Environment
We take an active interest in environmental issues of concern specifically to Chorleywood residents including pollution in the River Chess, verges, trees, wild flower cutting and seeding, noise, air quality, loss of habitat, diversity, footpaths, hedges, and urbanisation to the detriment of of our green heritage.
Latest Environment News
Friends of Chorleywood Common
The Friends exist to conserve and safeguard the Common and to promote interest in it. To enable the Friends to continue as an independent, formally constituted, organisation, new members are required for its Executive Committee to fill the roles of Chairman,...
Chorleywood Common – Dogs on Lead
Chorleywood Parish Council request that all dogs are kept on a short, 2m long lead during the period 1 March to 31 July inclusive in specific areas of the Common. This is to promote and protect breeding birds and other wildlife. Chorleywood Common is a designated...
Poor lighting at Chorleywood Station car park
In last month’s newsletter we highlighted the issue with the very poor lighting in Chorleywood station car park. We have again contacted TfL and received a further update as follows: “Under instruction, Saba have installed 7 LED Solar lights as a temporary measure and...
CRA committee members inspect the sewage!
CRA Committee members Jane Tozer, Angela Killick and Jill Menghetti were invited to the Chesham Sewage Treatment Plant on February 15th. It was a fascinating visit - we saw what they are doing to increase capacity and reduce spillages into the River Chess. Read all...
The Big Plastic Count
Count your plastic for one week – 11th to 17th March 2024. For one week in March, thousands of schools, households, community groups and businesses will be coming together to count their plastic waste (what we can recycle and what goes into household waste) .Almost a...
Live-streamed Heron nest at Stocker’s Lake
Pictures from an active Grey Heron nest are currently being streamed live from nearby Stocker’s Lake courtesy of “Friends of Stocker’s Lake” (FoSL). To enjoy watching herons nesting, mating and (in due course) bringing up their young, all from the comfort of your...
Chorleywood Community Orchard – sheep grazing proposal
The Countryside Management Service (CMS) are working with TRDC on a proposal to manage the Community Orchard through sheep grazing. Grazing in the orchard is an ambition outlined in the latest Chorleywood House Estate Greenspace Action Plan GAP. To ensure the input...
Chiltern Society HS2, update no 7
The Chiltern Society gives twice-yearly Zoom updates on the HS2 work in the Chilterns. The 7th update was on 20th January. HS2 construction across the Chilterns is reaching a critical stage, and this talk showed the impact at several locations across the Colne Valley...
Disposing of Nitrous Oxide Canisters
Though the new law appears to have been effective in radically reducing the number of small silver nitrous oxide canisters on the Common, unfortunately we found some much larger canisters. Please do not put these nitrous oxide canisters in the bins. The council need...
Chorleywood Parade Transformation
As you will no doubt have seen, the flowerbeds are really flourishing. It’s been heartening to see lots of honey and bumble bees feasting on the geraniums and the lavender. It’s taken a great deal of work and watering to get to this stage, and we’d like to say a huge...