Interactive Map
Search the interactive map: select from a list of categories to bring up icons showing the location and information of walks, bike rides, places to visit, tasty local products and plenty more across the Chilterns areaLatest News
In part 1 of this story we told how in 1853 Benjamin North built a furniture factory in West Wycombe. He died in 1881 and his son, also Benjamin, took over the running of the business...
Activities
Home learning resources with a Chilterns focus
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust has a new podcast which is worth a listen, plus a guide to January Wildlife and how to help wildlife at home.
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trusts are running lots of online events – find out about amphibians, minibeasts, badgers, local geology, winter birds and much more in their cracking series of webinars.
Our friends at the Chiltern Open Air Museum have 17 downloadable resources to help out, each one based on a building at the museum. If you’re tapping into the BBC’s impressive schedule of home learning then you can play “Spot the COAM” on episodes of Horrible Histories, as we’re told it appears more than once!
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has a whole range of learning resources in their "Zoo School" covering EYFS to KS4.
For the little ones...
Enjoy this colouring sheet of the Chilterns (mapping Chinnor to Princes Risborough)
Colouring sheet number two asks children to draw their dream house in the Chilterns
Do you know which birds of prey make the Chilterns their home? Explore with colouring sheet number three!
Learn how to record the plants and pollinators in your garden with this great online training session from PoMs (UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme).
Find out about the Chilterns Conservation Board's work on planning issues and our position on developments which could have a major negative impact on the Chilterns AONB. The Board has also published a wide range of detailed guidance on building, restoring and renovating properties in the Chilterns.
If you'd like to get involved in caring for the Chilterns, or promoting its special character to the public, there are plenty of opportunities. Take a look at what's on offer - there's something to suit everyone!
Do you own or manage a small woodland? The Chiltern Woodlands Project offers help with management plans, felling advice, surveys, grant applications and much more. Director John Morris has over 30 years experience in woodland management.
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Featured Publications
Some beautifully-illustrated books and other publications on the Chilterns, its wildlife and special features.
Chilterns Cycleway Guidebook
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Famous People of the Chilterns booklet
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