The Upper Lea - starting the journey towards the Thames!

Welcome to the website of the Upper Lea Catchment Partnership, and the home of the Upper Lea Catchment Management Plan. Our Catchment Plan will improve the river for wildlife and for people. It will also help us to meet the UK's obligations under the Water Framework Directive.

Latest news for the Upper Lea

RSWT are sharing a petition calling for funding for a nationwide, nature-rich river corridor network. The link is here.

Click here to read about the campaign to plant 100 new Black Poplars in Hertfordshire. Please note the request for information!

Summer Environmental Newsletter – covering a number of business wide updates here
Water resources update for Thames Valley – areas impacted by the hosepipe ban here
Water resources update for Non-Thames Valley – for areas not impacted by the hosepipe ban here

The Meads at Wheathampstead. This is a busy area which is popular with families during the warmer summer months; it looks beautiful on a frosty winter morning too.