Continue your journey
A message for everyone who has been involved in Chalk, Cherries and Chairs
We’d like to take this chance to say THANK YOU for being part of Chalk, Cherries and Chairs – whether you’ve helped to research heritage industries from the past or improved a community orchard, we’ve worked with you on your land or you’ve been part of our Steering Group, you’ve managed our finances or read our newslwtter, we truly appreciate you contributing to your local landscape, and for helping us to leave a lasing legacy for local communities and nature.
BUT, we don’t want you to stop doing what you’re doing! We want our legacy and your input to continue far beyond the life of CCC, and into the future. You may be a partner looking to take on aspects of our projects, a community group now up-and running and able to work independently, or you may just be interested in learning more about the nature around you and conserving your landscape. Whatever your motivation, wildlife and heritage need you! Here are a few ideas of how to get involved…
Take action for you landscape!
- Continue volunteering or joining in however you can! Take a look at the following for inspiration:
- Plants, birds and butterfly ID and surveying with Tracking the Impact
- Various conservation opportunities with Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), the Chilterns National Landscape, The National Trust, Chiltern Rangers, Chiltern Society
- General volunteering or being a trustee of Wycombe Museum, Amersham Museum or another local museum or heritage asset
- Find a community group working for wildlife and heritage near you
- Use the ‘Volunteer Bucks‘ portal from Community Impact Bucks to find an opportunity
- Find out about Farmer Clusters and come back soon to read our new case study document, or get involved practically on your local farm
- Support farmers by shopping local and attending farm events such as Open Farm Sunday
- Use our Chilterns Neighbourhood Planning Toolkit to conserve and enhance Chilterns’ special qualities
- Take action for wildlife with BBOWT’s ‘how to’ guides, increasing biodiversity in your area
- Explore one of our guided walks and trails, or our virtual tour of the Buckinghamshire section of Grim’s Ditch
- Hear the sounds of the Chilterns on our Sonic Map and in a choir performance of ‘Beacon’
- Watch species ID training videos to learn how to identify birds, butterflies and plants
- Read one of our six original Chilterns Stories books
- Watch our videos about heritage crafts or read our blogs
- Hear oral histories describing work in the traditional Chilterns industries of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Explore census data about the lives of people who worked in the past industries of the Central Chilterns
- Watch our film: ‘A Journey Through the Central Chilterns’
- Visit Wycombe Museum’s nationally important chair galleries
- Watch ‘Sour Cherry Soup’, our original theatre piece
- Learn a new practical skill such as scything or coppicing through an organisation such as Chiltern Rangers, Chiltern Society or other specialist groups
- All our videos are still accessible on the Chilterns National Landscapes Youtube channel
- Join the Chiltern Makers’ Hub at Amersham Museum, for professional makers.
- Interested in chairs and High Wycombe’s furniture trade? Join Wycombe Museum’s Chair Network.
- Access BBOWT’s #teamwilder resources for community groups.
- Buckinghamshire Culture is your go-to organisation for anything cultural in the area.
- Visit the Chilterns National Landscape website for information about the Chilterns
- Wild Oxfordshire
- Sign up to the Chilterns National Landscapes newsletter to receive information on what is happening across the Chilterns as a whole.
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