16/03/14
River Mimram news
Is your plumbing connected right?
Misconnected drains can lead to pollution of local streams, rivers and beaches, damaging wildlife and putting our own health at risk. Read more ...
16/03/14
River Stort news
Blueprint for Water abstraction reform consultation
Defra is currently consulting on proposals that could fundamentally improve the freshwater environment for decades to come. Showing support for these proposals is crucial if they are to be seen through. Read more ...
16/03/14
River Mimram news
Blueprint for Water abstraction reform consultation
Defra is currently consulting on proposals that could fundamentally improve the freshwater environment for decades to come. Showing support for these proposals is crucial if they are to be seen through. Read more ...
27/02/14
River Beane news
Winter issue of 'What's Beane Happening?' now available
The latest edition of 'What's Beane Happening?', the newsletter of the River Beane Restoration Association, is now available to download. Read more ...
24/02/14
River Stort news
Funding secured for local development of the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative!
Affinity Water has awarded £2,500 to Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust as part of its Community Engagement Programme. Read more ...
24/02/14
River Beane news
Funding secured for vegetation restoration project on the Beane!
Affinity Water has awarded £770 to Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust as part of its Community Engagement Programme. Read more ...
24/02/14
River Beane news
Funding secured for local development of the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative!
Affinity Water has awarded £2,500 to Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust as part of its Community Engagement Programme. Read more ...
24/02/14
River Mimram news
Funding secured for local development of the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative!
Affinity Water has awarded £2,500 to Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust as part of its Community Engagement Programme. Read more ...
28/01/14
River Stort news
A project to help restore riverine habitat at Hunsdon Mead is due to start next week
Contractors will start re-pollardaring willows along the Stort backwater on the northern edge of Hunsdon Mead. Read more ...
28/01/14
River Stort news
A leak of foaming agent turned the Stort into a 'giant bubble bath' over the weekend
Local people were shocked to see a four metre high wall of foam covering the river. 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.