20/08/19
Upper Lea news
Vote for River Lea project funding - closing 27 August!
Vote for River Lea Catchment projects, nominated for funding in the Affinity Water community grants programme. Read more ...
20/08/19
River Beane news
What's Beane Happening - Summer 2019
Take a read of the latest What's Beane Happening newsletter, produced by the River Beane Restoration Association.
05/08/19
Middle Lea news
Love Water campaign launch
Water is the stuff of life, but how often do any of us really think about it?
That's all set to change this month with the launch of the Love Water campaign on 8 July. Read more ...
22/07/19
Middle Lea news
DEFRA Consultation - Reducing Personal Water Use - please respond!
DEFRA have launched a consultation running from 19 July to 11 October 2019. It aims to understand how personal water usage can be reduced, and what measures need to be put in place to acheive this. We urge all catchment partners to review and respond to the consultation. Read more ...
19/07/19
Upper Lea all news
#Why Not Water - sign up to the campaign!
#WhyNotWater is a campaign being led by Affinity Water. Launched in May 2019, it aims to fuel a national debate to ensure water conservation is at the heart of our actions and behaviour. Read more ...
01/07/19
River Beane events
Event - Restoring Soils and Rivers in the Beane Catchment
Join us for an inclusive event on Thursday 11th July, 2019 hosted by Affinity Water, Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust and River Beane Restoration Association. Read more ...
29/05/19
Luton Lea news
Houghton Brook consultation
On 22 May, the Groundwork Landscape architecture and community teams spent the afternoon consulting members of the public in Houghton Regis over the proposed plans to increase public access to and involvement in the river and promote the river as a community and educational resource. Read more ...
29/05/19
Luton Lea news
Junior River Wardens returns in 2019
Last year saw the end of our three year long junior river warden programme kindly funded by Thames water. Read more ...
25/02/19
Luton Lea news
River Lea on BBC River Walks
The River Lea recently featured on BBC's River Walks. Read more ...
25/01/19
Middle Lea events
2019 River Lea Catchment Conference
The annual River Lea Catchment Conference took place on 23rd January 2019, at Bayfordbury Science and Learning Centre, coordinated by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, who are the Catchment Hosts for the River Lea. 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.