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ColneCAN @colnecan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you're involved in or helping to deliver any local river action in the Colne Catchment, it would be excellent if you can attend the ColneCAN conference. This year the Conference will be on Thursday 15th October 9am - 4 pm at St Mary's Church, Harmondsworth. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colnecan-c...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If this area is to host so much development on such a colossal scale, failure to assess cumulative impact, amounts to a shocking disservice to the many millions of people living nearby. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/lets-create-...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're delighted that @SEGRO plc has recently renewed its support for Colne Valley Regional Park. We are incredibly grateful to SEGRO and all of our corporate supporters, whose backing helps us protect and enhance this special landscape for everyone to enjoy.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Have you ever walked the Colne Valley Trail? It runs through some of the most attractive areas of the Colne Valley Regional Park and provides excellent views of the River Colne, lakes and the Grand Union Canal. #Rickmansworth #Uxbridge #Colnbrook www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do...

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ColneCAN @colnecan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you're involved in or helping to deliver any local river action in the Colne Catchment, we'd love you to come to our conference. This year the ColneCAN Conference will be on Thursday 15th October 9am-4pm at St Mary's Church, Harmondsworth. Full details here... www.colnecan.org.uk/index.php/al...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Welcome to the Colne Valley Park! We look forward to working together to promote the Colne Valley's importance to Londoner's as accessible green space, vibrant waterways and precious countryside on the edge of the capital.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join us next week for a hands-on volunteer day in Horton! After a successful litter blitz day last week, we will be back again for Round Two, focusing on Poyle Poplar Woodland. #litterblitz #conservation #Horton #Poyle #Colnbrook #Wraysbury #Community

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#ChalfontStPeter is reeling from the two knock-out blows of approval of 975 houses in July followed closely by a Motorway Service Area in August. If this were all that the Colne Valley is facing that would be bad enough, .. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp... #SaveColneValley #CorridorForLife

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Help Shape the Future of the Colne Valley Park Join our Community Steering Group. We are currently developing Colne Connections, a £5.1m National Lottery Heritage Fund project that aims to restore, enhance and celebrate the natural and cultural heritage of the Colne Valley Regional Park.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another beautiful day in the Colne Valley Regional Park! How lucky we are to have the countryside on our doorstep. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/locations/de...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We want to record wildlife in Northmoor Hill Woods #Denham and you can help! We’ve created a project on iNaturalist that allows anyone visiting the woods to contribute their sightings to these records. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/locations/no...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Have you enjoyed your time in the Colne Valley Regional Park recently? Would you like to help protect and enhance this special region, and get to know your local countryside more? Find out how you can, by becoming a Colne Valley Park Friend here www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/become-a-cha...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

St Peter’s Church, #Iver. The clock on the 800-year-old tower is a familiar sight to villagers and passing motorists, but few get to see its workings. #VisitColneValley #VisitBucks

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

How well do you know the Colne Valley Regional Park? #DYK it stretches from #Rickmansworth in the north, to #Staines and the Thames in the south, #Uxbridge and Heathrow in the east, to #Slough and #Chalfont in the west; that’s 43 square miles. Here’s a map.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join us for Round Two at 10am on Wednesday 30th September for a hands-on #volunteer day in Horton! After a successful litter blitz day last week, we will be back again for Round Two, focusing on Poyle Poplar Woodland. #litterblitz #conservation

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Incredibly, there are plans for around 20 data centres in the Colne Valley, including at #Denham #Iver Colnbrook. What will this do to our rivers and water supply? There are also applications to dig up miles of roads and green spaces for electricity cables feeding these centres..

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Many thanks to this group of #volunteer Coca-Cola Europacific Partners apprentices who worked hard all day on #Uxbridge Common Pond and made a big impact. Day organised and led by the @gwksouth.bsky.social Green Team

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#dyk Harmondsworth Barn is designated as a site of geographical interest based on its building stones? It is the only secular building in the Greater London area built from ferricrete.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Visiting Harmondsworth for #OpenHouse weekend? Go Inside the Great Barn & the Church. Enjoy the local countryside on our Harmondsworth Moor circular walk, the pretty village and pleasant local pubs. #visitcolnevalley @visitlondon.bsky.social www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/locations/ha...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Great Barn at #Harmondsworth is celebrating its 600th anniversary. The architectural jewel in the crown of the Colne Valley Regional Park, a glorious mediaeval building described by Sir John Betjeman as 'the Cathedral of #Middlesex'.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Heathrow Expansion will mean river corridors dating back to the last Ice Age will be shortened and severely impacted beneath the new runway and taxiways. The only remaining re-routed waterway will be (by necessity) disconnected from landfill-contaminated groundwater and netted.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A big THANK YOU to the team of volunteers who joined us today at Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve for another Litter Blitz session in the Colne Valley Park. Together, we collected a lot of litter and helped make a positive difference to this valuable local green space.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Last month two motorway service areas were approved within 5 miles of each other: one between #Chalfont St Peter and #Maple Cross, one between #Iver and #Uxbridge. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @thetimes.com @theguardian.com @telegraph.co.uk @theipaper.com

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

JOIN US TOMORROW Wednesday 9th September at 10am at Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve in Horton! Are you tired of neglected green spaces? Tired of litter everywhere? So are we, and we need your help! No experience necessary. Find out more and sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../litter-b....

