Save Lea Marshes
@saveleamarshes.bsky.social
Follow our campaign to protect the Lower Lea Valley (Leyton, Walthamstow & Hackney Marshes) from inappropriate use and development.
https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk
Natural Intelligence only
https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk
Natural Intelligence only
Our latest water #pollution readings for the #RiverLea
All data is updated monthly on our website Science page: www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/science/
All data is updated monthly on our website Science page: www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/science/
October 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Our latest water #pollution readings for the #RiverLea
All data is updated monthly on our website Science page: www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/science/
All data is updated monthly on our website Science page: www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/science/
Latest pollution readings on the Old River Lea. Improvement in all indicators, except nitrogen at the Flood Relief Channel @ldnwaterkeeper.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Latest pollution readings on the Old River Lea. Improvement in all indicators, except nitrogen at the Flood Relief Channel @ldnwaterkeeper.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social
Worrying to see that people have been using barbeques at the Waterworks Meadow again.
July 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Worrying to see that people have been using barbeques at the Waterworks Meadow again.
SaveLeaMarshes will be at Sustainable Hackney's Sustainable Sunday! See you there!
July 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
SaveLeaMarshes will be at Sustainable Hackney's Sustainable Sunday! See you there!
The #LoveLeaFestival kicked off on Saturday at Leaside, next to the River Lee Navigation! We joined @elwaterworks.bsky.social for a stall 😀
We hope to see you on Sunday for our SLM #BeatingTheBounds walk along the Old #RiverLea
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
We hope to see you on Sunday for our SLM #BeatingTheBounds walk along the Old #RiverLea
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
May 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The #LoveLeaFestival kicked off on Saturday at Leaside, next to the River Lee Navigation! We joined @elwaterworks.bsky.social for a stall 😀
We hope to see you on Sunday for our SLM #BeatingTheBounds walk along the Old #RiverLea
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
We hope to see you on Sunday for our SLM #BeatingTheBounds walk along the Old #RiverLea
www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
Join us Beating the Bounds of the Old #RiverLea on 25 May, as part of the #LoveLea Festival!
Read more about this tradition & event on our website www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
#BeatingtheBounds #LeaMarshes #HackneyMarshes
Read more about this tradition & event on our website www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
#BeatingtheBounds #LeaMarshes #HackneyMarshes
April 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Join us Beating the Bounds of the Old #RiverLea on 25 May, as part of the #LoveLea Festival!
Read more about this tradition & event on our website www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
#BeatingtheBounds #LeaMarshes #HackneyMarshes
Read more about this tradition & event on our website www.saveleamarshes.org.uk/2025/03/24/b...
#BeatingtheBounds #LeaMarshes #HackneyMarshes
The #LoveLea Festival is coming soon!
From riverside walks and clean-ups to workshops, paddles and picnics – local groups are hosting a series of events from May 17th to June 8th to celebrate and protect the #RiverLea.
👉 Full line-up here: www.leaside.org.uk/love-lea-festival
From riverside walks and clean-ups to workshops, paddles and picnics – local groups are hosting a series of events from May 17th to June 8th to celebrate and protect the #RiverLea.
👉 Full line-up here: www.leaside.org.uk/love-lea-festival
April 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The #LoveLea Festival is coming soon!
From riverside walks and clean-ups to workshops, paddles and picnics – local groups are hosting a series of events from May 17th to June 8th to celebrate and protect the #RiverLea.
👉 Full line-up here: www.leaside.org.uk/love-lea-festival
From riverside walks and clean-ups to workshops, paddles and picnics – local groups are hosting a series of events from May 17th to June 8th to celebrate and protect the #RiverLea.
👉 Full line-up here: www.leaside.org.uk/love-lea-festival
A large area of Walthamstow Marshes has been devastated by a recent fire. In April.
#climatecrisis #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency
#climatecrisis #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency
April 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A large area of Walthamstow Marshes has been devastated by a recent fire. In April.
#climatecrisis #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency
#climatecrisis #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency
It's difficult to remember how beautiful the SMINC on the banks of the Old River Lea was before the 'swimmers' took over
March 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's difficult to remember how beautiful the SMINC on the banks of the Old River Lea was before the 'swimmers' took over
Current levels of common pollutants in the #RiverLea.
We have consistently Poor levels of phosphate. A better picture for nitrogen in ammonia levels, but there have been some unexplained spikes.
The authorities should be collecting this data - and acting on it!
#InternationalDayofActionForRivers
We have consistently Poor levels of phosphate. A better picture for nitrogen in ammonia levels, but there have been some unexplained spikes.
The authorities should be collecting this data - and acting on it!
#InternationalDayofActionForRivers
March 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Current levels of common pollutants in the #RiverLea.
We have consistently Poor levels of phosphate. A better picture for nitrogen in ammonia levels, but there have been some unexplained spikes.
The authorities should be collecting this data - and acting on it!
#InternationalDayofActionForRivers
We have consistently Poor levels of phosphate. A better picture for nitrogen in ammonia levels, but there have been some unexplained spikes.
The authorities should be collecting this data - and acting on it!
