Rivers Week: how did it go?
Date: 27th September 2023
During Rivers Week (18th and 24th September), our team were out and about across the Chilterns involved in a variety...
News
Rivers Week in the Chilterns
Date: 13th September 2023
Organisations from around the Chilterns are planning events to celebrate Rivers Week between 18-24 September.
Riverfly Update
by Hannah Parry-Wilson
Date: 06th September 2023
Riverfly is a citizen science method of investigating water quality and chalk stream health by recording the presence and abundance...
River Chess Discovery Day
Date: 24th July 2023
On May 27th Chiltern Chalk streams held a very successful Chalk Stream Discovery day on Chesham moor. The event was held to celebrate accumulation of work on the Chess Valley walk funded by the Green recovery challenge Fund.
Invasive Species
Date: 15th May 2023
Freshwater habitats suffer huge impacts from non native plants and animals which have escaped or been introduced into the British...
Smarter Water Catchment Update
Date: 15th May 2023
An update from the River Chess Smarter Water Catchment project.
Enhancing the Ewelme Brook
Date: 13th February 2023
With river restoration training days, guided walks and a new advice leaflets for homeowners, there’s plenty going on along the...
The New and Improved Chess Valley Walk!
Date: 13th February 2023
We are very excited that the Chess Valley Walk has new interpretation boards and signage!
The Heart of the Chilterns: Volunteers #5 Hefin Rhys, Chess Watch Volunteer
Date: 02nd December 2022
Hefin Rhys volunteers on the ChessWatch project which monitors the water quality of the River Chess.
Buckinghamshire Council publishes hard-hitting report on pollution of the County’s rivers and chalk streams
Date: 18th November 2022
On Tuesday 15th November 2022, Buckinghamshire Council’s Cabinet accepted all the recommendations of a report on pollution in the County’s rivers by its Transport, Environment and Climate Change (TECC) Select Committee.