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Volunteers at Bois Mill

Volunteers from the Chiltern Rangers and Latimer Park Fly Fishers have worked to repair several large breaches in the bank of the River Chess at Bois Mill. The high-water levels were creating a major contamination issue in the little Chess where it flows close to the main river (sometimes there is only a metre between...

Ewelme Brook Catchment Plan

Check out our new Storymap collection! It sets out the catchment plan for the Ewelme Brook, one of nine major chalk streams which rises in the Chilterns National Landscape. Local groups contacted the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project for help to draw together a plan to restore this much loved local stream. Partners Benson Nature Group,...

Wild about Benson

An article from Val Siddiqui, Benson Nature Group “Brilliant, beautiful” “I couldn’t bear to tear myself away as it was SO interesting…… Such a great event and so inspiring for all ages.”   856 people visited “Wild about Benson” on 8 – 9th March and these comments were typical.   In his opening address Dr...

New Wetland for Hamble Brook

The low-lying land adjacent to many of our chalk streams would have provided unique habitat for a wide variety of plants, birds, insects and small mammals. These wetland areas also provide refuges during the temporary drying phases of the main channel, protection from predators for over-wintering birds and, in wetter times, flood storage for communities...

Mending the Misbourne

In response to growing calls from the local communities for a plan to ‘Mend the Misbourne’ we recently held a workshop to begin the work of developing an evidence-based catchment plan for the River. The workshop was well attended by representatives of local community groups, conservation charities, town, parish and county councils, water companies and...

Love Exploring? Try our new guided family trail

Chiltern Chalk Streams have teamed up with Bucks Council and Love Exploring to create a new fun guided trail along the River Chess., through Chesham. Following some of the Chess valley walk you can find out more about the history of the river spotting glimpses of its industrial past. Discover the key features of a...