Family on Bottom House Farm Lane ‘exhausted’ after months of HS2 hell
HS2 do it again. Life is hell, if you live where they are building the access road to the Chalfont St Giles Vent Shaft! See our HS2 Photo Diary of before and current images.
Prime Minister’s 10-point plan for ‘green industrial revolution’
The plans are aimed to put the UK on track to meet its goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The government has also given funding to boost cycling and walking. Offshore wind: Produce enough offshore wind to power every home in the UK, quadrupling how much it produces to 40
Dacorum Local Plan
The Chiltern Society has today written to Cllr Ron Tindall at Dacorum Borough Council expressing concerns about the Council potentially approving the emerging draft Local Plan this evening, and in particular its ramifications for the future of the Green Belt and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Chilterns. Having
Denham Country Park Water Voles and HS2
HS2 Ltd continue to endanger wildlife. This time water voles in Denham Country Park. Denham Country Park Water Voles Update 10.11.20 Water Vole-wildlife crimes – Denham Country Park, Bucks
Chiltern Society AGM & Cleaner Greener Chilterns (CGC) Conference
Due to the current restrictions, this year’s AGM, which was followed by a Cleaner Greener Conference, took place online on 7th November. It is estimated that about 100 people attended via Zoom and they were able to type and send questions and comments which were addressed. Both events were recorded
Covid-19 – November 2020 Update
3rd November 2020 Due to the imminent government announcement regarding the forthcoming four-week lockdown, we are reluctantly postponing all Chiltern Society events, volunteer work parties, cycle rides and walks, until at least the beginning of December. The office is also closed to the public but our staff remain available remotely
PhotoGroup 2021 Online Photography Exhibition – CLOSING DATE REMINDER
Please be reminded that The closing date for entries is midnight on 14 November 2020. The Exhibition will be held on the Chiltern Society PhotoGroup website from 1st January to 31st December 2021. All Chiltern Society members are eligible to enter. Photographs must be taken in the Chilterns, or elsewhere
Barbastelle bats at Jones Hill Wood
HS2 are starting work on taking down trees in Jones Hill Wood. Barbastelle bats have been identified as roosting there. These are a very rare protected species of bat, hence the headline in The Guardian. Read the article in The Guardian online
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