In his latest blog, Living Rivers Officer David Johnson, takes a look at some of the larger specimens found at the bottom of the river sampling trays.

This is an exciting initiative to promote community participation in improving rivers, wetlands, estuaries and coastlines, sponsored by Thames Water and led by the Wild Trout Trust, Environment Agency and Angling Trust.

The next RBRA meeting is on Thursday 25th February at 8pm in Stapleford Village Hall.

We have a bird, tree, flowers and even insects, it is now time to find the UK's favourite fish.

Love the Lea Volunteer Citizen Scientists spend a couple of hours a month carrying out water quality testing on sites throughout the Lower River Lea Catchment. The data volunteer testers collect supports Thames21 in its work to combat pollution and improve the condition of the River Lea.

The invasive demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) has been found at two new locations in the Lea Catchment.

Volunteers are required to form a Riverfly Monitoring Group for the Lower Lea.

The Catchment Based Approach now has its very own twitter feed.

The previously redundant Bide-A-While allotment site has been reinstated as a community growing project thanks to the efforts of fifteen unemployed Luton volunteers.

Local volunteers joined forces with Trevor Tween from Luton Borough Council and the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire this weekend.

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