River Colne Lamprey
Here are some pics of a lamprey found in the silt during a river working party For more info on these unusual creatures: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/European_brook_lamprey (more…)
Category Archives: NHWAS News
River Colne Fish Sampling Sunday 9.3.2014 YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED – PLEASE SEE BELOW
Our stretch of the River Colne has a fine history of producing specimen fish with Barbel to over 14lb, Chub to over 7lb and Dace to 1lb. Large Perch and Carp have also been recorded. Like many rivers however we (more…)
2014 February Newsletter and Notice of AGM
Dear member, Happy New Year to you. I hope it will be a successful year in every sense but that in particular you are blessed with a few pulled strings! This is the second newsletter we have produced that is available (more…)
Draw for swims on June 15th 2014 – Springwell Lake
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: There have been some suggestions at previous draws for the time to be brought forward from the usual 7.00pm. June 15th this coming season falls on a Sunday (more…)
HMWT involvement at Springwell Reed Beds
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: You may well have seen that Herts and Middx Wildlife Trust (HMWT), working on behalf of Affinity, have recently undertaken some restoration work to the reed beds between (more…)
West bank – Backstream & Poplars
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: I have lost track of the number of years I have written in newsletters of my hopes of achieving a commitment for restoration work to this river. The (more…)
River Colne – River Fly Monitoring
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: It is not just stock and habitat enhancement that has been the focus of our attention for the river. I recently attended the fiver fly monitoring course arranged (more…)
Stocking 2013 and future program- River Colne
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: What has happened on the Colne I hear the river members asking. Well, as reported previously, we had two introductions of stock last year courtesy of the EA. (more…)
Stocking 2013 and future program- Springwell Lake
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: Our program continues and since the last newsletter and report at the 2013 AGM further stocking has taken place or is imminent. In October 2013 10 fish approaching (more…)
Notice of 2014 AGM
This forms part of the Feb ’14 Newsletter and AGM Notice documents: This years AGM will be held on Wednesday 2nd April at 8pm. It will be held at the same venue as last year – CHORLEYWOOD CLUB, Shepherds Lane, (more…)