Our river heroes take on the challenge….

Our river heroes take on the challenge…. This grey, but mild Sunday in March saw a strong team of 15 committed volunteers show up to help tackle the big problem…

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Let’s get walking, let’s get exploring..

Stephen & Oona Hempenstall In our Explore your Colne Valley Park first edition we introduced our 18 circular walks, spread across the valley. After reading about them, Oona and Stephen…

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Colne Valley Trail Signage Improvement

Colne Valley Trail Signage Improvement The Colne Valley Trail weaves its way through the heart of the Regional Park and connects the major towns in the Valley including Staines, Uxbridge…

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Introducing Staines Moor

Staines Moor is a Historic and Scenic Landscape Covering over 500 hectares of open countryside; the moor consists of flood meadows, the Staines and King George VI reservoirs and a…

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Heathrow Expansion: our reaction to the Court of Appeal’s Ruling

Heathrow expansion – a project of unprecedented scale that includes a third runway – poses a grave threat to the Colne Valley Regional Park and the wider environment of the…

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Meet Paul, Trustee of Colne Valley Park, and a dedicated volunteer in our Colne Valley Visitor’s Centre

Meet Paul, a Trustee of  Colne Valley Park and a dedicated volunteer in our Colne Valley Visitor’s centre. “Paul, please tell us more about what a visitor can find here?” Well…

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Denham walk for wildlife and water, with Chris Packham

On December 29th, around 1,000 people turned out for a peaceful protest walk against HS2, organised by campaigners at Denham Country Park, to hear more about the destruction being caused…

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Friends of Stockers Lake and the Jain Community

Stocker’s Lake is a precious nature reserve within the Colne Valley Regional Park and is next to Rickmansworth Aquadrome. The Lake was featured in our first Colne Valley Park newsletter…

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Colne Valley Regional Park

NEWS that the Government has decided to press ahead with HS2 comes as a deep disappointment

Like everyone opposed to the scheme, we had hoped an independent review might spell the end to this controversial and eye-wateringly expensive project, which is already cutting an unsightly swathe…

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Colne Valley Visitor’s Centre and Green and Wild birthday parties

The visitor centre is located in Denham Country Park near Uxbridge and is the central information point for the whole of the Colne Valley Regional Park. It is staffed by…

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