Lea Catchment Partnerships
The River Lea and its tributaries - the Mimram, Beane, Ash, Rib, Quin and Stort - drain over 1,000 km2 of Southeast England. These rivers include rare and precious chalk streams, canals and navigations, and urban watercourses. There are several catchment partnerships made up of people and organisations such as landowners, local community groups and charities, councils and government agencies which are working to improve these rivers for people and for wildlife. The partnerships were formed between 2012 and 2014.
Each partnership is ‘hosted’ by one organisation, whose role is to organise and co-ordinate the many different members of the partnerships, as well as develop a catchment plan and drive the objectives forward. They also act as the initial contact point for any enquiries about each catchment and arrange the regular catchment partnership meetings and workshops.
Over the next five years we will undertake environmental improvements on these rivers. We currently sit on the steering groups for the various partnerships and work closely with the catchment hosts and the communities they serve. The main aims of the Lea Catchment Partnership are to improve water quality, manage flow, control non-native invasive species and improve wildlife corridors. The partnerships also aspire to involve people in their local water bodies and achieve improvements by working together.
For more information about the various Lea Catchment Partnerships or to get involved, please visit www.riverleacatchment.org.uk