17/01/23
Middle Lea news
Middle Lea Catchment Partnership - meeting minutes 01 Dec 22
The Middle Lea Catchment Partnership gathered on 01 Dec 2022 to recap on progress made over the year towards improving the state of the river and its valley. Read more ...
08/12/21
Middle Lea news
Consultation on draft River Basin & Flood Risk Management Plans 2022
Have your say on draft plans to improve England’s coasts, rivers and wetlands and how we manage flood risks. Read more ...
21/07/21
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EA Agricultural Advisor - Positions Advertised July 2021
The Environment Agency are recruiting for Agricultural Advisors to work with farms to help protect water resources across the south east. Read more ...
16/03/21
Middle Lea news
Launch of Sustainable Farming Incentive Pilot
Call for expressions of interest from farmers to take part in the first phase of piloting the new Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. Read more ...
18/12/19
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2020 River Lea Catchment Conference
Reserve your place at the 2020 River Lea Catchment Conference - taking place on Wed 22nd January, at Bayfordbury Field Centre. Read more ...
05/08/19
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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
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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 ...
23/10/18
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Improving Hertford's rivers for wildlife
A project in Hertford is exploring ways to improve habitats on the rivers Beane and Lee, and Hertfordshire County Council wants to know your opinion on the ideas proposed. Read more ...
04/09/17
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2017 River Lea Catchment Conference BOOKING OPEN
This years River Lea Catchment Conference will be held 18th October 2017 at Bayfordbury Science Learning Centre. Read more ...
20/10/16
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2016 River Lea Catchment Conference
Catchment Hosts, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust held the first ever River Lea Catchment Conference on the evening of 19th October. Read more ...
21/09/16
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Satellite technology tracks bird on non-stop 900km flight to Norway
A cutting edge bird-tagging project using GPS tags has tracked a green sandpiper, a small wading bird, from Hertfordshire all the way to Norway and back. Read more ...
05/09/16
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Underwater Hertfordshire
On September 1st new members of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust were welcomed to Lemsford Springs nature reserve to explore the underwater world of Hertfordshire's chalk rivers. Read more ...
18/02/16
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Updated River Basin Management Plan Published
The Thames River Basin District updated River Basin Management Plan was published today. Read more ...
22/01/16
Middle Lea news
Demon Shrimp found in the Lea Catchment
The invasive demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) has been found at two new locations in the Lea Catchment. Read more ...
23/10/15
Middle Lea news
CPRE Rural Living Awards Success
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust have won an award from the Hertfordshire Branch of CPRE for their work monitoring and protecting Hertfordshire’s rivers. The Trust also received a judges’ commendation for their work on reedbeds at Amwell Nature Reserve. Read more ...