Kyd Brook Hawkswood Estate

Kyd Brook

London, Bromley, United Kingdom

Kyd Brook which runs within the Hawkwood Estate, this location is also a riverfly monitoring site as well as a water testing location. The Brook generally runs gently and the depth is a mixture of shallow and 2 feet deep in places unless it's raining or has rained then it can be much deeper and flow more rapidly. There is a lot of shade from trees either side of the Brook.
Further upstream, there are many surface water overflows and 1 known combined sewer overflow which discharges untreated sewage into Kyd Brook normally in heavy rain events.

Location created by
Kirsty Blackman

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This site is also a riverfly monitoring site. There was heavy rain yesterday which seemed to have cleared the stream more than usual as it normally has a heavy silt layer over the stones and the water was clearer.
75 x gammarus
5 x olives
Riverfly score =3

06 Dec 09:50 by Kirsty Blackman

This site is also a riverfly monitoring site. November's results are
1 leech
7 gammarus
1 hog louse
Riverscore = 1

08 Nov 09:30 by Kirsty Blackman

This site is also a riverfly monitoring site
Gammarus = 53
Leeches = 2
Olive = 1
Riverfly score =3

11 Oct 09:45 by Kirsty Blackman

Riverfly RMI score = 3
Gammarus =55
Olives =1
Leeches =2
Flow slightly higher than normal after heavy rain but the water was running clean with no signs of pollution other than the usual heavy silt film.

06 Sep 10:30 by Kirsty Blackman

This is also a riverfly monitoring site
Riverfly score = 2
Gammarus =30
Leech = 1

11 Aug 10:00 by Kirsty Blackman

This is also a riverfly monitoring site.
RMI score =2
5 leeches gammaras

12 Jul 09:30 by Kirsty Blackman

This is a riverfly monitoring site. The score was 2. ( gammarus =11 and 1 leech)

09 Jun 09:00 by Kirsty Blackman

Riverfly monitoring results
4 leeches
11 olives
106 gammarus
Riverscore total = 6

13 May 13:32 by Kirsty Blackman

Riverfly monitoring score = 4.
Gammarus= 79
Olives = 16
Annelid = 1
Leeches= 2
Moderate flow, running clear.

15 Apr 10:00 by Kirsty Blackman

Riverfly score= 4
Gammarus = 104
Olives= 4

09 Feb 10:30 by Kirsty Blackman