Kent Wildlife Trust was awarded £10,000 by Swale Borough Council to repair the natural spring, which reaches 250 feet into the earth and stopped flowing at the end of 2018 due to the crumbling of the 100+-year-old cast iron pipework.
First tapped by the local Mining Machinery and Improvement Company in the early 1900s, the well was entrusted to Kent Wildlife Trust in 1982 and has been a highlight for visitors and walkers who refill their water bottles while exploring the natural landscape, as well a victory for the surrounding marshland and wildlife which rely on the spring's flowing water.
The Trust worked with South East Water’s lead hydrogeologist to carry out months of investigative work to identify the problem and located a specialist local firm to reline the cast iron pipework.