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Colne Valley Regional Park Forum 2025
The annual forum at Uxbridge Golf Course on 15th May was a really interesting day spent with our partners, explaining about our work and concerns and hearing their views on how we can work collectively to protect, promote and enhance our precious regional park.

An Eel’s tale
Do you know what a long way eels journey to migrate? They come all the way from the other side of the Atlantic to England and then they trek all the way back again. But when they are journeying along our English rivers, what happens when someone puts an airport in their way?
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Why we need to protect the Colne Valley Regional Park
Act now to secure its legacy and potential!

Donate Now to Help us Conserve the Colne Valley Park for Future Generations
Exciting news! Give to our charity appeal this week and Big Give’s Green Match Fund will DOUBLE your donation.

Analysis finds 267 micro pollutants in the river Colne
A detailed analysis of the water quality of the River Colne has found 267 different micro pollutants. This report reflects two years of work on the part of the Colne Valley Fisheries Consultative sampling water and sediment taken from the River Colne in Watford and upstream to the headwaters.

Engaging with Planning across the Colne Valley Regional Park – Workshop 9th March
The Colne Valley Regional Park held this free, interactive, event in Iver Village Hall. The evening aimed to help attendees:
On how to respond to large planning applications and Local Authority Plans; Understand the development threats facing our local Green Belt; By sharing a draft Planning Toolkit to help organisations.

Improving how the Green Belt functions on London’s Fringe – Conference 18th April
Are you interested in the future of the Green Belt, how it should function on the edge of London and where should planning policy be going? A forward thinking conference for Local Authorities, Politicians, National Organisations & Local Branches, Colne Valley Regional Park Member Orgs and other local organisations.

Colne Valley Curiosities
There are all sorts of “curiosities” in the Colne Valley Regional Park. Perhaps you have stumbled across them, marvelled and wondered what they are and how they got there? We thought it might be fun to gather some photographs here and provide some explanations.

Denham Eel Passes Installed
Our project to make it possible for eels to swim upstream past man made barriers in Denham is complete. We have successfully installed Eel Passes, to allow eels to negotiate weirs in the River Colne, at New Denham and in Denham Country Park where the Rivers Colne and Frays meet.