News for Colne Valley Park north
05/04/24
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Sewage Pollution of the River Colne in Harefield Makes the National News
Harefield was the focus of media attention last week with representatives from BBC London News Channel4 News and Reuters all gathered to see the polluted River Colne.
22/02/23
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment works visit
Tony Booker - ColneCAN lead visited Maple Lodge Sewage Treatment works with members of the Three Rivers District Council water quality partnership team and the council leader Sarah Nelmes.
14/02/23
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Floating Pennywort Appeal
The Colne Valley Park have launched an appeal to improve river habitats by tackling 2 non-native invasive species that are strangling our local water courses: floating pennywort and Himalayan balsam.
16/01/23
– News for Colne Valley Park north
HS2 Discharge
Anglers from Colne Valley Fisheries Consultative collected photographs and water samples of a pollution incident on Christmas Eve. This has been reported to the Environment Agency.
09/02/18
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Colne Valley CIC Statement on HS2
The Colne Valley Community Intrest Company (CIC) has relased a statement on HS2.
You can read it by clicking here...
08/11/17
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Falling water levels
Water levels at Maple Lodge Nature Reserve have fallen 32cm in just 2 weeks! This is the most sudden level drop ever recorded at this site. Other lakes and rivers in the Colne Valley have been experiencing low water levels.
18/06/17
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Help secure £2M+ for the Colne Valley
The Colne Valley Landscape Partnership is seeking views on the Colne Valley and the proposed ‘Landscape on the Edge’ bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund – and you can help! Please fill in the questionnaire at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ColneValleyLPS
06/07/15
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Signing the Colne Valley Charter
MP's signed the Colne Valley charter last week in support of the Colne Valley Regional Park.
23/06/15
– News for Colne Valley Park north
'Making Funding Applications' Workshop
The Angling Trust has organised a workshop in Denham on Monday 29th June. If your fishery needs some protection from predators or improvements to access, this fund and meeting could help you get it.
19/01/15
– News for Colne Valley Park north
High Speed 2
The High Speed 2 select committee visited the Colne Valley Park on 15th January to see the impacts of HS2 and meet local residents and organisations to hear about how the scheme will affect them.
21/07/14
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Local Businesses help their local countryside
At the attractive location of the Old Orchard in Harefield, with its stunning views over the Colne Valley, directors of the Colne Valley Park CIC presented certificates to the Colne Valley Park's Founding Corporate Supporters in recognition of their valuable contribution to the Regional Park.
30/09/13
– News for Colne Valley Park north
Grand Union Canal Backwater
The Environment Agency undertook a fish survey in a backwater next to the Grand Union Canal at Harefield last Tuesday. This backwater was created last year and is already showing encouraging results with many species of fish of varying ages being recorded. Two Kingfishers were spotted during the course of the day.