Chalk Stream Experience
In partnership with the National Trust, the Chalk Stream Experience at Mottisfont Abbey brings together fishing, school sessions and a range of riverside activities designed to connect people with the River Test.
We’d love you to be part of it. Opportunities include:
• Riverbank learning sessions
• Nature and wellbeing activities
• Arts-based events
• Guided walks and seasonal experiences
• Fly fishing
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We’re delighted to bring you the opportunity to enjoy fly fishing on The National Trust’s very special reaches of the River Test and Dun at Mottisfont Abbey.
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We are also excited to offer riverbank learning sessions for school groups within the grounds of Mottisfont Abbey.
These sessions help young people understand:
• What makes chalk streams internationally rare
• Why river habitats matter
• How water quality and land management affect wildlife
The site at Mottisfont provides excellent facilities for visiting schools, including parking, toilets and a dedicated learning space, alongside free learning opportunities to explore the wider estate after the riverbank sessions.
To find out more about school bookings please email:
education@wessexrt.org.uk
The Chalk Stream Experience is designed to connect people to rivers in many ways. After very successful trials of recreational activities in 2025 we are now taking bookings for practitioners to book sessions alongside the stretches of river. We will also be running our own river and nature themed activities. It’s all part of our vision to make this stretch of the River Test a shared, restorative space for both people and nature.
f you are interested in running your own recreation, arts and wellbeing sessions, please contact wendy@wessexrt.org.uk
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