Invasive non-native species can outcompete native plants, harming wildlife and the environment, and can even impact on our health. Throughout the Chilterns globally rare chalk streams are being negatively affected by these plants. Please help us fight back
Working with the landowner and using funding from Thames Waters’ Smarter Water Catchment programme, 800m of fencing and gates have been installed at Mill Farm Meadow, Chenies. This will allow controlled grazing to take place on 3½ hectares of wet meadow and help manage the vegetation growth in the bypass channel that runs alongside. This...
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...
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...
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...
