The River Pang is a small chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a tributary of the River Thames. It runs for approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) from its source near the village of Compton to its confluence with the Thames in the village of Pangbourne.
The river's source is normally near the village of Compton, although the exact location varies depending on rainfall levels. In times of high rainfall it can be traced back to Farnborough, some four miles to the west-north-west, whilst at other times it may be as far downstream as the outfall from Hampstead Norreyssewage works.
The valley of the River Pang between Compton and Bradfield is rather isolated, penetrated only by narrow country lanes. Because of this isolation, the valley has not become the residential commuter area that is much of Berkshire, and is still largely agricultural.
Wildlife
The Pang hosts a large quantity of wildlife, and plays its own part towards being a part of the community, especially within Pangbourne itself. The river has a good head of wild brown trout(Salmo trutta) up to 3⁄4 pound (340 g) and is populated by grayling(Thymallus thymallus), indicating the general good condition of the water.[citation needed]
The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust owns a nature reserve straddling the Pang at Moor Copse, close to the village of Tidmarsh. A 29 ha (72-acre) extension to the nature reserve, in the area that is believed to have inspired Kenneth Grahame's work, was purchased in December 2006.[5]
The Environment Agency measures the water quality of the river systems in England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad. There are several components that are used to determine this, including biological status, which looks at the quantity and varieties of invertebrates, angiosperms and fish, and chemical status, which compares the concentrations of various chemicals against known safe concentrations. Chemical status is rated good or fail.[7]
^"Pang". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency.
^Ford, David Nash. "Pangbourne". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
Further reading
Greenaway, Dick (2007). Around the Valley of the Pang. Dorcas Ward (illus.). Theale, Reading: Friends of the Pang, Kennet and Lambourn Valleys. ISBN978-09543597-2-0.
External links
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The River Pang is a small chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire and a tributary of the River Thames It runs for approximately 23 kilometres 14 mi from its source near the village of Compton to its confluence with the Thames in the village of Pangbourne PangRiver Pang in PangbourneLocationCountryEnglandCountiesBerkshireVillagesFarnborough East Ilsley Compton Hampstead Norreys Frilsham Bucklebury Stanford Dingley Bradfield Tidmarsh PangbournePhysical characteristicsSource locationVaries between Farnborough Compton and Hampstead NorreysMouthRiver Thames locationPangbourneLength23 km 14 mi Discharge locationPangbourne average0 62 m3 s 22 cu ft s minimum0 07 m3 s 2 5 cu ft s 24 August 1976 maximum6 50 m3 s 230 cu ft s 22 November 1974Discharge locationFrilsham average0 21 m3 s 7 4 cu ft s Basin featuresTributaries leftMaidenhatch Brook rightRiver BourneThe River Pang in Bradfield The River Pang near Bradfield College and just upstream of the previous picture A family of mute swans on the River Pang The river and its water voles are thought to have inspired author Kenneth Grahame s character Ratty and his book The Wind in the Willows 1 Contents 1 Course 2 Wildlife 3 Water quality 4 Etymology 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksCourse EditThe river s source is normally near the village of Compton although the exact location varies depending on rainfall levels In times of high rainfall it can be traced back to Farnborough some four miles to the west north west whilst at other times it may be as far downstream as the outfall from Hampstead Norreys sewage works From Compton the Pang flows south through the villages of Hampstead Norreys and Frilsham before turning east to flow through the villages of Bucklebury Stanford Dingley and Bradfield 2 To the east of Bradfield the Pang is joined by the River Bourne and turns north to flow through the villages of Tidmarsh and Pangbourne eventually entering the Thames between Whitchurch Lock and Whitchurch Bridge 3 The valley of the River Pang between Compton and Bradfield is rather isolated penetrated only by narrow country lanes Because of this isolation the valley has not become the residential commuter area that is much of Berkshire and is still largely agricultural Wildlife EditThe Pang hosts a large quantity of wildlife and plays its own part towards being a part of the community especially within Pangbourne itself The river has a good head of wild brown trout Salmo trutta up to 3 4 pound 340 g and is populated by grayling Thymallus thymallus indicating the general good condition of the water citation needed A concern in this river is the population of American signal crayfish which have displaced the native white clawed crayfish species 4 The Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust owns a nature reserve straddling the Pang at Moor Copse close to the village of Tidmarsh A 29 ha 72 acre extension to the nature reserve in the area that is believed to have inspired Kenneth Grahame s work was purchased in December 2006 5 In August 2007 a coalition of the WWF the National Trust the RSPB and others 6 called on the British government to adopt their Blueprint for Water To publicize their campaign they highlighted the dangers to sites well known through literature such as The Lake District Arthur Ransome s Swallows and Amazons and Beatrix Potter s Mrs Tiggy Winkle the North Kent Marshes Charles Dickens s Great Expectations and the River Pang 1 Water quality EditThe Environment Agency measures the water quality of the river systems in England Each is given an overall ecological status which may be one of five levels high good moderate poor and bad There are several components that are used to determine this including biological status which looks at the quantity and varieties of invertebrates angiosperms and fish and chemical status which compares the concentrations of various chemicals against known safe concentrations Chemical status is rated good or fail 7 Water quality of the River Pang in 2019 Section EcologicalStatus ChemicalStatus OverallStatus Length Catchment ChannelPang 8 Moderate Fail Moderate 36 57 km 22 72 mi 170 531 km2 65 842 sq mi Etymology EditThe river is named after a man thought to be an early Saxon chieftain or tribe called Pǣga who lived there in the post Roman era 9 See also EditTributaries of the River Thames List of rivers in EnglandReferences Edit a b Simpson Aislinn 27 August 2007 Waterways that inspired literary gems at risk The Daily Telegraph London p 11 Ordnance Survey 2004 OS Explorer Map 158 Newbury amp Hungerford ISBN 0 319 23612 9 Ordnance Survey 2006 OS Explorer Map 159 Reading ISBN 0 319 23730 3 Kennet amp Pang Fisheries Action Plan Ratty s Paradise joins eight new reserves Natural World Spring 2007 p 10 Board of Trustees Wildlife and Countryside Link Retrieved 21 September 2020 Glossary see Biological quality element Chemical status and Ecological status Catchment Data Explorer Environment Agency 17 February 2016 Text was copied from this source which is available under an Open Government Licence v3 0 c Crown copyright Pang Catchment Data Explorer Environment Agency Ford David Nash Pangbourne Royal Berkshire History Retrieved 9 September 2020 Further reading EditGreenaway Dick 2007 Around the Valley of the Pang Dorcas Ward illus Theale Reading Friends of the Pang Kennet and Lambourn Valleys ISBN 978 09543597 2 0 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to River Pang Mapsources source of the river grid reference SU 527 792 and mouth SU 634 766 Pang Valley Countryside Project Kennet amp Pang Fisheries Action PlanNext confluence upstream River Thames Next confluence downstreamRiver Thame north River Pang River Kennet south Coordinates 51 29 10 N 1 05 17 W 51 486 N 1 088 W 51 486 1 088 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Pang amp oldid 1082729721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
