51°10′01″N 1°08′02″W / 51.167°N 1.134°W / 51.167; -1.134

Candover Brook, north of New Alresford

The Candover Brook is a 9.6 km (6.0 mi) chalk stream[1] in the English county of Hampshire. It is a tributary of the River Itchen, which it joins near the town of New Alresford. The stream rises from springs just to the south of the village of Preston Candover.[2]

It is one of the few rivers remaining in southern England that is home to the endangered native white-clawed crayfish.[1]

Candover Brook is part of the Itchen Valley Countryside Heritage Area, recognising the distinctive features and biological richness of this area.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Stephanie Peay (2003). Monitoring the white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes (PDF). English Nature. ISBN 1-85716-727-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2006.
  2. ^ "History of Preston Candover and Nutley". Preston Candover and Nutley Parish Council. 15 August 2005. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
  3. ^ Proposal for Itchen Valley Countryside Heritage Area Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - Hampshire County Council


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