Welcome to the
Revive the Wye Website
The River Wye is special for many reasons that are briefly described on this website. It is one of only a few rare chalk stream habitats in the South Buckinghamshire Chilterns. For many centuries the Wye has also been the main natural artery through Wycombe District and High Wycombe town, providing the foundation for the area’s economic and social development. It has a fascinating history.
All rivers need people to protect and care for them. That’s the challenge taken on by Revive the Wye.
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About Revive the Wye
Revive the Wye is a community partnership. It aims to protect and improve the natural environment of the River Wye and to make it a special place that people can enjoy and in which wildlife can flourish.
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About the River Wye
Follow the course of the Wye from its source in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the Thames. See the beauty of its natural landscape and contrasts as it weaves through High Wycombe.
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Our Purpose
Look at Our Purpose – what we want to achieve over the next 20 years. If you have been inspired by what we are doing, think how you can Support Us
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About Chalk Streams
85% of the World’s chalk streams are found in England. Learn why Chalk Streams are so special and why the work that Revive the Wye is doing is so important to improving the Wye’s Ecological Status.
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Support Us
Become a Volunteer, join our Friends of the Wye supporters group or make a Donation. There is plenty of scope to do what interests you most, even just learning about the Wye. It can be fun and rewarding.
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A Historical Snapshot
The water power of the River Wye left the area a fascinating legacy of parklands, industrial mills used for grinding corn into flour and then for papermaking, and of rioting mill workers.
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