Have you discovered @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social #MapleCross #Herts West of #London? Vibrant, fun, family friendly, welcoming; on a mission to farm sustainably, produce good food & improve wildlife. We recommend a visit www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/locations/wo... @SoilAssociation #organic #biodiversity

A site near Stockers Lake #Harefield an example of your local countryside being systematically ruined. @hillingdoncouncil.bsky.social is taking enforcement action, if you see anything like it happening near you, contact your local MP and councillors and get this destruction stopped in its tracks.

A "skating" Water Rail at the reserve 😊 Photo by Simon Ridley. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social #waterrail #waterbirds #birds

Tree planting in #Iver on Wednesday 3rd December 10am to 3pm. #volunteer for 1 hour to plant trees to help a community green space! Organised by Iver Environment Centre & @BucksCouncil. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tree-plant...

Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata) at the reserve. Deadly poisonous! @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social #fungi #fungifriends

Unhappy to see his local countryside been spoilt, one #Denham resident decided to act to clean up the rubbish dumped in these roadside ditches in Denham Country Park. He organised some litter pickers, bags and for @BucksCouncil waste department to take it all away.

How well do you know the Colne Valley Regional Park? #DYK it 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; that’s 43 square miles. Here’s a map

The Trustees of the Colne Valley Regional Park with the team on a recent development day. We are fortunate to have such experienced and hardworking champions www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/who-champion... #TrusteesWeek @ChtyCommission

We have six objectives: • To maintain and enhance the landscape • To safeguard the countryside • To conserve and enhance bio-diversity • To provide opportunities for countryside recreation • To achieve a vibrant and sustainable rural economy www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/whats-special/

We turned up this morning to do a #volunteering day at Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve in #Horton near #Windsor and couldn’t access the site. Fly tipping is a big issue. Local authorities need a better solution to deal with this to stop it happening in the first place.

Looking to the stars, reminds us of this small, yet wonderful planet we inhabit. As #MapleCross faces huge change due to development, it is vital that communities can access places like @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social to connect with nature... www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wonders-of-t...

Hugely successful #LitterPicking event this morning in #Fulmer clearing near the Alderbourne River. Many thanks to the enthusiastic volunteers who joined. We teamed up with Fulmer Parish Council, South Bucks Wombles and Bucks & Fulmer councillors.

We support much of the draft #Buckinghamshire Plan. Our comments aim to strengthen it so that @buckscouncil.bsky.social can safeguard the Park for future generations, enabling it to realise its full potential for the benefit of people and wildlife www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/library/

Jack snipe at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social today. Very shy!

Sparrowhawk @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social Photo by Martin Patten. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #sparrowhawk #birdofprey #birds

Happy Hallow’een The real horror is the destruction of the ecosystem! www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/rural-reads/ @The_UKLA #UKLA25 @panmacmillan.bsky.social @isabella_tree #bookrecommendations #nonfiction @penguinukbooks.bsky.social #HappyHalloween

We are calling out for a small number of enthusiastic volunteers to join us in #Fulmer on Monday 3rd November to help clear the Alderbourne River, which has been suffering from a build-up of litter. Please let us know in advance if you’d like to come www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/events/colne...

#Iver Family Morning: Help build a Stag Beetle Loggery at 10:30am this Thursday 30th October at your #local #NatureReserve Hardings Row #IverHeath. Perfect for #HalfTerm FREE event but tickets limited. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iver-famil... @HillingdonFIS @bucksfamilyinfo @Bucks_Libraries

Our Autumn Newsletter is out now! Details of the challenges of protecting the Park & local rivers, landscape recovery, litter picking events and why you should get involved with your Colne Valley Park this Autumn! www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/explore-your... @Hill_libraries @Bucks_Libraries

#Autumn colours on the tow path. Great to see the sun this morning. If you get the chance to get out and explore your local countryside this week: seize it, you’ll be glad you did. #Denham @CanalRiverTrust www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/places-to-go/

To find out what’s going on in the Colne Valley Regional Park over #HalfTerm week, check out our activities and events listing for children’s activities and guided walks. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do... @HillingdonFIS @bucksfamilyinfo #FamilyFriendly @chilternoam.bsky.social

Nature is putting on an amazing display of #Autumn colours right now. Could she be telling you to leave your screen, get out there and enjoy some #freshair and #exercise? Here are some places to walk suggested by the Colne Valley Park team. #walks www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/autumn-walks...

#Iver Family Morning - Help us build a Stag Beetle Loggery at 10:30am on Thursday 30th October at your #local #NatureReserve Hardings Row #IverHeath. Perfect for #HalfTerm FREE event but tickets limited. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iver-famil... @HillingdonFIS @bucksfamilyinfo @Bucks_Libraries

Read a report of the recent Wonders of The Dark Sky Stargazing event held at @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social Many thanks to all the astronomers, organisers, volunteers & everyone who made this event possible 📷 Sue Lacey @chilternsnl.bsky.social @WestLondonAstro www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wonders-of-t...

