Exercise A
Here are three stimulus sheets to encourage you to ask questions about water management and the River Chess:
Stimulus 1: Water usage in the UK [PDF 324KB]. Read this sheet in conjunction with ‘Where does my tap water come from?’
Stimulus 2: Water levels in the River Chess [PDF 217KB]. Read this sheet in conjunction with ‘Where does the flow go? Winterbourne streams’.
Stimulus 3: Wordles of stakeholder opinions [PDF 452KB]. Read this sheet in conjunction with ‘Threats to the River Chess’.
Exercise B
Here is a handout with links to key documents and sources of information from key stakeholders about the River Chess. This handout will signpost you to further resources to help you research the topic.
Exercise C
You can use the water quality pages of the Chesswatch website to help fill in this handout about the optimal conditions for healthy Brown Trout to live in a chalk stream.
Exercise D
Here is a template to help you to carry out a SWOT (Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat) analysis of the River Chess.