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The water quality of the stream has been classified by the [[Environment Agency]] as ‘very good’ close to its confluence with the River Medway at Tovil.
The eastern side of the Valley starts as heavily grazed horse pasture. It then becomes a series of long narrow fields bordered by scrub/woodland on the upper edges of the Valley, which are very lightly grazed by cattle. This section of the Valley is owned by the Loose Amenities Association and is managed purely for wildlife, landscape and recreation. It was designated a Conservation Area in Sept 2000.
<ref name=valleycone>{{Citation | last = Smith | first = Alan| author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Valley Tour| date = | year = 2007| url = http://www.valleycon.org/| accessdate = 27/1/2008}}</ref>
The village pond in Loose was recently surveyed and contained a mixture of the following species: [[Water Mint]], [[Meadow Sweet]], [[Common Reed Mace]], [[Water Dropwort]], [[Bitter Sweet]], [[Yellow Iris]], [[Branched Bur Reed]], [[Greater Tussock Sedge]], [[Brooklime]], [[Water Figwort]], [[Water Forget-Me-Not]], [[Great Willow Herb]].
Chrisbrook ponds host [[moorhen]]s, [[coot]]s and [[tufted duck]], [[Canada geese]] visit in the mornings and [[egret]]s and [[kingfisher]]s eat the fish. The quarries provide nesting tunnels for kingfishers.
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In the transitional scrub, [[Hawthorn]], [[Blackthorn]] and [[Rose]] are found. It is an extremely valuable habitat and supports species such as [[dormouse]], [[warbler]]s and butterflies.
The woodland of the Loose Valley contains species such as [[Oak]], [[Ash]], [[Sycamore]], [[Hazel]] and [[Sweet Chestnut]].<ref name=valleycone/>
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