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Conservation

Marvellous Moths

Overlooked and undervalued, moths are the Cinderella of lepidoptera. Butterflies get all the glory, but at night moths come to life in all their colourful and intricately patterned finery. If your only experience of moths is of them flapping around the bathroom light or nibbling natural fibres in your wardrobe,

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General

Water Company business plans published

Water Company business plans are out – have your say for Chiltern chalk streams, says Catherine Moncrieff, Chiltern Society Chalk Stream Lead On October 2nd Water Companies Submitted their Business Plans to Ofwat, which set out the investments and commitments they will make between 2025 and 2030 for managing water.

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Conservation

The launch of Nature 2030

On behalf of our hundreds of conservation volunteers, thousands of members and 1m residents of the wider Chilterns area, the Chiltern Society is backing Nature 2030. Launched yesterday at Parliament, Nature 2030 calls on political parties to adopt five policies in their General Election Manifestos, designed to help meet the

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HS2

Shardeloes sinkhole update

Compiled on behalf of the Chiltern Society by the HS2 Working Group During the early hours of Saturday, May 13th a sinkhole opened up in Shardeloes field about a hundred metres to the south of Shardeloes lake. The hole was approximately six metres in diameter and 5 metres deep. During

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A fenced off area with a large sinkhole at its centre
HS2

HS2 tunnelling creates potentially dangerous 6m+ sink hole

HS2 contractor, Align has confirmed to residents that a sinkhole has appeared at Shardeloes Park between Old Amersham and Little Missenden. It is approximately six metres across and five deep. Our inspection yesterday (Sunday 14th May) confirms this, and that it is possibly growing. The incident has already been picked

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Planning

A Ray of Hope for Green Belt Protection

In recent years, local councils have been required to plan for large numbers of new homes in their areas. Target numbers have been calculated using methodologies set by national Governments and the targets have been mandatory. In areas such as the Chilterns where a large proportion of the land is

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General

Bombshell Revelations – Bob Stuart uncovers Hughenden’s secret

It was once high on Hitler’s hit list of strategic targets during WWII, yet survived the war practically unscathed. Hughenden Manor, the former home of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, is now a National Trust property. It overlooks a peaceful and picturesque valley near High Wycombe – yet for decades

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