Brent River Park

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TOGETHER, WE DID IT! WarrenFarmNR is now officially declared a statutory Local Nature Reserve! — Warren Farm Nature Reserve The blog post that we dreamed of one day writing has landed! We are thrilled to announce that thanks to the incredible amount of support you have shown our Rewilded Grassland and Wildflower Meadow, al...

It’s official!

Warren Farm is now a statutory Local Nature Reserve.

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History of the Brent River & Canal Society - Brent River Park September 2023 marked 50 years since the formation of the Brent River & Canal Society, the charity which campaigned to set up the Brent River Park. We’re extremely lucky, in this part of West London, ...

The park celebrated its 50th anniversary on 29 June last year.

Read more about its history and our charity’s inspirational founder here.

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Nailed it!

Brent River Park - Brent River Park is one of west London’s most significant green corridors: a continuous chain of parks, meadows and riverside habitats following the River

Great piece about the Brent River Park by @londonopia.bsky.social.

“Brent River Park is not flashy. It does not need to be. It is London’s green pulse, steady and unshowy, reminding us that even here — especially here — the quiet work of nature continues.”

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Trumpers Crossing Halte closed 100 years ago. As you glance to your left when crossing the branch line on your way from Hanwell Meadows to @warrenfarmnr.bsky.social.

There’s no trace of it now but once train passengers could alight here from Brentford or Southall.

Wishing a Happy Christmas to all our followers and good fortune in the year ahead. Thanks to your continuing support, we reached the amazing milestone of our 50th year in June. Long may our green spaces thrive - for Wildlife, for Wellbeing, for Everyone.

London's other sewage scandal London Centric chases illegal sewage from a single polluting pipe on its toxic journey across the capital.

V proud of this one -- it was my final big project before I left @jim.londoncentric.media to join the FT in September, and Jenny's wonderful pics really bring the scandal to life in all its disgusting glory.

Please do give it a read!

www.londoncentric.media/p/misconnect...

This is a story about one property's pollution of London's waterways.

But it's one of many. Experts say there could be 10,000s more cases across the capital, collectively dispatching “Middle Ages levels of sewage” into the Thames.

How is untreated sewage from this upmarket Crouch End street polluting a Tottenham park -- and threading its way via the Walthamstow Wetlands & Hackney Marshes to the Thames?

In today's London Centric, my deep dive into a small cog in one of the capital’s worst sewage scandals: misconnections.

More on the background in this @mrjamesob.bsky.social interview with @jim.londoncentric.media

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This is the number of London misconnections identified over the past 5 years.

There may be more as yet to be identified.

There are probably many more across the country.

At the time, we suspected this problem went way beyond the Brent and was widespread across London. @londoncentric.media has confirmed it.

Revealed: The London flats pushing raw sewage into the Thames London Centric shows you the apartment blocks sending untreated human waste into the capital's waterways, causing "a quiet, steady, background poisoning".

A follow up investigation by @jim.londoncentric.media and @rachel-rees.bsky.social identified the specific housing developments.

www.londoncentric.media/p/revealed-t...

Raw sewage from new homes being flushed into London rivers Raw sewage is being dumped into London's rivers from at least 100 homes, a charity finds.

We exposed a similar problem in West and North London a year ago.

Diligent research by our trustee Ben Morris of @brentpollution.bsky.social and our friends at @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social found 100 homes discharging sewage into rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

London's other sewage scandal London Centric chases illegal sewage from a single polluting pipe on its toxic journey across the capital.

New investigation of London buildings flushing sewage straight into the rivers, by @jim.londoncentric.media. Follows up on the story from earlier this year.

Finds “chronic, ongoing pollution” and two schools flushing sewage into the River Lea.

www.londoncentric.media/p/misconnect...

West London looking anything but

Wimbledon Park amendment abandoned after peers condemn ‘erosion’ of green space protection - Putney.news Lord O'Donnell's controversial law change dropped following government rejection and cross-party opposition.

This was thrown out.

Some pithy comments here from members of the Lords.

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The Wimbledon Amendment: When the guardians of law betray public trust - Putney.news Unelected peers push a law to remove protections from public land, benefiting Wimbledon’s expansion and testing trust in Parliament.

Punchy editorial by Putney News on the proposed amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill being debated today.

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We are urging peers to oppose an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which aims to remove long-standing public rights on green spaces when the land is sold by a local authority.

The amendment will be debated in the House of Lords on Monday: bit.ly/4oGy2YQ

Law student takes up fight to defend Ealing’s open spaces - EALING.NEWS - The Voice of Ealing's 7 towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall. Britain’s oldest conservation charity has appointed a new local advocate to protect green spaces across Ealing.

This is great news. @openspacessociety.bsky.social has been a champion of our Brent River Park for many years. We look forward to working with Kit to safeguard and enhance our paths and green spaces in Ealing. ealing.news/environment/...

Environmental groups unite against telecoms mast threatening protected Brentham Meadows - Brent River Park Brentham Meadows. Photo by Ben Morris Ealing’s environmental organisations have condemned plans to erect a 17.5-metre telecoms mast on Brentham Meadows, a 9.5 acre meadow located in the Northern end o...

We have long had a policy of opposing any new hard-standing in the Brent River Park.

We are asking Ealing residents to oppose the building of a telecom mast right next to the River Brent floodplain at Brentham Meadows. Deadline for objections is today.

www.brentriverpark.org/environmenta...

This week is #FloodActionWeek.

This report from Aviva highlights the increasing risk from both river and surface water flooding.

Revealed: The London flats pushing raw sewage into the Thames London Centric shows you the apartment blocks sending untreated human waste into the capital's waterways, causing "a quiet, steady, background poisoning".

A follow up investigation by @jim.londoncentric.media identified the specific housing developments.

www.londoncentric.media/p/revealed-t...

Raw sewage from new homes being flushed into London rivers Raw sewage is being dumped into London's rivers from at least 100 homes, a charity finds.

We exposed a similar problem in West and North London a year ago.

Diligent research by our trustee Ben Morris of @brentpollution.bsky.social and our friends at @friendsrivcrane.bsky.social found 100 homes discharging sewage into rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sewage flowing straight into Lymington River from illegally plumbed homes for decades, water firm finds Untreated sewage from homes and businesses has been flowing directly into Lymington River for decades, it has been revealed.

Properties discharging sewage directly into rivers is a nationwide problem.

Here’s a story from Hampshire:

“Multiple properties built in the 1980s were illegally plumbed into surface water drains.”

www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/sewage-...

Watch our little film about the Brent, its beauty, and our battle to defend it from a host of man-made troubles. @thames21.bsky.social @friendsofthethames.bsky.social @brentriverpark.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @thatvetsean.bsky.social

Revealed: The London flats pushing raw sewage into the Thames London Centric shows you the apartment blocks sending untreated human waste into the capital's waterways, causing "a quiet, steady, background poisoning".

If you want to know the story behind those foul brown discharges shown in the film, see @jim.londoncentric.media investigation here.

www.londoncentric.media/p/revealed-t...

The River Remembers YouTube video by Jonathan Rowe

Short film by @brentpollution.bsky.social showing how nature miraculously survives amidst the despoilment of the River Brent.
Both enraging and uplifting!

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