Celebrating 25 Years of the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project

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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF IMPACTRaising awareness of the need for conservationRaising awareness at local fetes and fairs is an important component of the CCSP’s work. Over the years,annual forums have been held throughout the Chilterns, and most recently the ColneCAN conferences havehelped communicate the need for conservation of our chalk streams.HERE WEDESCRIBE OURKEY ACTIVITIESOVER THE25 YEARS OFTHE PROJECT.THE FOLLOWINGPAGES PRESENTTHESE ACTIVITIESIN FURTHERDETAIL.Providing management adviceThe Project team works with local rivers groups and with landowners to provide both riparian and in-channelmanagement advice. Tree management, such as pollarding and coppicing to let in more light to the channel,were regular activities early in the Project’s history. Habitat enhancement workshops are organised to teachlocal rivers groups new skills, such as creating deflectors to improve flow diversity for invertebrates and fish.Surveying wildlife and habitatThe action plans for our rivers are informed by data. Surveying wildlife and habitat in our precious chalkstreams has been a critical component of the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project since 2001. Training riverflyvolunteers and carrying out water vole surveys have been regular activities throughout the Project’s history.Providing educational resources for schoolsThe CCSP has worked with local schools since its inception. A schools education pack was launched at theChilterns Water Festival in 2002 for Key Stages 2 and 3 supported by teacher training activities. Trout in theClassroom was piloted in 2009 and remains an important part of the Project’s school education programme.Improving access and habitatThe Project has been involved in the delivery of more than 40 habitat enhancement schemes across theChilterns dip slope streams and in 2008 and 2009, the Project and its partners, won several coveted awardsfor the Meades Water Gardens Restoration Project in Chesham. In 2013, the CCSP won the Bowland Awardfor outstanding contribution to the conservation of an AONB.22 | CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE CHILTERNS CHALK STREAMS PROJECT
RAISING AWARENESSOF THE NEED FORCONSERVATIONPROVIDINGMANAGEMENTADVICEACTIVITIESPROVIDINGEDUCATIONALRESOURCES FORSCHOOLSIMPROVINGACCESS ANDHABITATSURVEYINGWILDLIFE ANDHABITATCELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF IMPACT | 23
Page 1 and 2: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THECHILTERN
Page 3 and 4: FOREWORD2022 marks the 25th anniver
Page 5 and 6: CONTENTSIntroduction 4Milestones of
Page 7 and 8: THE REPORT HAS BEEN SPLIT INTOTHREE
Page 9 and 10: THE TIMELINE ALSOSHOWS HOW THECCSP
Page 11 and 12: 2001First watervole Survey2002Produ
Page 13 and 14: KEYChalk scarp andvale fringesPlate
Page 15 and 16: OVERVIEWChalk streams have not only
Page 17 and 18: The reasons for these chemicalfailu
Page 19 and 20: 5040Abstraction in the Ver Valley (
Page 21 and 22: WWF-UK, The Wildlife Trusts, The Ri
Page 23: OVERVIEWMISBOURNE‘Chalk Streams i
Page 27 and 28: BEFORE DURING AFTERRIVER RESTORATIO
Page 29 and 30: WATER VOLE SURVEYSACTIVITIESWater v
Page 31 and 32: FESTIVALS, FAMILY EVENTSAND CONFERE
Page 33 and 34: ACTIVITIESProject workand school vi
Page 35 and 36: The earliest river flow records fro
Page 37 and 38: River Chess Smarter WaterCatchmentT
Page 39 and 40: The Ewelme Brook is a small chalkst
Page 41 and 42: The River Gade is under pressurefro
Page 43 and 44: The Hamble Brook is an ephemeralstr
Page 45 and 46: The 3.5 km Hughenden Streamis sprin
Page 47 and 48: The Misbourne is an intriguingchalk
Page 49 and 50: 1. Source of the VerThe embryonic R
Page 51 and 52: The Wye flows 17 km fromWest Wycomb
Page 53 and 54: Scarp slope streamsHorsenden BrookH
Page 55 and 56: For the first time in its history,
Page 57 and 58: WAYS YOU CAN HELPRiverfly monitorin
Page 59 and 60: The River Chess at Sarratt BottomFo

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