News – Toddington Countryside

The Chilterns Heritage and Archaeology Partnership: What’s that CHAP been doing?

Icknield Way, Promotion, Toddington / Tom / 2025-10-06

The Icknield Way Association is pleased to host a free talk in Toddington entitled: The Chilterns Heritage and Archaeology Partnership: What’s that CHAP been doing? by Dr Wendy Morrison, Heritage & Archaeology Manager for Chilterns National Landscape. CHAP is the Chilterns Heritage and Archaeology Partnership. This talk will outline some of the projects CHAP has carried out and […]

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Maintenance – to early Sept

Icknield Way, Improvement work, Toddington / Tom / 2025-09-07

Vegetation Clearance As the dry summer comes to an end we can expect lots of vegetation to grow again. Done some clearance in “the wet area” toward Chalgrave Manor (TOD79 & TOD99), more to do. The intention is to clear back the vegetation so that the wind and sun can help keep it dry. Although

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Bike ‘n Hike – Sat 13th Sept

Battlesden, Chalgrave, Harlington, Houghton Regis, Milton Bryan, Sundon, Tingrith, Toddington, Westoning / Tom / 2025-09-02

Each year there is a sponsored Bike’n Hike in support of Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust. Have fun cycling or walking to churches and chapels in your area and at the same time raised funds for your church or chapel. This year’s is Saturday 13th Sept – although the actual date is not that

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Maintenance – to early Aug

Icknield Way, Improvement work, Sundon, Toddington / Tom / 2025-08-10

Dropshort Marsh boardwalk I was made aware that the boardwalk at Dropshort Marsh had dropped a couple of weeks ago. Once reported to CBC their immediate response was that might need to close the path until they can find budget to be able to get a contractor to repair. I added some warning signs, as

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Beds Walking Festival

Chalton, Icknield Way, Promotion, Sundon, Toddington / Tom / 2025-07-18

This year’s Bedfordshire Festival of Autumn Walks takes place from Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 September. There will be walks for all abilities all over the county with history walks, nature walks and general walks where you can chat and meet fellow walkers. The Programme for the Festival has not been finalised but the walks

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Neighbourhood Plan

Environment, Promotion, Toddington / Tom / 2025-06-22

The Toddington Neighbourhood Plan will cover a serious of issues, but one of them is the Green Infrastructure. Toddington households have had a leaflet and we talked to many folk at the Village Fete. But please come along to the ‘drop in’ sessions to express your views. We also need to form a sub-group to

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Glebe clearance

Environment, Improvement work, Toddington / Tom / 2025-06-22

Last Wednesday (18th June) we welcomed the Chiltern Society, North Chilterns Path Maintenance Volunteers to the Glebe in Toddington. On a very hot day they cleared vegetation in the Glebe to make the paths more accessible. Thank fully two out of three tasks were in the shade but after three hours the team set of

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Ongoing Chalton Path Closure

Chalton / Tom / 2025-05-24

The path between the sewage works and the substation has been closed for some years due to surface water flooding off the works and across the path due to a blocked culvert. The current CBC closure notice is here, see Chalton Footpath 46. I am aware this was a popular circular route from Chalton. It

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Maintenance – April/May

Icknield Way, Improvement work, Toddington / Tom / 2025-05-19

Glebe bridges We have continued cleaning bridges to reveal condition of deck boards, such as the two bridges at the bottom of the Glebe, which were acceptable, but the centre bridge in the Glebe had a broken board and couple very dangerous. So this become an immediate replacement, there are others that need replacement when

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Maintenance – March

Improvement work / Tom / 2025-03-25

Cowbridge to Woodcock Wood Have done a few things on this path (TOD47). Cleaned the bridge over the River Flit, which revealed a rotten deck board, so replaced the board. The bridge by Woodcock Wood also had several rotten boards which we have replaced. One of the supports for the handrails was rotting so have

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