Wild Amersham (nature and biodiversity)

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Amersham is located on chalk, a geological feature that features wildflower meadows, internationally rare chalk streams and ancient beech woods. It also has much arable land and many lovely gardens which, if managed well, can also host wildlife.

We help people explore local nature through Wild Amersham nature events. For further exploration of local nature, you could attend an event by another local group or explore these lovely local places:

• The Memorial Garden in Old Amersham in Old Amersham maintained by volunteers from Amersham in Bloom with a small pond, birds and a small wildflower garden.
• St Mary’s churchyard in Old Amersham boasts spring flowers and huge yews. 
• Amersham Museum has a delightful secluded medicinal garden. 
• Pondwicks is a small community orchard along the River Misbourne and lovely ancient architecture, behind the Pondwicks Estate off School Lane. 
• Church Mead, the area behind the Memorial Gardens, has ancient apple trees, a grassy lawn, and the River Misbourne to look at from the benches. 
• Barn Meadow is located north of Old Amersham High Street. It has imposing walnut and willow trees and places to sit along the river as well as space to play.  
• Shardeloes lake is a fifteen minute walk west of Amersham; overlooked by the imposing Shardeloes house, the lake hosts many waterbirds. 
• Following the Misbourne east from Tesco, Amersham water meadows hosts a range of birdlife as well as arable plants along the paths. 
• Penn Wood has many lovely footpaths and a plethora of mushrooms in Autumn. 
• Hervines Park has a community orchard, playing fields and extensive woodland to explore.
• Chesham Bois boasts a good stretch of ancient woodland, a restored traditional village pond and an ancient common. 
• Coleshill Common has some lovely woodland, springs, a central meadow and an old village pond with amphibians and reptiles.  
• Frogmore Meadows near Chenies consists of three ancient wildflower meadows. 
• Willow Wood is a new woodland being created by Amersham Town Council behind Stanley Hill cemetery, where it also grows a yearly ornamental meadow. 

You can also download a free walk or join a guided walk, for example: 

• 2.5 mile circular Chesham riverside and woodland walk along the river Chess
• 4 mile circular Station to Station walk (paper copy from Amersham Museum)
• 5 mile circular River Misbourne Walk offers two relatively short routes along the Misbourne (from the Amersham Society) 
• 5 mile circular Chess Valley walk (paper copy from Amersham Museum)
• 8 mile Drovers’ walk (paper copy from Amersham Museum)