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28/08/2026

Are you trough enough?? Some days we venture out without 🫨🫨 to save them from the less pleasant, whiffy tasks....

In preparation for the Return of the Cows in the next couple of weeks, Steph and Elspeth went out to clean out the trough, fishing out dead animals and sludge before refilling with deliciously fresh water.

Fences were fixed and toxic yew cut back from the boundary.... Sands Bank is ready to welcome back the cattle to graze into the autumn. This is a really important part of the management of this site to keep it in tip top condition for the gabillion butterflies which live on the wildflowers which grow there. 🦋🐄🦋🐄🦋🐄🦋

27/08/2026

More projects in action this week! on Saturday with wonderful volunteers and families who helped us build a raised bed and fill it with friendly plants.... A partnership project with FEEUK.

And our last Rebel Rangers session of the summer hols 😭😭 We had the pleasure of the help and great company of 9 young people who helped pick litter out of our river then investigate the life forms which lie beneath..... 🐟🦞🪱🪰

27/08/2026

If you are free on Sunday 27th September from 7-9pm, Wycombe Community & Climate Café have organised a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing, an eye-opening film bringing together nine leading UK scientists and experts with the latest evidence.

Find out more about what is happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK and for us locally?

More details and booking in the link:

National Emergency Briefing: Community Screening and Discussion – St. Andrews Church, Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, Sun 27 Sep 2026 - Community Screening organised by Wycombe Community & Climate Café What is happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK an...

25/08/2026

Interested in food and growing, don’t know where to start or already growing and keen to pick up tips or simply interested in what is happening locally?

Don’t miss the August Community and Climate Cafe get together at the Grow Together Bucks Community Allotment! This is a fabulous opportunity to see a beautiful allotment open to everyone, with amazing produce grown by a mixed group of Wycombe residents.

Meet at 7pm, 27th August at Wrights Meadow Centre to walk round the corner to the allotment together.

This FREE event is part of our partner lead Pride of Place programme helping residents to live more sustainably!

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25/08/2026

25/08/2026

Together with our partners FEEUK (Foundation for Educational Excellence) we are hosting a series of FREE events for young people aged 11-24 to help make a positive difference in our local community.

The Green Wycombe Initiative will help young people connect with our local environment, build valuable new skills, and take action to protect our planet for generations to come.

More details can be found on our Eventbrite page or feel free to call us on 01494 474486 for more information. https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/bringing-biodiversity-to-wycombe-with-fee-uk-4855875

Please share this message to help spread the word and get the next generation involved in making Wycombe Green!!

20/08/2026

We were at Highfield Woods today with our Green Thursday volunteers where we retrieved this small mountain of rubbish. Weighing in at 180kg and filling the back of our van, the vast majority of this litter had been dumped over the fences of neighbouring properties. This just ruins our greenspaces for people and wildlife alike, so everybody, PLEASE, dispose of your rubbish responsibly! The local woods are not a landfill site! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Oh, and we also found a beautiful example of a Chicken of the Woods fungus growing on a dead cherry tree (final pic)!

17/08/2026

Buckinghamshire Council are looking for a Biodiversity Data and Projects Officer to join their team. More details in the link: https://jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/343243/

15/08/2026

Spotted at White Hart Street! Not one but TWO Hummingbird Hawkmoth caterpillars as well as a moth! We think they're enjoying the bedstraw in the planters. Every year, these critters migrate to the UK from the Mediterranean and North Africa and 2026 seems to be a bumper year for hawkmoths with the hot weather driving high numbers.

Speaking of the hot weather, it's been a challenge keeping the plants alive at White Hart Street in these temperatures. Unfortunately, we have had to remove some plants that have died so some of the planters are looking a bit sparse, but there is absolutely no point trying to plant anything until the weather changes 🙏 So, THANK YOU to our volunteers who keep coming out in the hot weather to help us keep on top of things.

14/08/2026

Another day removing litter from the river. Thank you to our amazing volunteers today who helped us remove the litter and open up the central channel to allow the river to flow at the pace it should.

Come and join us on the next session this coming Monday where we will be doing a similar thing in the centre of town.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-our-wycombe-town-centre-river-clean-tickets-1992202650757