Wycombe Friends of the Earth

Pann Mill Open day
2025-05-11 11:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Pann Mill, The Rye (nr Busy Bees nursery), High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Enjoy a walk round the Rye and stop in on Pann Mill for cake/tea/coffee and view the variety of stands (books, plants, brick-a-brack, charity groups etc).
Flour made in Pann Mill is usually on sale (dependent on water levels).
Likely environmental stalls: Wycombe Friends of the Earth and Revive the Wye.
Coincides with the Sunday of National mills weekend (https://nationaltoday.com/national-mills-weekend).

Anniversary of Wycombe Environment Centre (2001)
2025-05-17 | Wycombe Environment Centre, Chilterns Shopping Centre,, High Wycombe, HP13 5ES
The Wycombe Environment Centre was founded in 17 May 2001 by Frances Alexander and the steering group. After a large Biffa grant, they acquired a multistory building near the Rye Park, which opened to the public in 2003. In 2010 the charity had to move out, but found a new building in West Wycombe Rd a few years later. Finally, it moved to Chilterns Shopping Centre in 2014 and has been there (on and off) until today.
To contact WEC you can message them via Facebook – www.facebook.com/WycombeEnvironmentCentre

Walk to school week
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-23
Join over a million pupils and their families to celebrate walking to school.
Challenge everyone in your school to walk every day during Walk to School Week and make a real difference to your children’s happiness and wellbeing.
UK.
Every 3rd Monday of May, till Friday.

Bee day
2025-05-20
Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities.
Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity.
Every 20th May. Worldwide.

Biodiversity day
2025-05-22
The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
Every 22nd May. Worldwide

OTHER ECO GROUPS & EVENTS
2025-06-01
Click links below…
List of environmental events in the Wycombe area
This is a more detailed listing of individual events. It is a pinned post on the Facebook page of Wycombe Env Centre.
List of environmental organisations in the Wycombe area
Another way to find out re events. Click on the link to the organisation’s website and search for ‘what’s on’, events or similar.

Re-Use Shop 'Refresh' EVERY DAY EXCEPT Monday
2025-06-01, 2025-07-01 | Chilterns Shopping Centre, Unit 8, Chilterns Shopping Centre, Frogmoor, High Wycombe, HP13 5ES, United Kingdom
For opening times see https://www.instagram.com/refreshthemarketplace.
Refresh Wycombe is a wonderful scrap store based in the Chiltern Shopping Centre, right here in the heart of High Wycombe. Our aim is to encourage you to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Create. We have a huge selection of surplus and unwanted stock all donated by local businesses and individuals. You may be a crafter, a teacher, an artist or a maker. We have fantastic fabrics, textiles, haberdashery items, cards, papers, foils, and shelves full of materials just waiting for you to give it a second life and use it on your next project. We are open to everyone and located near the Primark entrance inside the Chiltern Shopping Centre.

Follow us on Social Media to get all the latest news.
Facebook – Refreshwycombe
Instagram – @refreshwycombe
Website – www.refreshwycombe.org

'Wycombe Env Projects' meeting - MOST MONDAYS
2025-06-02 18:30 - 19:00
Wycombe Environment Projects (WEP) is a projects group run by the charity Wycombe Environment Centre.
WEP is not a forum for discussion, but for action, to cut carbon and boost biodiversity.
The group meets weekly for half an hour by Zoom on most Mondays at 6.30 pm.
If you would like to join in, please email penelope.trustee@refreshwycombe.org
Group was setup 10th Feb 2021.

Bicycle day
2025-06-03
The bicycle is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation. Active transport is not only healthy, but also cost-effective for shorter distances.
Every 3rd June. Worldwide.

Wycombe FoE Monthly Meeting
2025-06-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-07-02 19:30 - 21:00
Format of meeting (Zoom and/or Physical location).
Agenda will be published a few days beforehand on our Home page – www.wycombefoe.org.uk.
Non-members please email us at wycombefoe@yahoo.co.uk for a Zoom invitation.
We welcome new input and faces, so let’s hear from you.

Environment Day
2025-06-05
United Nations World Environment Day is a day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries.
Above all, it is the ‘people’s day’ for doing something to take care of the Earth or become an agent of change. That ‘something’ can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action or involve a crowd.
See website for events and more information.
Worldwide. Every 5th June.