To find out what’s going on in the Colne Valley Regional Park over #HalfTerm week, check out our activities and events listing for children’s activities and guided walks. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do... #FamilyFriendly @chilternoam.bsky.social

#Iver Family Morning - Help us build a Stag Beetle Loggery at 10:30am on Thursday 30th October at your #local #NatureReserve Hardings Row #IverHeath. Perfect for #HalfTerm FREE event but tickets limited. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iver-famil... @HillingdonFIS @bucksfamilyinfo @Bucks_Libraries

@colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @ruislipwoods.bsky.social @woodoaksfarm.bsky.social

the ColneCAN Conference tomorrow Tuesday 21st October at @WatersmeetVenue #Rickmansworth is fully booked. We’re excited for a day of talks, much networking & afternoon walks. A great day of Catchment Partnership working is promised. @AffinityWater @thameswater @ThreeRiversDC

Have you enjoyed your time in the Colne Valley Regional Park recently? Would you like to help protect and enhance this special region, and get to know your local countryside more? Find out how you can, by becoming a Colne Valley Park Friend here www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/become-a-cha...

Common Snipe @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. Photo by Daniel Ellerby. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #birds #waders #snipe

At the Colne Valley Regional Park trustees development day recently we took some time to reflect on our favourite places in the Colne Valley. It was great to hear the passion from trustees and staff for a wide range of amazing 'hidden gems'.

.@Hillingdon lead a regular walk from #WestDrayton including Harmondsworth Moor & Saxon Lake. Join them at 11am this Saturday 18th October to enjoy a walk around beautiful open & green spaces, starts at West Drayton Library car park #DiscoverHillingdon www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/events/led-w...

Beautiful countryside is essential to #MentalHealth and well-being. The Colne Valley Regional Park is a fantastic resource for 3m people living on the edge of #London but if it is to be preserved for the future we need your help. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp... #worldmentalhealthday

That canal side stroll was as good an antidote to the workday blues…for I had beaten off urban stresses in their own territory. The unofficial countryside, Richard Maybey, 1973 www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do... #ConnectWithNature #worldmentalhealthday @CanalRiverTrust

'There is still an awful lot left and that’s what we’ve got to fight to save'. RIP Dr Jane Goodall, a true champion of nature and the natural world www.theguardian.com/science/2025... @theguardian.com

Everything seems more possible after a walk: fresh air, a relief from stress, endorphins. You can breathe again. We’re so lucky to have interesting and beautiful places to walk on our doorstep. #worldmentalhealthday www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do... #getwalking #westlondonwalks

This small group of #volunteers from @awscloud.bsky.social worked really hard all day along a section of the Colne River on Harmondsworth Moor to remove invasive floating pennywort. Day organised by the Colne Valley Green Team @gwksouth.bsky.social @groundworkuk.bsky.social #AmazonInCommunities

Our response to (yet another) huge data centre proposed in the Green Belt. All of these are considered in isolation with no masterplan for the cumulative impact or a strategy to protect and improve important green corridors for people and wildlife www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wp-content/u...

It’s not ‘blockers’ or ‘bats and newts’ that are stopping much-needed houses being built – it’s housebuilders. They already have permission for 770,000 homes, but instead of getting on with the job they want to build on Green Belt first. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A water rail - swimming! At @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social on Saturday. #birding #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife @colnevalley.bsky.social

Excellent inspiring day spent with the Trustees and the Colne Valley Park team at #Denham Waterski Club on Thursday; brainstorming on how we can better protect, promote and enhance the Regional Park. Many thanks to Robin for his excellent hospitality.

Always lovely to spend an afternoon with the kingfishers at @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social. This female was out fishing immediately after the rain on Sunday. Plus bonus migrant hawker dragonfly pic. #birdwatching #ukbirding #kingfisher #dragonfly #odonata @colnevalley.bsky.social

Stunning sky this morning. Glorious walking along the Grand Union Canal to #Denham country park past Frayes meadow. A reminder of how lucky we are to have the Colne Valley Regional Park.

Nuthatch at the reserve yesterday. Photo by @maplelodgereserve.bsky.social member, Iain Nibbsy. @colnevalley.bsky.social @colnecan.bsky.social @hertsbirds.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #nuthatch #birds

Great work from these #volunteers from @heathrow.com who spent the morning at Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve in #Horton near #Windsor cutting back overgrown vegetation from around the site’s footpaths to help improve accessibility to reserve users.

@gwksouth.bsky.social are looking for an enthusiastic Rivers Project Officer to deliver a variety of river enhancement, monitoring and citizen science-based community engagement across the Colne Catchment. Last chance to apply! Expires today. #recruiting www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/job/rivers-p...

Nicky from @gwksouth.bsky.social spent a Saturday morning at Willowbank in #NewDenham with Malcolm and his #volunteer friends recently and was impressed by their #Riverfly monitoring skills and set up, thank you Roger @goldcrest10.bsky.social for the photos. @riverflies.bsky.social

Kingfisher, Chiffchaff and Reed Warbler from a visit to Maple Lodge yesterday. #birds #ukbirding #hertsbirds #londonbirds

Thank you to everyone who was generous enough to give up their Saturday morning to Clean Up #Colnbrook #Slough. These are some of the amazing #volunteers. They had a big impact. The local residents and wildlife have a lot to thank them for.

Productive meeting with @buckscouncil.bsky.social councillors in #Denham this afternoon and joined by @joymorrissey MP on Teams. Exciting to progress opportunities to protect & enhance the Colne Valley Regional Park. Thank you everyone for making the time for this.