17/04/24
– News
Local River Pollution Problems need Solutions
The poor state of our local rivers has had exposure in the media, but we need to move the conversation on to examine the detail of the causes and importantly to what solutions are being implemented to reverse this decline.
09/04/24
– News
Riverfly newsletter
Together with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust the Chiltern Chalkstreams project have published their first ever annual riverfly newsletter.
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.
29/02/24
– News for Rivers Misbourne and Alderbourne
Sewage Pollution of the River Misbourne: its cause and effect
The pollution we see affecting the river Misbourne and the Amersham/Chalfonts area is not unique within the 402 square miles of river Colne catchment, but it is certainly one of the worst affected at present.
05/02/24
– News
Reply to our Letter to the Secretary of State on HS2 River Pollution
We have received a reply to the letter we wrote to the Environment Secretary in November expressing our concern about river pollution caused by HS2.
05/02/24
– News for Upper Colne and tributaries
Volunteers Pick Litter from River Colne and send to recycling
Great effort on Sunday 4th February from a group of anglers on the Upper Colne removing litter from in the channel; the whole lot has gone to be recyled by ReAP UK and made into new products, nothing will end up in landfill.
03/01/24
– News for Rivers Misbourne and Alderbourne
Mending the Misbourne catchment initiative
In response to growing calls from the local communities for a plan to ‘Mend the Misbourne’ the Chiltern Chalk Streams (CCS) team recently held a workshop to begin the work of developing an evidence-based catchment plan for the River.
18/11/23
– News
Letter to the Secretary of State on HS2 River Pollution
This letter from ColneCAN (Colne Catchment Action Network) expresses concern about river pollution caused by HS2.
24/10/23
– News
PFAS contamination in the Colne Catchment
What are PFAS and what levels of contamination have been recorded in the Colne Catchment?
05/10/23
– News
Possible Projects in the Colne Catchment Proposed at Conference
During an exercise at lunch, delegates at the ColneCAN conference were asked to suggest possible projects for the catchment.