Events
What’s on guide to the Chess catchment
Please see individual event listings for details, and contact the organisers directly if you have any queries.
Events
MoRPh Training Day Spring 2026
- 28th Feb 2026
- 10:00
Learn how to conduct the Modular River Physical Survey technique,...
Chalk Stream Conservation - Chess Citizen Science Evening
- 16th Mar 2026
- 18:30
Chalk Stream Conservation - Chess Citizen Science Evening
Extended Riverfly Training Spring 2026
- 13th Apr 2026
- 10:00
SOLD OUT! Check our summer training in June. Learn more...
Spring 2026 Riverfly Training Day
- 18th Apr 2026
- 09:00
Learn how to identify and record abundances of freshwater invertebrates...
Riverfly Day 2026
- 25th Apr 2026
- 11:00
Annual celebration of riverfly monitoring in Chilterns, Herts and Middlesex,...
Extended Riverfly Training Summer 2026
- 1st Jun 2026
- 10:00
Annual celebration of riverfly monitoring in Chilterns, Herts and Middlesex,...
Brown Trout and Biofilms - Chess Citizen Science Evening
- 14th May 2026
- 18:30
Brown Trout and Biofilms - Chess Citizen Science Join us...
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