
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

River Misbourne Guided Walk
- 15 February 2025
- 10:30
Join us for a winter walk along the river Misbourne...


Spring 2025 Extended Riverfly Training
- 1 March
- 10:00
Already confident in the Riverfly method? Join us to learn...

UK Butterflies: survey methodology and techniques
- 8 March
- 13:30
This introduction to surveying UK Butterflies is provided by Wild...

River Chess Smarter Water Catchment Annual Event 2025
- 26 March
- 10:00
Join us for a day filled with celebration at the Chesham...

Amphibians and Reptiles - Survey Season Kick off event
- 29 March
- 11:30
We will kick off the survey season for amphibians and...

Chalk stream training for youth leaders, uniformed group leaders & teachers
- 5 April
- 14:00
The Chilterns Chalk Streams Project- CCSP- is actively involved...

Spring 2025 Riverfly Training Day
- 12 April
- 9:00
Join us for our Spring Riverfly Monitoring Training day. This...

Amphibians night walk: newts, frogs and toads
- 15 April
- 20:00
If you would like to know more about amphibians, join...

Get involved
Join our citizen-science army, volunteer with a conservation organisation or save water at home – you can help the Chess in many ways.
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