Thames21 – Hackney Citizen

River Lea oil spill: Eleven groups demand answers over ‘substandard’ clean-up

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 19 March 2018 at 12:34

Volunteers criticise the Environment Agency and the Canal & River Trust for their response to the disaster

New wildlife-friendly reedbed coming to Clapton

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 10 April 2017 at 17:19

Thames21's Ben Fenton

Waterways charity Thames21 announces results of public poll to pick locations

Hackney waterway in the running for new wildlife-friendly reedbeds courtesy of charity Thames21

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 7 February 2017 at 14:22

Thames21's Ben Fenton

Nine potential Lea Navigation sites, five of which are in the borough, included in online poll – with voters being entered into a special prize draw

‘Avid reeders’ use much-maligned plant to tackle pollution in River Lea

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 09:57

Thames21's latest reedbed design

‘Army’ of reedbed volunteers are using nature to fight pollution in an operation to clean up East London’s waterways

Counting East London’s eels as they ebb from the River Lea

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 9 May 2016 at 15:49

John Bryden from charity Thames21

Once omnipresent in culture and waterways, efforts are now under way to tally – and save – the area’s dwindling eel population