Late on 1st May next week the Thames Water 💧 operated Chesham and Markyate sewage treatment works will clock up 2500 hours of continuous sewage discharge. The dumping will be into the Chess and Ver chalk streams. What a way to celebrate May Day. ChilternChalkStreams Ver Valley Society

Global #conservation tends to work, inc protected areas, so long as they're managed & resourced properly. An added challenge in the UK is that Protected Landscapes are largely privately owned.
Siôn McGeever National Landscapes Association Kate Ashbrook Richard Benwell Rebecca Pow theconversation.com/nature-conserv…

⚖️The Environment Agency is proud to win nearly every dispute it takes to court. But does this mean they are only pursuing the simplest cases? Chris Grayling asks: are you too mild?

📺Watch the whole session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/8c…

Caroline Lucas highlights her essential role in the forthcoming GCSE in Natural History as a highlight of her parliamentary career. She is a remarkable woman and it is a pleasure to work with her. Public consultation coming soon. Don’t know why the delay. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Ever get the feeling that you’re being had? Presenting: the great sewage scam | George Monbiot theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Lovely piece in the The Telegraph this week showcasing the best of our National Landscapes. We're lucky to have 46 beautiful National Landscapes across the UK.

Read the article 👇
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Discover towns, walks & days out in the Chilterns 👇
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Good to see Steve Reed recognise that the next Government must redouble action to halt wildlife decline, with a promise Labour would do it.

Hints here about policies, but lots left unsaid. We'll need much more detail ahead of the election, please.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

By voting to weaken Ofwat, how will The Labour Party meet its pledge, reported in The Guardian y'day, to 'clean up our #rivers , putting water companies under special measures & making law-breaking water bosses personally criminally liable if they refuse to stop illegal #sewage dumping'?

#BugsMatter #CitizenScience survey shows further decreases in UK insect numbers

🪰The troubling extent of #InsectDeclines in the UK has been highlighted once again by the 2023 Bugs Matter citizen science survey published today.

ℹ️ Read the full story 👇
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✉️ The latest edition of Food for Thought is out! This month we focus on endocrine disrupting chemicals ( #EDCs ) in #FoodContactMaterials

Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/3Ud1k3S

Zero Waste Europe Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)

#ToxicFreeFoodPackaging

Spring has sprung in the Mend the Gap programme area! 

We’re celebrating the unique plants of the south Chilterns. The Loddon lily thrives in the wet woodlands along the River Thames & has burst into flower in recent weeks. 

Tag us in your springtime photos!

📸 Dave Olinksi

Good story from the FT.

Given all but two companies do have maps of their sewerage infrastructure, it’s not clear to me how Southern Water can suggest it was just too expensive to map?!

Two UK water companies lack complete maps of sewage networks ft.com/content/cdda3b… via @ft

''Unacceptable', Thames Water admits.' Good on Flamstead Parish Council for calling out Thames Water 💧 for their record of 850+ hours of continuous sewage spills into the #RiverVer chalk stream this year. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Extraordinary work by the Green Finance Institute today shows that damage to nature is slowing the UK economy and could lead to a 12% reduction in GDP - that's £150-£300bn - as early as the 2030s.

All political parties serious about the economy must invest and regulate to #RestoreNatureNow .

A brilliant evening indeed, celebrating with Surrey Hills National Landscape & friends, incl Julian Glover, with his infectious optimism for the future of #NationalLandscapes , despite all the challenges we face.
Siôn McGeever National Landscapes Association The National Lottery Heritage Fund NEThamesSolent Drew Bennellick Chilterns National Landscape

Assistant Ranger Apprenticeship opportunity in the Tamar Valley! Funded by #TamaraScheme & National Trust, the apprentice will be based at Cotehele NT. Apply here: tamaralandscapepartnership.org.uk/opportunities
The Tamara Scheme funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

This #EarthDay2024 we're celebrating all our projects in the Chilterns National Landscape!

From chalk stream & grassland restoration to community gardens & nature-friendly farming, our staff, partners & volunteers work hard to enhance & conserve our beautiful #Chilterns .

EXCLUSIVE sewage scandal update! You probably thought you knew the story by now. I’m sorry to say it’s worse than that. Four whistleblowers told me some shocking stuff…. Read on….

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Grant funding available. Are you a landowner or land manager? Did you know you could apply for grant funding as part of the River Chess Smarter Water Catchment? 

From hedgerows to rain gardens – we want to hear from you!

Find our more & apply 👇
chesssmarterwatercatchment.org/about-the-proj…

It's always such a joy to join Dr Geeta Ludhra's walks. Looking fward to next Sunday's, themed 'Chalk, trees & hills with a sprinkling of ghosts, rabbits & Romans!'
#Chilterns #walking #Luton
Clare Warren Vicky Bowskill, Inklusive Nature CIC Kate Ashbrook Drew Bennellick Dr Gemma Harper National Landscapes Association