Projects

Projects

Our project work includes practical river restoration, habitat management, research and monitoring, education and community engagement.

Projects

Restoring the Chess at Chesham Moor

Completion Date: In Progress River: Chess

Hamble Restoration: Phase 2

Completion Date: Phase two completed November 2023 Project Category: River Restoration River: Hamble Brook

Smarter Water Catchment

Completion Date: Ongoing Project Category: Catchment Management River: Chess Working on a catchment scale to restore one of the Chilterns’ finest chalk streams to health.

Chalk Stream and Wetland Meadows Project

The Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project, funded by the Green Recovery Challenge Fund finished in March 2023. The 18...

The Chilterns, Hertforshire and Middlesex Riverfly Hub

Completion Date: Ongoing Project Category: Research & Citizen Science River: All Monitoring the health of Chilterns chalk streams using the power of citizen science.

Water in a Dry Landscape

Completion Date: Ongoing Project Category: Research & Citizen Science River: Scarp Slope Streams Monitoring the health of the scarp slope streams.

Ewelme Brook Community Project

Completion Date: March 2023 River: Ewelme Brook. Part of the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

Hamble Brook Restoration

Completion Date: Phase One completed February 2023 Project Category: River Restoration River: Hamble, Part of the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

River Wye Interpretation Panels

Completion Date: March 2023 Project Category: Access and Education River: Wye. Part of the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

Updating the Chess Valley Walk

Completion Date: March 2023 Project Category: Access River: Chess. Part of the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

River Wye Backstream Restoration

Completion Date: February 2023 River: Wye, Part of the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

River Chess Restoration, Latimer

Completion Date: November 2022 Project Category: River Restoration River: Chess, Part of the Chalk Streams and Wetland Meadows Project

Water Vole Recovery Scheme: R. Chess

Completion Date: Ongoing Project Category: Research & Citizen Science River: Chess Preventing the extinction of Water Voles from the Chilterns National Landscape.

Gadespring Discovery Days

Completion Date: June 2022 Project Category: Education & Engagement River: Bulbourne Delivering Education Activities for the first time on the River Bulbourne

High Wycombe Town Centre, River Wye

Completion Date: 2016 Project Category: River Restoration River: Wye Working with the community to restore an urban chalk stream.

Wye Dene, River Wye

Completion Date: 2018 Project Category: River Restoration River: Wye Restoring the chalk stream at this former watercress beds.

Bulbourne River Restoration

Completion Date: January 2017 Project Category: River Restoration River: Bulbourne River restoration along the Bulbourne to create a more natural chalk stream

Meades Water Garden: River Chess

Completion Date: June 2008 Project Category: River Restoration River: Chess Restoring chalk stream habitat through an ornamental lake in central Chesham