Polluted Beane

There appears to be a regular and consistent overflow of effluent into the Beane from the sewage pumping station opposite Walkern Mill.

These cover: rainfall, soil moisture, river flows, groundwater levels, and reservoir levels.

River Beane

A new project which aims to improve a short section of the upper River Beane has been added to the plan.

Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust have made a short film documenting the recent river restoration project at Singlers Marsh.

new gravel riffle

Project number 4 on the Mimram catchment plan, 'Stream bed improvement at Singler's Marsh', has been completed! 

Sixty tonnes of silt has been removed from the river bed and replaced with sixty tonnes of gravel.

Tracked dumped

This will improve the river bed habitat for spawning fish and invertebrates.

The project at Waterford Marsh has got off to a flying start with a significant contribution from Network Rail. 

An average of 30 people per day are using the site.

Riverfly monitoring

Last week saw a very successful Riverfly training course held on the Mimram at Singler's Marsh. Fifteen new volunteers were trained to carry out invertebrate monitoring on their local river.

Water buffalo

Bye bye buffs - the charismatic water buffaloes have been taken off Thorley Wash Nature Reserve for the winter.

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