Latest News
Works to improve access through Denham Country Park are now underway
November 2024 update; Works to improve access through Denham Country Park are now underway. Bridges across ditches are currently being replaced and preparations....
Rural Reads
There is a wealth of books available to help people learn more about the environment around them, making exploration on the ground so much more rewarding. The following titles are recommended merely as a taster that will help you understand how and why your local patch of ‘England’s Green and Pleasant Land’ looks and functions in the way it does.
Spotlight
Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park
Act now to secure its legacy and potential!
Green Infrastructure Strategy
We have produced a Green Infrastructure Strategy that covers both the Colne and Crane Valleys. This strategy articulates the importance of the Colne and Crane landscapes, setting a vision and an approach to unite around. It has been prepared to address the significant and numerous challenges of the 21st century in this area and is a call for action that highlights a wide range of “greening” opportunities as well as river enhancement projects.
Improving Fishery Skills in the Colne Valley
Using funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), Colne Valley Fisheries Consultative (CVFC) in partnership with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is running the first of a series of fishery management courses for fishing club and syndicate fishery managers to enable them to develop the skills needed to prepare fishery management plans...
Floating Pennywort removal at New Denham and Uxbridge
You’ll never guess who was splashing about in the River Colne last week? It was two amazing teams of volunteer River Rangers.
Threats to the Colne Valley
There are many development proposals at the moment, it feels like ‘open season’ on the countryside of the Colne Valley Regional Park. We have been busy over recent weeks working on responses to planning applications and consultations for development proposals. Find out more…
Explore your Colne Valley Park – Our first edition is ready!
Our first newsletter welcoming you all to explore all the wonderful places and sites of the Colne Valley Park has been created and ready to read.
Drip Drop, Drip Drop…..
Drip drop… drip drop… there goes water from your tap! Do you ever wonder where your water comes from and how it affects your local environment?
Last week we were all talking about this at Drip Drop Summer School in four fun filled days with over 30 children at Iver Environment Centre. Together we dived deep into the topic of water awareness and conservation helping raise awareness on how your dripping tap is affecting your local river!