For wellbeing and wildlife

Friends of the Wye Conservation Volunteers supported the Thames21 PlasticBlitz, and Chiltern Rangers, by cleaning the back stream from Kingsmead to the Ford at Beech Road. This was prior to, and in preparation for, a planned Chalk Chairs and Cherries River Wye...

Friends of the Wye volunteers took their display to Wooburn Parkfest and Pann Mill Open Day and were pleased to meet many visitors and share information with them about our important chalk stream. At Pann Mill, in addition to our display of live river wildlife, we...

Friends of the Wye volunteers had a display at the Pann Mill open day, informing visitors about our important chalk stream and showing some of the wildlife that makes it their home.

Friends of the Wye Conservation Volunteers were in action, litter picking and removing overgrown vegetation from the stream. There was more litter than expected both in the river and on the banks and heavy barrow loads of excess vegetation had to be moved to where the...

On a glorious spring morning we had 11 volunteers at the work party on the Rye. We worked in three groups in different places, with most people in the river removing dead branches from the river bed, and doing some cutting of overhanging branches. We created nine...

Our latest work party took place on March 18th, with our best turnout yet – fifteen volunteers on the sunniest morning that we can remember. At Hughenden Manor we were met by National Trust Area Ranger, Nick Charon and a trainee Ranger. Nick brought most of the tools...

Our Riverfly Monitors are pleased to share these short videos of Caddis and Mayfly nymphs. These cased Caddisfly (Limnephilidae) were netted during riverfly sampling in the River Wye at Kingsmead near High Wycombe in January 2022. This family may build their cases...

A resident, who lives across the river from High Wycombe Lawn Tennis Club contacted us recently, via our website, expressing concern that the overgrown vegetation on the banks of the club was trapping debris in the river and affecting the brown trout spawning areas...

Following a request from Buckinghamshire Council, Friends of the Wye River Wye Conservation Volunteers worked hard to clear in-stream vegetation to reveal the river and speed its flow. Thanks to volunteers Bill and Ed who made a huge difference as can be seen in the...

We've now had three work parties at Hughenden Park during October, November and December.  One of our volunteers, Bill Smith, has created a video showing the stream in various stages of our improvements, and has included some of the photos of our River Wye...

Judy and Keith led an intrepid team of 11 volunteers continuing to clear excess vegetation in the Hughenden Stream.Despite a full-on downpour as the team waited to start work, and heavy rain showers during the morning, spirits were not dampened and no one...

Mike Overall who chaired the Revive the Wye Partnership since its formation in 2007 stood down as RTW chairman at the end of last year and the RTW Steering Group unanimously welcomed Penelope Tollitt as Mike’s successor. Penelope is well known to supporters of the...