Fantastic Fungi Foray – 10th November
Sunday 10th November, 2pm – (Holy Trinity Church) – Join us on a guided walk with naturalist John Tyler, to explore and learn about fungi in Penn wood.
Wild Amersham logo design competition
We would like to invite young people aged 12 to 18 to design a logo for us, to be used as part of our communications in the future.
#NoMowAmersham
No Mow May is a movement started by the charity Plantlife. It encourages people to let their lawn (or part of their lawn) grow long in the month of May, so flowers can flower, and in the process, helping all kinds of pollinators and other mammals, birds and amphibians that feed on them. And it’s […]
A woodland walk through Chesham Bois
On Sunday 21 April join woodland expert John Morris on this walk to learn about the trees and other wildlife, how people used the woods in the past and the challenges of managing woodland today.
Nature Drawing workshop
17th of April, 10-12 am, Amersham Band Phil Dearman, a local artist and teacher, held a workshop on drawing nature. 12 people attended and enjoyed a morning of learning how to draw natural objects. Photo by Margaret Jaszowska on Unsplash
Mending the Misbourne: reviving a Chiltern chalk stream
Learn about the fascinating nature of chalk streams and what is being done to help the Misbourne chalk stream in the Chilterns.
Seed Swap
Wild Amersham held its first seed swap at March’s Repair Café. We were delighted to see so many members of the local community turn up and enthusiastically engage with swapping both flower and vegetable seeds in anticipation of the coming growing season. We had several goals for the seed swap. Seeds are typically sold in […]
Farming with nature: farmers, volunteers and nature in the Chilterns
Join us for a talk about how farmers, nature and volunteers have worked together for positive change in the Chilterns.
The countryside in winter – online talk by Wild Amersham & Prestwood Nature
When things look bare and cold, what nature might you see? Join naturalist and photographer John Tyler on an online tour of winter wildlife in the coming “The countryside in winter: wildlife in nature’s hardest season” on Wednesday 31st January.
Scything at St Mary’s school
Volunteers scythed the last of the wildflower meadow at St Mary’s School. On Saturday 25 November Wild Amersham and Amersham Band volunteers scythed the last of the wildflowers so that the meadow won’t get too many nutrients (which wildflowers don’t like) and raked up the ‘arisings’ into a compost heap for hedgehogs, slow worms and other […]