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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.

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
Spotlight

Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park
Act now to secure its legacy and potential!

Balsam Bash – Volunteer events – NEW DATES
Himalayan Balsam despite having these beautiful pink flowers, it is in fact a non native invasive which is invading and damaging our rivers and wet woodlands. Would you like to help remove this plant and protect our rivers? Volunteer with us and  save our rivers.

Lord John Randall of Uxbridge, supporting the Colne Valley Park
Lord Randall has loved the Colne Valley and its surrounding countryside his entire life. He first became involved more than a decade ago, while MP for Uxbridge, becoming a trustee of the Colne Valley Community Interest Company and helping raise the profile of this fragile landscape. John Randall’s Parliamentary career has also involved serving as a Deputy Chief Whip, and a spell working as environmental adviser to former Prime Minister Theresa May. His love for nature and a deep concern for the local area has driven much of his career and popularity.

Attack of the Space Invaders: Non-Native Invasive Species in the Colne Valley
The Colne Valley Regional Park covers 43 square miles and is interspersed with a variety of habitats and over 200km of rivers and canals. This beautifully diverse area is under attack by “space invaders” that threaten to disrupt the natural order of its aquatic and riparian ecosystems. Find out more..

Cows Improve Countryside
Would you be surprised to learn that Cattle help in the conservation of the countryside? We can explain not only this but how you can help ensure these cows are happy and enjoy the meadow wildlife they create.

Update from Colne Valley Regional Park- Covid-19
Groundwork South, who are the managing agent of the Colne Valley Regional Park, are closely monitoring the current coronavirus situation and we would like to reassure our visitors and volunteers that your health and wellbeing is our absolute priority.

In the Footsteps of an Edwardian
We are following  Stephen Springall’s 1907 book Country Rambles Round Uxbridge and producing a new walk guide that illustrates the changing landscape.

