Crane Valley Partnership

24/06/2026

A new riverside pathway connecting the A4 Bath Road with Waye Avenue Open Space in the Cranford area is now under construction.

Once completed the pathway will remove the need for users of the London Loop and the (soon to be) Crane Valley Trail to take a diversion away from the River Crane through a nearby housing estate. The construction project is being managed and funded by London Borough of Hounslow.

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TCV London Let's Go Outside & Learn Habitats & Heritage Friends of the River Crane Environment Thames Rivers Trust

24/06/2026

Even in summertime rivers can oveflow after heavy rainfall so having some space available to take the overflow water is vital. Here's the detention basin at Berkeley Meadows in London Borough of Hillingdon yesterday, when there was unseasonally high flow in the River Crane after overnight storms.

Friends of the River Crane Environment Habitats & Heritage Environment Agency Thames Rivers Trust

03/06/2026

Monday 1st - Sunday 7th June is Volunteers' Week across the UK.

This enhanced section of the Yeading Brook West at Spider Park in London Borough of Hillingdon, pictured in May 2026, was (like so many other great projects in the Crane Valley) delivered with lots of assistance from local volunteers.



ZSL Marine and Freshwater Conservation Habitats & Heritage Thames Rivers Trust Environment Agency

03/06/2026

Following the success of a trial event in May, Friends of Headstone Manor Park and Brahma Kumaris are hosting some further (free to particpate) Listening Walks over the coming months.

Harrow Council Harrow Parks Friends of the River Crane Environment Habitats & Heritage Thames Rivers Trust

12/05/2026

A very nonchalent heron in Crane Park this morning.

Friends of the River Crane Environment Habitats & Heritage Thames Rivers Trust London Wildlife Trust Environment Agency

10/05/2026

ZSL Marine and Freshwater Conservation are leading a survey to assess public responses to the new river restoration site at Mereway Nature Reserve. We would really appreciate hearing your views through the survey link on the poster below

20/04/2026

Got a hectic schedule this week? Take a few moments to relax with this video featuring a short stretch of the Longford River in Hanworth, London Borough of Hounslow.

The Longford River is an artifical watercourse that was originally constructed to bring water from the River Colne to the formal gardens at Hampton Court Palace. It crosses through the Crane Valley but doesn't connect to the River Crane. Today it's owned/managed by .

The video illustrates how watercourses can provide green corridors in urban environments.

Friends of the River Crane Environment Habitats & Heritage Thames Rivers Trust

1 like. "A stretch of the Longford River in summer"