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River Beane Restoration Association
The RBRA is a not-for-profit group working in partnership with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Affinity Water, county and local councils, local landowners and volunteers to improve the River Beane for the benefit of all
One of the 'key indicator species' for a healthy chalk stream is Water Crowfoot, or Ranunculus. Related to the Buttercup, this aquatic plant thrives in the crystal clear, slightly alkaline waters of the River Beane, especially in open, sunny reaches such as alongside Waterford Marsh.![]()
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Other key indicators are the presence of Water Voles (also regularly seen at Waterford, and Brown Trout.
This plastic Fairy Liquid bottle was washed out of the banks of the Stevenage Brook by this week’s heavy rain. 4D (4 pre-1971 pennies) off the price makes it at least 55 years old!
Today (5 June) is World Environment Day. ![]()
One of the most fragile environments here in Hertfordshire is our internationally-import chalk stream rivers – of the 260 in the world, 210 or more are in the south and east of England and at least 20 are in Hertfordshire. Many of these flow into the River Lea (itself a chalk river) – the Beane is one. ![]()
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We'll be giving the Beane some love this weekend at the end of Volunteers' Week, removing invasive, non-native Himalayan Balsam from its banks. Want to help? See riverbeane.co.uk/balsam to find#WorldEnvironmentDayr#chalkstreamsalkstreams