Your Countryside in Crisis – Campaign Update
We are really pleased by what our ‘Countryside in Crisis – A Call to Action!’ campaign has achieved so far. Learn more here about our mission and the tangible progress we have made.
The Colne Valley Regional Park
Entries by Sue Seagroatt
Colne Valley Regional Park Forum 2023
We were delighted to welcome over 100 partners and colleagues to the Colne Valley Park Annual Forum at Brunel University on 11th December. Expert speakers gave updates on new funding streams, progress on current programmes and how we can work in partnership to step up to the challenges faced by the Colne Valley Regional Park and its neighbours.
Christmas around the Colne Valley Regional Park
This Christmas why not consider increasing quality time together, encourage outdoor activity or begin a journey of wildlife love and discovery. Take your family outside this December and celebrate Christmas traditions outside in nature.
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.
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
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.
Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park
Act now to secure its legacy and potential!
Enjoying Our Rivers Safely
We certainly don’t want to cause unnecessary alarm among our many visitors, but it is only fair that we should remind members of the public that the water in local rivers like the Misbourne and Colne may well not be as clean as they might expect.
Our Green Belt – Wither or Whither?
Green Belt is under threat of erosion by creeping development and an absence of planning vision. Professor Peter Bishop, co-author of a book ‘Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century’, spoke recently at the Colne Valley Regional Park’s conference and explains here how we could do better.
Thank you to the Colne Valley Volunteers
We’d like to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to the Colne Valley Volunteers as well as all the other amazing volunteer groups helping to look after our beautiful regional park!
