Awards

Mike Blackmore, Nick Lawrence, Gail Taylor, Lady Wakeham

Vitacress Annual Conservation Award

We are proud to offer an annual Conservation Award, targeted at practitioners working on the rivers.

Alex Kulczyk

Vitacress Annual Dissertation Award

Our Dissertation Prize recognises the work of any individual involved in improving knowledge of upper chalk river catchments.

If you are a tutor who would like to nominate a student for the 2023 Dissertation award, we are now accepting applications.

Lady Wakeham and Roger Harrison

Vitacress Special Recognition Award

The VCT Trustees wanted to recognise the special work done by Roger Harrison, who is a true guardian and advocate of our precious chalk rivers. Roger and his family have lived  in the Itchen Stoke Mill in Ovington on the upper River Itchen for over 70 years.

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Education

Activities

From river monitoring to support wildlife populations, to schools trips in Hampshire, discover our ongoing projects and educational activities and find out how you can get involved.

2013 Forum

Research

The Vitacress Conservation Trust is proud to support research projects in line with our key objectives of preserving and conserving wildlife and habitats associated with watercress and other salad crops for the public benefit.