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please read our response to the consultation on the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement here: www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Excellent day at the #Harmondsworth Barn 600th Anniversary Conference held in St Mary’s Church on Saturday. Many thanks to Justine Bailey, the many #volunteers from Friends of Harmondsworth Great Barn and English Heritage for organising.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Do you live in or around Horton and Colnbrook & Poyle? Are you tired of neglected green spaces? Tired of litter everywhere? So are we, and we need your help! The Colne Valley team is working hard to turn this around, but we can't do it alone.

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Green Belt, Grey Belt and Brownfield, what a mess! Government’s ‘grey belt’ policy was brought in before associated policies to restore and protect the Colne Valley had a chance to catch up. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/we-can-be-a-... #CorridorForLife

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#ChalfontStPeter is reeling from the two knock-out blows of approval of 975 houses in July followed by a Motorway Service Area in August. If this were all that the Colne Valley is facing that would be bad enough, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Colourful Canal. The grand union canal near #Denham Deep lock this morning. In #September the canal goes green. The walk along the canal from #Uxbridge to Denham is different every day, never a dull moment. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/colne-valley...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Colne Valley is nationally important for wildlife, offering open space, woods, rivers and lakes for people to enjoy. But there has been a surge of development proposals. www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This group of #volunteers from CyrusOne worked really hard all day along a section of the River Colne in #Denham removing invasive floating pennywort. Day organised by @gwksouth.bsky.social Rivers and Green Team #Conservation

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A view down the nave of St Peter’s Church #Iver, to the chancel which is around 800 years old. The church opened its tower to visitors twice during August, affording rare views of the surrounding countryside in this part of the Colne Valley Regional Park #VisitColneValley #VisitBucks

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We have taken Jack Rankin MP on a series of walking meetings to see ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ of the Colne Valley Regional Park in his constituency. He has understood the potential of the Colne Valley www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wp-content/u... See newspaper cutting from The Slough Observer

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Looking for somewhere local to walk over the #BankHoliday Weekend? Try one of our 18 Short Circular Walks: an easy way to start exploring the Colne Valley Park. Varying from 1½-5 miles. See here for directions, a map... www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Happy to see some long needed #rain falling on the Colne in #Denham

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We have 6 objectives To maintain & enhance the landscape To safeguard the countryside To conserve & enhance biodiversity To provide opportunities for countryside recreation To achieve a vibrant & sustainable rural economy To encourage community participation www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/whats-special/

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Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🏡🌿 Seen a #Planning application near you and wondered what you can do? Our Planning & Policy Manager, Simon Marsh, has put together 10 practical tips to help you respond to planning applications and make your voice count for wildlife. 👉https://ow.ly/7t6n50ZF3ZC

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This group of #volunteers from CyrusOne worked really hard all day along a section of the Wraysbury River at Harmondsworth Moor removing invasive floating pennywort and Himalayan balsam. Day organised by @gwksouth.bsky.social Rivers and Green Team #Conservation

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

St Peter’s Church, #Iver. There has been a church on this site in #Iver since Anglo-Saxon times, and St Peter’s boasts a wealth of historic features, including fragments of Roman brick used in its walls.

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Welcome to St Peter's & St Leonard's - St Peter's & St Leonard's Churches | Iver, Bucks

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#volunteers wanted to join Litter Blitz & #Conservation #Volunteer Day at Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve on Wednesday 9th September at 10am. No experience needed. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/litter-bli...

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Litter Blitz & Conservation day Arthur Jacob & Poyle Poplars Woodland

Join us on Wednesday, 09 September for a hands‑on volunteer day in Horton!

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Would you live near a data centre? Sunday Times 16/08/26. Ambiguous planning rules mean that people often don’t know about the gargantuan noisy buildings until they appear on their doorstep. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

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Would you live near a data centre?

Ambiguous planning rules mean that residents often don’t know about the gargantuan noisy buildings until they appear on their doorstep

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#ChalfontStPeter is reeling from the two knock-out blows of approval of 975 houses in July followed closely by a Motorway Service Area in August. If this were all that the Colne Valley is facing that would be bad enough... www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/project/camp... #SaveColneValley #CorridorForLife

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A Corridor for Life - Colne Valley Regional Park

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

THEY say bad things come in threes, and that certainly seems to be true in the case of data centres. This one is in #Poyle, on the edge of #Colnbrook, and a local resident summed the situation up very well for us: “We feel this will have a negative effect on the local wildlife...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We have now had weeks of exceptionally hot weather. The tinder-dry conditions pose a serious threat to wildlife and people and we must all remain on our guard against fire. Please remember portable barbecues, camp fires, stoves and anything that uses a naked flame are not allowed – for good reason!

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Enjoying the blue flowers beside Misbourne Meadow and the river Colne in #Denham www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Colne Valley Regional Park @colnevalley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Have you read our Summer Newsletter? It has a flavour of the amazing places in the regional park you can visit; an update on our work to recover the landscape; a BREAKTHROUGH in our campaign to protect and restore this precious landscape; ... www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/explore-your...

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Robin A Weston @robinbike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A stark choice and who benefits? The choice between profit for the few at great social and environmental cost. Or, a decent life with proper energy and water supplies for the majority. Are data centers really necessary on the scale supposed? #environment #cost www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris

Whitehall wants to triple their number in the UK. Yet in Slough, I saw the impact they’re having on communities, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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