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ILLEGAL USE OF CRAYFISH TRAPS

You may recall that you were informed some time ago of Crayfish traps being illegally set on our stretch of the Colne in pegs 1,2 and 3 behind the ‘29’ and ‘culvert’ swim on Springwell  lake. We could not be (more…)

Crayfish Traps

A small number of crayfish traps have been put into the river today so that early next week a commercial trapper can determine the viability of trapping in the river regularly. If you happen to see any of the traps (more…)

2014 AGM Feedback

The Society’s AGM was held on 2nd April 2014. The Committee would like to thank all those members that attended in person or elected the chairman as their proxy. Giving all members the opportunity to participate in important decisions is a (more…)

The Angling Trust Fisheries Enforcement Campaign

The Angling Trust Fisheries Enforcement Campaign continues to make very positive progress, and the Voluntary Bailiff Service has already proved its worth. The VBS remains an operational pilot project in SE England, where this coarse fishing close season it is (more…)

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…)

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…)

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…)