Hidden Heritage Secret Streams
Don Catchment Rivers Trust is running a community project that aims to restore Chesterfield’s rivers. The project will re-wild a section of the River Rother, allowing it to behave more naturally and function better, whilst boosting the potential for returning wildlife to flourish.
The River Rother and its many tributaries came to prominence in the early days of the 17th century, when the fast-flowing brooks and streams were tamed and damned to serve watermills, that powered the growing industrial revolution.
In the 19th and 20th centuries heavier industries arrived, bringing toxic pollution that all but wiped out aquatic life.
For many years the ‘dead river’ was left unwanted. It was unnaturally straightened, culverted and covered up, built upon and hidden away from sight.
With this project, DCRT aims to restore the river and help communties rediscover the charm of the Rother.
As part of the project we are offering several ways for the community to get involved.
Hidden Heritage Secret Streams App
We are currently developing an interactive app for you to enjoy the project and the walking trails that have been designed for this project.
Coming Soon!
Poet-Tree
We are creating online interactive trees of poetry!
We want you to submit poems inspired by nature and the environment, which we will add to our collection of poems.
Click on the link to see our Poet-Tree.
Please submit your poems to hello@kakou.org.uk
If you are part of a school or community group who would like to have their own online Poet-Tree, let us know.