PUTTING NATURE FIRST

A local charity is calling out to local nature lovers to tell them about their Wendover conservation efforts.

For almost 60 years, the Chiltern Society have been restoring and protecting green and blue spaces across the Chilterns. With a lack of centralised resource and coordination to support nature projects, the role of local charities, communities, groups, and landowners is increasingly critical. The charity wants to hear from people from Wendover to Tring to join a pilot partnership that will help inspire, connect and propel projects to have even greater impact.

The new Community Wildbelt project will mean that - collectively – residents can make a greater difference and create the connected network of spaces that nature so desperately needs to recover.

The Chiltern Society’s Amanda Barnicoat is managing the pilot. "We know there is a wealth of expertise, passion and goodwill, she says, "but groups often work in isolation or without means to progress. We hope this project will coordinate and join up local efforts, offering support to help create a model of local ownership that can be rolled out to other areas."

The Community Wildbelt project joins the Chiltern Society’s existing ‘roving’ conservation teams that work on nature projects, including the charity’s own Cobblers Pits reserve near Aston Clinton (photo).

As development spirals, nature disappears and the impacts of climate change affect us all, the Chiltern Society relies on local people; its members and volunteers, to ensure it can tackle these challenges now and for years to come.

To find out how to get in touch and get involved, visit the charity’s website and social media. See advert page 15.