Our Vision is that:
The Colne Catchment is a place where people are working together to protect and improve the water environment for everyone.
Water is clean, plentiful and, sensitively managed, meeting the needs of all those that rely on its resource but enabling it to reach its full biological potential, supporting rich and diverse populations of fish, birds and other wildlife. The Catchment is a healthy, economically vibrant environment, creating a natural and attractive amenity for people to enjoy and improving social wellbeing for present and future generations.
Aims
Latest news
26/03/21
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Eel Passage Project
The Colne Valley Regional Park are working with Affinity Water to improve migratory routes for the critically endangered European Eel across the lower Colne Catchment.
26/02/21
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Environment Agency Consultation - Updating the determination of water stressed areas in England
The Environment Agency are consulting on whether new areas should be classified as water stressed.
23/02/21
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The Lower Colne Catchment Floating Pennywort Removal Project
This project aims to reduce the amount of this very successful invasive species in the river Colne. After promising progress in 2019, Covid 19 restrictions led to setbacks in 2020. The project is at a crossroads, this article explains why and how it was set up, its very valuable initial progress and how it can get back on track and in control of Floating pennywort again.
Catchment areas of the River Colne
Roll over the map to highlight the individual catchments, click to visit the action plan for that catchment.
You can help in many ways: from saving water at home to more hands-on practical work with the rivers themselves. You may also have ideas about new or existing projects – we would like to hear them!