Litter picking
We are fortunate to live in a town in the beautiful Chiltern area of Bucks and yet too often the landscape is used as a place to dump litter. From our streets to our parks and woodlands you can find rubbish at every turn. Not only is this unsightly but it poses a danger to […]
Tree planting in Amersham
If we are to meet the Government’s target to become carbon net zero by 2050 we need to plant more trees throughout the UK. The UK’s current woodland cover is a woeful 13% and this has to increase. The Chilterns is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) with trees, hedges and wildflower planting, all […]
Carbon Footprint Calculator
This is a simple tool provided by WWF to give individuals a clear idea of their annual CO2e emissions, together with recommendations for improvement. Another tool, to calculate the footprint of individuals or households, is available here.
Rewilding Britain
Rewilding Britain is driving the rewilding movement, with local projects and networks. The website is full of information and ideas about rewilding.
Wildlife Trust
The Berkshire Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust has a vision of a wilder local area. They’re restoring nature across these beautiful counties and empowering people to connect with their local wildlife.
National Biodiversity Network
The National Biodiversity Network is the UK’s largest partnership for nature. Thirty thousand records are made every day by data partners. As a partnership they are gathering wildlife information across the UK.
GreenFacts
The GreenFacts initiative is a non-profit project with an independent Scientific Board and a non-advocacy policy. Their mission is to bring complex scientific consensus reports on health and the environment to the reach of non-specialists.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum has lots of information about biodiversity and projects that are being carried out about biodiversity such as using genomic technologies to rapidly assess biodiversity in complex ecosystems and the origins of marine biodiversity. Take a look!
Repair Café
Repair Cafés are meetings where local people can bring along broken, household items for simple repairs. Items repaired include home appliances, clothing, bicycles and tools. The Cafés are manned by volunteers who have the skills to complete simple repairs whilst people wait. We are planning on opening a Repair Café in Amersham. If you would […]
Sustainable Amersham at the Christmas market
In December 2020, with Christmas fast approaching, we took a market stall to show people some easy ways to make Christmas more sustainable. So much waste is created at this time of year. About 125,000 tonnes of plastic packaging alone is thrown out rather than recycled and much of it ends up in our environment. […]