Chiltern Rangers Conservation MOST THURSDAYS
2025-06-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Wycombe Lido Swimming pool, The Rye , HighWycombe, United Kingdom
Most Thursdays the Chiltern Rangers run a volunteer conservation group which is open to all.
Come along and meet the group at Wycombe Rye Lido Car Park and keep fit while helping to take care of your local environment at woodlands.
Tools, gloves and hot drinks are provided. Please wear stout footwear and appropriate clothing suitable for outdoors activities and the weather. If you would like to get involved then please contact them – info@chilternrangers.co.uk
Check their website for details and more events.

Degrowth Day
2025-06-07 08:00 - 17:00
Degrowth challenges the prevailing growth-centric economic and social paradigms. It advocates for a reduction in material and energy used in production and consumption to align human activities with ecological limits, and requires that this reduction is planned and democratic. A key part of this change is to ensure social justice and enhance well-being for all.
Every 1st Sat of June

Oceans day
2025-06-08
World Oceans Day is the United Nations’ recognized day of ocean celebration and action.
Worldwide. Every 8th June.

Bike week
2025-06-09 - 2025-06-15
Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual celebration to showcase cycling. Thousands of people all over the UK enjoy the simple pleasure of riding a bike.
Search the website for events near you.
Monday to Sunday from end May or from early June. UK.

Wycombe Repair Café
2025-06-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Church Street, Church Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2DE, United Kingdom
The Wycombe Repair Café is a project run by the charity Wycombe Environment Centre. The Repair Café is located in All Saints Parish Church in the centre of High Wycombe. Bring your broken household items (mechanical, textile or small electrical) and we may be able to repair it. Either way, there will be no charge (except if a new part is required), although any donations will be very welcome.
Every 2nd Saturday of the month, in High Wycombe.
(note also that there are other Repair Cafes nearby, eg in Flackwell Heath, Marlow and Hazlemere)

Anniversary of Wycombe Food Hub (2020)
2025-06-15
Wycombe Food Hub was founded on 15th June 2020 as a Non-profit group.
(it later became a CIC on 6th Aug 2020)

Refill Day
2025-06-16
World Refill Day is a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste.
Along with our planet-protecting partners, and thousands of everyday activists around the world, we’re calling on businesses, brands and governments to join the refill and reuse revolution and help make single-use plastic a thing of the past.
As a global movement, we have the power to create a wave of change. By choosing to reuse, we’re saving millions of pieces of plastic and sending a message to the rest of the world that the solutions to plastic pollution and the climate crisis are there – and together we can keep our environment, oceans, cities and communities plastic-free for the future.
Worldwide, every 16th June.

Desertification and Drought day
2025-06-17
United Nations day to combat desertification and drought.
​There is probably no greater issue than land in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals that touches everyone. From the food we eat, to the clothes we wear and the houses we live – it all stems from land resources. In order to “leave no one behind” as proclaimed in the new Sustainable Development Goals, achieving land degradation neutrality needs to be in the forefront to meet our requirements and develop sustainability.
Every 17th June. Worldwide.

Clean air day (UK)
2025-06-20
Clean Air Day is a chance for the UK to come together and improve air quality through collective action.
Find out more about air pollution and how it can impact your health.
3rd Thursday of June, UK

London Climate Action Week
2025-06-21 00:00 - 2025-06-29 23:59
London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is an annual event bringing together world leading array of climate professionals and communities.
LCAW has become the largest independent climate change event in Europe. It aims to influence and shape global climate action but is also rooted in the reality of London as a global City. LCAW aims to be a catalyst to help London accelerate its transformation towards a net zero, equitable and resilient future.
Usually starts 3rd or 4th Sat in June. London.

Rainforest day
2025-06-22
A collaborative effort to raise awareness and encourage action to save one of Earth’s most precious resources, our rainforests.
Worldwide, every 22 June.

OTHER ECO GROUPS & EVENTS
2025-07-01
Click links below…
List of environmental organisations in the Wycombe area
Another way to find out re events. Click on the link to the organisation’s website and search for ‘what’s on’, events or similar.

'Wycombe Env Projects' - NO MEETING (Summer Break)
2025-07-07 18:30 - 19:00

World population day
2025-07-11
In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.
Global population size also has an affect on earth resources as well as total greenhouse gas emissions.

Worldwide, every 11th July.

For events local to High Wycombe email highwycombegroup@populationmatters.org
For events further afield, see www.populationmatters.org.

Pann Mill Open day
2025-07-13 11:00 - 17:00 | Pann Mill, The Rye (nr Busy Bees nursery), High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ, United Kingdom
Enjoy a walk round the Rye and stop in on Pann Mill for cake/tea/coffee and view the variety of stands.
Flour made in Pann Mill is usually on sale (dependent on water levels).
Possible environmental stalls: High Wycombe Beekeepers (sale of locally produced honey)
Usually on second Sunday of July.
