Citizen science e-newsletter

Citizen science e-newsletter

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Every month we email out a newsletter detailing upcoming events, citizen science training, survey sessions, plus news and results from our work in the Chess catchment.

 

Two people collecting a water sample from a bridge over a river Photo of a bullhead in a hand, after being removed from the casing of a water quality sonde Person in high visibility jacket and PPE handling samples in a field

 

A group of volunteers in a river learning a citizen science method

Previous -e-newsletters

Interested to know what we’ve previously been up to?

You can read any and all of our past e-newsletter issues, providing information on our sonde data, Riverfly results, Modular River Survey habitat assessment work, and so much more.

Recent news

The impact of phosphorus stripping at Chesham Sewage Treatment Works on water quality and ecology in the Chess

Phosphate is one of the biggest problems for the River Chess. In the Environment Agency’s Water Framework Directive assessment, phosphate status...

SWC Citizen Science Evening 2025

Citizen Science Evening 2025 Celebrating another great year of citizen science in the Chess! Thank you so much to everyone...

SmartRivers Results for the Chess

In early May the CCSP team and a group of citizen scientists conducted SmartRivers surveys on the Chess. We collected...

Wetland wildlife

Learn about the wetland wildlife of the Chilterns, where to go for wildlife, what to spot and what's rare.

News

Keep up with all the latest River Chess Smarter Water Catchment area news.