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Led Walk: Harefield

Led Walk: Harefield

Friday 7 Nov 2025

Hillingdon Council organise a regular led walk from Harefield along the Grand Union Canal past Black Jack's Lock, which you would be very welcome to join, it starts at Harefield Green bus stop.

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Folklore of Trees Walk in Ruislip Woods

Folklore of Trees Walk in Ruislip Woods

Monday 10 Nov 2025

Ruislip Lido Woodland Centre, Ruislip

Join Richard Hutton retired Hillingdon council woodland officer to walk through Ruislip woods and learn about the folklore of trees.

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Led Walk: Little Britain Lake, Cowley

Led Walk: Little Britain Lake, Cowley

Thursday 13 Nov 2025

Hillingdon Council organise a regular led walk along the canal and a section of the London Loop to Cowley's Little Britain Lake, which you would be very welcome to join, it starts at Yiewsley Library.

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The Colne Valley Regional Park is the first substantial taste of countryside to the west of London. The Park, founded in 1965, stretches from Rickmansworth in the north to Staines and the Thames in the south, and from Uxbridge and Heathrow in the east, to Slough and Chalfont St Peter in the west.

A mosaic of farmland, woodland & water with 200 km of rivers, canals and over 60 lakes

The Colne Valley Regional Park, formed in 1965 , stretches from Rickmansworth in the north, to Staines and the Thames in the south, Uxbridge and Heathrow in the east, to Slough and Chalfont in the west. Covering 43 square miles the landscape is a mix of bustling towns, green spaces and waterways which are the first taste of countryside immediately west of London.

The Colne Valley Park Trust aims to highlight this fantastic and varied area, its history, rich landscape and biodiversity. Many people live, work and visit the Colne Valley, but too few realise it forms part of a vibrant regional park.

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Countryside on your doorstep – Explore the Colne Valley

Spotlight

Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park

Act now to secure its legacy and potential!
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Your Countryside in Crisis – a call for action!

The Colne Valley Regional Park is amongst the most pressurised parts of the Green Belt.  The Green Belt is seen by the market as a good development opportunity as there is a vacuum of policy addressing development pressures/‘needs’.

We have been advocating solutions over the last few years and are grateful to those in positions of power who have listened, understood and acted. But unfortunately our efforts to promote proper political understanding and buy-in are still not cutting through with key decision-makers. Therefore we have launched a campaign.

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About the Regional Park

Students at Brunel University London and West London Film and Media CIC created this informative video.

It explores some of the many attractions in the Colne Valley Regional Park, highlighting the practical uses of the land, farming, angling, its many circular walks, and how to support it. The video also deals with the many threats and pressures facing the regional park due to its close proximity to the urban areas of west London, including giant infrastructure projects such as the High Speed 2 railway line.

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Coca Cola Volunteers

Get involved

Find out how you can join in with the variety of activities on offer within Colne Valley Regional Park.

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Canal

Projects

Implementing a number of projects that help achieve the objectives of the Colne Valley Regional Park.

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Black Park

Things to do

Whether you are looking for a way to entertain the family, get active in the countryside or simply relax.

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Colne Valley Visitor centre

Visitor centre

Located in Denham Country Park near Uxbridge, this is the central information point for the Colne Valley Regional Park.

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Explore your Colne Valley Park – Autumn 2025 edition is ready!

Welcome to our Autumn newsletter with details of the challenges of protecting the Park and the local rivers and lots more, project updates, and why you should get involved with your Colne Valley Park this Autumn! Take a break and read the latest edition online here.
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Wonders of the Dark Sky Stargazing Event 2025 Held at Woodoaks Farm

A report of the Wonders of The Dark Sky Stargazing event held at Woodoaks Farm which offered a chance to marvel at the September night sky guided by astronomers
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Colne Valley Park Litter Blitz Project

We are pleased to announce that we have received funding from Heathrow Community Trust to run 10 litter blitz sessions in the Colne Valley Regional Park. Following our successful partnership litter picks we ran earlier this year, we are eager to continue tackle more areas in the park that are suffering with growing litter problems...
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Denham Country Park
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Denham Country Park Stage 1 Access and Habitats Improvements Update July 2025

Stage 1 completed; In 2024 and 2025 Buckinghamshire Council Country Park Team have been carrying out improvements to Denham Country Park following on from National Grid pylon relocation works in association with the HS2 viaduct, and after a long period when extensive areas of the park were inaccessible...
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Catastrophic impact of a THIRD runway at Heathrow

A THIRD runway at Heathrow will have a catastrophic impact on the Colne Valley Regional Park. It will devastate local communities and sever ecological connectivity between the Thames and the Chilterns across the Colne river catchment – an area of 1,000 square kilometres. We summarise the two development schemes, put forward by Heathrow and by Arora.
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Parliamentary debate on Protection for the Colne Valley Regional Park

The government recognises the vital role that the Colne Valley Regional Park plays in providing access to the countryside for millions of people who live in close proximity… its importance for biodiversity… and shares the desire to ensure it is protected for current and future generations.
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