From Here, Arises a Spring – The Story of Chalk Streams and Sacred Waters from Bin Brook to Wicken Fen

‘Spring becomes stream becomes river, and all three seek the sea’ – Robert Macfarlane (p3, Is a River Alive?)

In this display for Lent Term 2026, Library and Archive Assistant Claire Remmington-Wilding has used a collection of books from Robinson College library to take us on a journey visiting local chalk streams and springs looking at their sacred nature, ecological importance and their personal value to her.

The display can be accessed anytime by Robinson College members and can be found just inside the door as you enter the library.