New plans to accelerate the recovery of nature in England’s Protected Landscapes
Date: 20th September 2023
The Chilterns Conservation Board welcomes the government's plans to better deliver nature recovery.
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Introducing CHAP – an exciting new Heritage and Archaeology Partnership for the Chilterns
Date: 27th July 2023
With the Festival of British Archaeology upon us, there really is no better to time to launch our exciting new Heritage and Archaeology initiative; CHAP. You may have heard of the highly successful Heritage Lottery-Funded Beacons of the Past project which ran from 2018 until late 2022. One of the legacies of the project...
Introducing our new Head of Landscape, Dr. Kate Heppell
Date: 25th July 2023
Last month, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Kate Heppell into her new role as Head of Landscape for the Chilterns Conservation Board. Kate has already made a huge impact on the work of the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project, having been working for the River Chess Smarter Water Catchment Project whilst on secondment from Queen...
New report celebrates Farming in Protected Landscapes
Date: 27th June 2023
More than 5,000 farmers and land managers have now benefited from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme, new figures have shown.
Introducing the new Chair of the Chilterns Conservation Board, Colin Courtney
Date: 19th June 2023
Colin Courtney is the new Chair of the Chilterns Conservation Board. Here are his thoughts as he steps up to the role.
Chilterns Conservation Board’s statement on the Little Missenden sink hole above the HS2 tunnelling operations
Date: 17th May 2023
The Chilterns Conservation Board (CCB) is alarmed by reports that a 6m wide and 5m deep sinkhole appeared above the route of HS2 tunnelling very near to Shardeloes Lake, near Little Missenden, on Saturday the 13th of May.