1000 Trees to keep Aylesbury Moving
Last Thursday was the day it all started to get real…! We plan to get 1000 Aylesbury Prune trees planted across the Tring – Wendover – Aylesbury Triangle over the next 5 years to ensure its survival in the future. Sounds simple but you’ll see planted in the rear of
Chiltern Way and Chiltern Heritage Trail near Newland Park/Chiltern Open Air Museum – NOW OPEN
Chiltern Way and Chiltern Heritage Trail near Newland Park/Chiltern Open Air Museum – Now Open A film production company is currently making a film in Newland Park. There was some disruption to the Chiltern Way/Chiltern Heritage Trail earlier in the year. This is now finished: The Chiltern Way running to
PhotoGroup 2022 Exhibition
Summer is the time to think about taking photos for the PhotoGroup’s 2022 Online Photography Exhibition. The closing date for entries is 14 November 2021. The Exhibition will be held on the Chiltern Society PhotoGroup website from 1st January to 31st December 2022. Photos do not have to be taken this
Our response to HS2’s news of its intention to start tunnelling in the Chilterns
Chiltern Society Statement in response to HS2 announcement of its intention to commence tunnel boring operations beneath the Chilterns AONB The Chiltern Society and its partners, the River Chess Association and Buckinghamshire Berkshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) are today warning that the fragile chalk aquifer beneath the Misbourne Valley
M25 Service Station Public Inquiry
The Society has today received notification that there is going to be a Public Inquiry in relation to a new motorway service station on the M25 close to Chalfont St Peter. An appeal has been made by the applicant to the Planning Inspectorate because Buckinghamshire has not determined their planning
The Chilterns Building Design Awards 2021
Rasa Akelyte-Rashid, Design Awards Ambassador at the Chiltern Society said “ We are proud to organise the Chilterns Buildings Design Awards in partnership with the Chilterns Conservation Board. The purpose of this highly respected award is to encourage the highest possible quality of building design to conserve and enhance the
HS2 apply for Licence to bore the Chiltern Tunnel through the Aquifer
This was established when at the Society’s request, Lord Berkeley asked written questions with regard to this – see link. The answer is concerning. Of the three assessments submitted, two are in draft. We have raised the issue of the risks of tunnelling through the aquifer since this route through the
Biodiversity Accounting in Bucks
Biodiversity Accounting is the idea that developers should contribute to biodiversity and that there should be a biodiversity net gain from development. The forthcoming Environment Bill is likely to require that all developments create a 10% increase in biodiversity value. The Society has recently responded to a consultation on a
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