon.
'What gars ye rin sae still?'
Says Till to Tweed
Though ye rin with speed
And I rin slaw,
For ae man that ye droon I droon twa.' Poem Anon.
This was from a 20 second kick sample on the River Chess at Latimer. A full 3minute sample would have filled the net. We would have been counting them in Kilos.
June 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This was from a 20 second kick sample on the River Chess at Latimer. A full 3minute sample would have filled the net. We would have been counting them in Kilos.
On the River Rye in North Yorkshire mayfly hatching.
June 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On the River Rye in North Yorkshire mayfly hatching.
Water vole at Rickmansworth on the River Chess. Enjoying willow foliage.
June 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Water vole at Rickmansworth on the River Chess. Enjoying willow foliage.
This turned up in the bucket of some young entomologists yesterday on the River Chess outside the Queens Head in Chesham. Possibly the nymph of Blue-tailed or Red eyed Damselfly.
June 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This turned up in the bucket of some young entomologists yesterday on the River Chess outside the Queens Head in Chesham. Possibly the nymph of Blue-tailed or Red eyed Damselfly.
This is Settrington Beck, until 1974 part of The East Riding of Yorkshire, now North Yorkshire. It is a chalk stream flowing off the scarp slope of the Yorkshire Wolds.
May 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This is Settrington Beck, until 1974 part of The East Riding of Yorkshire, now North Yorkshire. It is a chalk stream flowing off the scarp slope of the Yorkshire Wolds.