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Wildlife Trust Restores 1.5km River Hiz Brown-Trout Hotspot

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC · How we work

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Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust completed a project protecting a brown-trout hot spot on England’s River Hiz.
The trust installed large wood features to speed water flow and provide shaggy cover for the fish.
Volunteers from the River Hiz Conservation Group received practical restoration training and will now maintain the improved 1.5 km stretch.
River Hiz is one of about 260 chalk rivers worldwide.

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Story summary

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust completed a project protecting a brown-trout hot spot on England’s River Hiz.
The trust installed large wood features to speed water flow and provide shaggy cover for the fish.
Volunteers from the River Hiz Conservation Group received practical restoration training and will now maintain the improved 1.5 km stretch.
River Hiz is one of about 260 chalk rivers worldwide.