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The Hughenden Stream conservation – Tuesday 5 October 2021
Huge thanks to everyone who joined the party of ten River Wye Conservation Volunteers tackling overgrown vegetation on the Hughenden Stream in Hughenden Park.It proved to be a slow and difficult job, both in the stream and on the banks, but it was well worth the...
Friends of the Wye River Walk
Willie Reid led fifteen Friends of the Wye on a walk along the river on 3 July 2021. Willie set a steady pace and he entertained us with some fascinating facts about the river and its no longer extant mill sites. We took the opportunity to check for invasive Indian...
Trouble blooming on the Dyke
Thanks to everyone who has let us know of the situation on the Dyke. It has been reported to Buckinghamshire Council and the Environment Agency. The BBC has a news item on its web site which you might find interesting. You can find it at: 'Rancid smell' coming from...
Volunteers in action on Holywell Mead Wetland
The River Wye Conservation Volunteers were in action on the Holywell Mead wetland area on 16 June 2021, making a start on removing unwanted nettles and other invasive plants. Thanks go to leader Roger, and volunteers Jane, Marion, Mike and Steve.
Desborough Recreation Ground Vegetation Removal
The River Wye Conservation Volunteers were in action on Desborough Recreation Ground on 12 June 2021 removing excess vegetation which was slowing the flow of the stream. Thanks go to leader Roger, and volunteers Bill, Christine, Clare, Hilary, Jak, and Simon.
Hughenden stream started to flow again
In January this year the stream at Hughenden started to flow again from a spring half way up Spring Rising but in February it was thought that there had been a sewage discharge from the pumping station and the National Trust put up signs advising people to keep...
New Clothes for the RTW website
Welcome to our new website We have been busy in the background through the past 3 months reworking the website and updating it. That work is substantially complete, but we are still working in some of the areas. If you find anything broken or have some feedback for us...
Good News – Not much balsam bashing needed this year
Having walked the areas where we usually need to do balsam clearance, we found very few plants this year. The conservation volunteer leaders Judy and Keith, socially distancing with Roger decided that we could clear the offending plants in one session without...
Friends of the Wye Newsletter
Welcome. We hope you are keeping well and making the most of the difficult times during the Covid-19 restrictions. Like other organisations we’ve had to put our activities on hold but we’re taking this opportunity to prepare for the better times to come. It’s very...
Good News – Hughenden Stream Flowing again
River Warden Jean James has let us know that the Hughenden Stream is flowing again !See her report and photo below: The Hughenden Stream has been dry until December 2019 with grass, nettles, willow herb and brambles mainly, growing across the riverbed. On 23rd...
River Wye Conservation Volunteers at Holywell Mead
Eleven River Wye Conservation Volunteers met today in the wetland area of Holywell Mead to clear vegetation and pull nettles. The result was an area cleared for the Spring emergence of native plants which we are encouraging to develop in the area. The nettle pulling...
RtW Tools grant from Wycombe District Council
We are pleased to announce that Revive the Wye and Friends of the Wye have been awarded a last minute grant from WDC to help continue our work. The funding – which was awarded for activities carried out in March – is part of a wider #Teamup2Cleanup campaign organised...
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