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
14/01/25
– News for River Chess
Latest news from Chilterns Chalk Streams - January 2025 Update
All sorts of brilliant things are happening as part of the Chiltern Chalk Streams project under the Chess Smarter Water Catchment, a great model for the rest of the catchment and what could be achieved more widely given more funding.
03/01/25
– News for Rivers Gade and Bulbourne
Gadebridge Park river restoration project update December 24
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27/11/24
– News
When it comes to solving river problems, nothing is ever simple
RECENT heavy rain has brought the discharge of raw sewage into our rivers and waterways back into sharp focus. Here, TONY BOOKER explains some of the complexities that make finding a lasting solution to the problem so depressingly elusive.
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!