13/05/15
– London Lea news
Drain Marking - Only rain down the drain
Drain marking is a great way of spreading the word that our street drains lead straight to our local rivers. Read more ...
07/05/15
– London Lea news
Tottenham Floating Reedbeds: installed and ready to bust pollution
Thames21's Fixing Broken Rivers project has installed it's first floating ecosystem in Tottenham.
01/05/15
– River Beane news
River Beane Restoration Association AGM
The River Beane Restoration Association AGM will be on Wednesday 15th July at the Memorial Hall in Watton at Stone at 8pm. Read more ...
30/04/15
– Luton Lea news
Wild flowers sown in Wardown Park
Helen Hoyle from Sheffield University is creating a meadow area in Wardown Park which will be the location for a 3 year research project into the value of wild flower meadows. Read more ...
27/04/15
– London Lea events
RiverFest
Join Love the Lea at this years Tottenham Ploughman RiverFest Read more ...
27/04/15
– London Lea events
Only rain down the drain
Join Thames21 this Saturday for some Drain Marking. Read more ...
27/04/15
– River Ash news
New film about the River Ash launched!
A new film showcasing the Ash Catchment, and combining aerial, underwater and conventional footage, has been launched by Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Read more ...
21/04/15
– London Lea events
Boyton Road SuDS Planting Day
Join Thames21 to plant up our first raingarden in the London Borough of Haringey.
The Boyton Road Raingarden has been designed to filter road run-off from the road before it flows down the drains and enters the River Moselle. Read more ...
20/04/15
– River Beane news
Another pasture pump for Waterford Marsh!
Volunteers from the Countryside Management Service have used the skills they learnt last year to provide grazing cattle at Waterford Marsh with another source of drinking water. Read more ...
16/04/15
– London Lea events
Glenbrook SuDS Planting Day
Join Thames21's Salmons Brook Healthy River Challenge at a spring planting event at the Glenbrook SuDS. Read more ...
This stretch of river suffers from heavy silt deposition caused by reduced flows, dredging in the 70s, and the ponding effect of a weir. The aim is to restore the river to a silt-free, gravel bedded, shallow, fast flowing stream, with riffles and pools capable of supporting water crowfoot and breeding trout.