#InternationalDayofActionForRivers
We're looking forward to the publication of Is A River Alive? by Robert McFarlane. Just pre-ordered.
What's your read on #WorldBookDay?
What's your read on #WorldBookDay?
March 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We're looking forward to the publication of Is A River Alive? by Robert McFarlane. Just pre-ordered.
What's your read on #WorldBookDay?
What's your read on #WorldBookDay?
Walthamstow Marshes in the evening sunshine yesterday 😍
February 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Walthamstow Marshes in the evening sunshine yesterday 😍
What does the LVRPA think it is doing at the Oxbow island on Leyton Marsh?
February 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What does the LVRPA think it is doing at the Oxbow island on Leyton Marsh?
February 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We support our sister campaign in #Enfield trying to prevent the privatisation and destruction of a rewilded golf course and public park.
New Planning Committee meeting date to decide the application: Tuesday 11 February
Protest at Enfield Civic Centre from 6PM
New Planning Committee meeting date to decide the application: Tuesday 11 February
Protest at Enfield Civic Centre from 6PM
February 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We support our sister campaign in #Enfield trying to prevent the privatisation and destruction of a rewilded golf course and public park.
New Planning Committee meeting date to decide the application: Tuesday 11 February
Protest at Enfield Civic Centre from 6PM
New Planning Committee meeting date to decide the application: Tuesday 11 February
Protest at Enfield Civic Centre from 6PM
Happy World Wetlands Day!
Wetlands are vital habitats for Nature.
Wetlands are vital habitats for Nature.
February 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy World Wetlands Day!
Wetlands are vital habitats for Nature.
Wetlands are vital habitats for Nature.
We couldn't be more worried that the authority planning a swathe of super-high rise blocks (18-30 storeys) all around the marshes is failing so badly.
In Waltham Forest, 62 out of 63 of social housing blocks of five storeys or higher have 'life-critical fire-safety' defects.
(Private Eye)
In Waltham Forest, 62 out of 63 of social housing blocks of five storeys or higher have 'life-critical fire-safety' defects.
(Private Eye)
December 6, 2024 at 11:04 AM
We couldn't be more worried that the authority planning a swathe of super-high rise blocks (18-30 storeys) all around the marshes is failing so badly.
In Waltham Forest, 62 out of 63 of social housing blocks of five storeys or higher have 'life-critical fire-safety' defects.
(Private Eye)
In Waltham Forest, 62 out of 63 of social housing blocks of five storeys or higher have 'life-critical fire-safety' defects.
(Private Eye)
Latest water pollution readings on the Old River Lea.
Huge ammonia spike, after the rain, at Friends Bridge
Huge ammonia spike, after the rain, at Friends Bridge
December 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Latest water pollution readings on the Old River Lea.
Huge ammonia spike, after the rain, at Friends Bridge
Huge ammonia spike, after the rain, at Friends Bridge
Some Blue Sky!
November 22, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Some Blue Sky!
Save Lea Marshes with other local groups just before the March for Clean Water.
It was a pleasure to meet and march together for the River Lea!
We take monthly samples to test water quality: it's bad.
We'll keep on campaigning until we have a clean river running through our marshes!
It was a pleasure to meet and march together for the River Lea!
We take monthly samples to test water quality: it's bad.
We'll keep on campaigning until we have a clean river running through our marshes!
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Save Lea Marshes with other local groups just before the March for Clean Water.
It was a pleasure to meet and march together for the River Lea!
We take monthly samples to test water quality: it's bad.
We'll keep on campaigning until we have a clean river running through our marshes!
It was a pleasure to meet and march together for the River Lea!
We take monthly samples to test water quality: it's bad.
We'll keep on campaigning until we have a clean river running through our marshes!
Who are we?
We're an open collective of people who care about Lea Marshes 💚
We work with local groups, individuals and special interest groups to preserve the marshes for Nature, free from inappropriate commerical use & development.
We're an open collective of people who care about Lea Marshes 💚
We work with local groups, individuals and special interest groups to preserve the marshes for Nature, free from inappropriate commerical use & development.
November 14, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Who are we?
We're an open collective of people who care about Lea Marshes 💚
We work with local groups, individuals and special interest groups to preserve the marshes for Nature, free from inappropriate commerical use & development.
We're an open collective of people who care about Lea Marshes 💚
We work with local groups, individuals and special interest groups to preserve the marshes for Nature, free from inappropriate commerical use & development.
Hello everyone!
We've arrived where there are blue skies.
Do follow us if you care about #LeaMarshes or the #RiverLea 💚💙
Here's a photo of #WalthamstowMarshes before the towers.
We've arrived where there are blue skies.
Do follow us if you care about #LeaMarshes or the #RiverLea 💚💙
Here's a photo of #WalthamstowMarshes before the towers.
November 14, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Hello everyone!
We've arrived where there are blue skies.
Do follow us if you care about #LeaMarshes or the #RiverLea 💚💙
Here's a photo of #WalthamstowMarshes before the towers.
We've arrived where there are blue skies.
Do follow us if you care about #LeaMarshes or the #RiverLea 💚💙
Here's a photo of #WalthamstowMarshes before the towers.