Archives Year: 2025

New Planning Guidance Launched to Protect Chalk Streams

We’re proud to have collaborated with the Chilterns Conservation Board on the launch of the Chilterns Chalk Streams Planning Guidance – the first of its kind in England. This important new resource aims to improve the way chalk streams are considered in planning and development decisions, helping to protect and restore these rare and precious...

Job Vacancy- Citizen Science Coordinator (Chalk Streams)

Chalk streams and their landscapes are a characteristic and attractive feature of the Chilterns National Landscape. The Chilterns chalk streams are, however, amongst the most threatened of all chalk streams in the world. Currently, none of the Chilterns’ chalk streams are in good ecological condition but they still support an abundance of wildlife and are...

River Chess- Citizen Science report 2021-2025

We can finally announce the publication of a comprehensive report on citizen science activity conducted on the River Chess from 2021 to 2025. The report presents result from a collaborative effort between researchers, environmentalists, conservationists and dedicated citizen scientists and it helps us understand the the current health of the River Chess. These results will...

Wild about Chesham Moor

Thanks to our friends at Maydencroft, and the amazing volunteers at the Chesham Environmental Group, the restored site at Chesham Moor is being given a head-start in its recovery: The whole site has been seeded with three special mixes of native seed; 100sqm of wildflower turf, containing 29 different varieties of wild flowers and 4...