Activities

Lunch with Santa at the Visitor Centre in Denham

Lunch with Santa at the Visitor Centre in Denham

Saturday 9 Dec 2023

Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham

Go to the Visitor Centre in Denham Country Park for an hour of Christmas fun! Take part in a variety of Decorating, Making and Crafting Christmas Decorations and more. They will give Presents and sit down to have Lunch with Santa. Book your timeslot now.

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Riverfly Taster Day

Riverfly Taster Day

Saturday 9 Dec 2023

Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham

Get involved and learn about how we are protecting our rivers! Join us for a fun and educational event all about our rivers. Come learn how we take care of our rivers and how we study their health.

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Meet Santa at the Visitor Centre in Denham

Meet Santa at the Visitor Centre in Denham

Sunday 10 Dec 2023

Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham

Take your little ones to Meet Santa at the Visitor Centre in Denham Country Park. They will be greeted by an elf and then they get 5 magical minutes with Santa, a nature trail and a goodie bag with a present to take home. Book your timeslot now.

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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!

Landscape Partnership

Colne Valley: ‘A Landscape on the Edge’

We are proud to show you what we achieved with the Heritage Lottery Landscape Partnership.

Read the “Evaluation Report” and see what we as a partnership achieved with the funding from the Heritage Lottery and others, including wildlife trusts, local authorities and water companies during our 4 year project.

Click through to learn more about the individual projects.

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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Meet Kabir a conservationist and wildlife writer, passionate about London’s biodiversity

Kabir Kaul is an inspiring young conservationist. Through writing, broadcasting, public speaking and social media, he raises awareness about the capital’s green spaces and their wildlife, which he calls the ‘Wild Side of London’ – and believes every Londoner has a responsibility to protect it. Kabir tells us about how he first discovered Colne Valley Regional Park, his favorite wildlife spots, and his concerns for the future of the park.

Write to Michael Gove to register your objection to Bucks Council disposing of green belt land that has been held in trust for 85 years.

Please write to Michael Gove today, starting your letter with “I object to this disposal” then in your own words state why you object. This is a case where numbers of letters does matter
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Disposal of Green Belt land held in trust by Bucks Council

THURSDAY, September 28, 2023 was a dark day for Buckinghamshire Council, the Colne Valley Regional Park and the communities around Iver and Uxbridge. The council approved a colossal motorway service area on one of the narrowest parts of the Green Belt around London, a scheme of no benefit to the local community whatsoever.
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Wonders of the Dark Sky Stargazing Event 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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Green Skills Team Work On Crown Meadow in Slough

In partnership with SEGRO, Groundwork South has recently completed a Green Skills Team Project in Slough. This is a 6-week program in which unemployed individuals from Slough learn practical conservation and employability skills equipping them for employment in the green sector.