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Bailey Hill Farm winner of the Best Beef Enterprise and Best Farm Conservation at the Royal South Bucks Agricultural Society awards.

Temporary footbridge closure and path diversion at junction of Bois Moor Road and Moor Road 25th to 28th November.   As part of the habitat improvement works at Chesham Moor, the existing concrete footbridge is being replaced and the footpath will need to be temporarily closed. An alternative routing is being advised, shown in the...

As announced before, the restoration work has started at Chesham Moor. In order to prepare for the restoration we have been monitoring the site site using citizen science methods Modular River Survey and Extended Riverfly. We ran Extended Riverfly at the start of October and were delighted to have two people pass the course, one...

Recently our River Chess Smarter Water Catchment team were delighted to contribute towards an ambitious digital campaign spearheaded by The Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) and in collaboration with Content With Purpose (CWP). The campaign titled “The Ripple Effect: Inspiring a Resilient Environment” showcases the essential work of water and environmental management professionals through a captivating mix...

Work is now underway on our project to restore the River Chess at Chesham Moor. We’re delighted with the level of interest this project has generated. Lots of local people have come to us with questions about the project, so we’ve done our best to address them here.   Chesham Moor FAQs   Thank you...

On Monday 30th September 2024, our River Chess Citizen Science Team hosted a Chess Citizen Science Event to share our logistical challenges and successes in setting up and continuing an extensive collaborative catchment-focussed citizen science programme. We had a very jam-packed agenda and were delighted to include talks from our staff team, citizen scientists and...

The Chilterns National Landscape via the Chess Smarter Water Catchment is spearheading innovative research addressing one of the government’s top priorities – to protect our rivers and chalk streams. The Chess Citizen Science team recently published an article with The Freshwater Biological Association on the integration of citizen science in river catchment management. The study...