River Lee Country Park
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The River Lee Country Park is located in the Lee Valley Park. Covering 1000 acres on either side of the River Lea between Waltham Abbey and Broxbourne. An area of lakes, watercourses and open spaces linked by footpaths and cycle tracks.
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[edit] History
Since the 1930s the area which was originally part of the River Lea flood plain has been the centre of the sand and gravel industry, as a result there are many mature gravel pits. Unfortunately some of the lakes were used for land fill purposes. In a joint effort by the St Albans Sand and Gravel Co Ltd and the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority the area has been transformed, with much of the park a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [1]
[edit] Olympics 2012
The park at the Showground site, Highbridge Street A121, Waltham Cross is the chosen venue for the 2012 Olympics canoeing events.
[edit] Watercourses
- Cornmill Stream Flows fom the Lea at Fishers Green to rejoin the Lea at Waltham Abbey
- River Lea
- River Lee Flood Relief Channel
- River Lee Navigation
- Small River Lea
[edit] Lakes
The following are some of the larger waters that can be visited in the park.
- Bowyers Water. Believed to be hand dug in the 1920s, and one of the oldest lakes in the Lee Valley.TL3664401519
- Cheshunt Lake. Home of the Herts Young Mariners. [2]
- Holyfield Lake. The lake incorporates part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel.
- Hooks Marsh Lake The over- wintering bittern can be found here between December and March.
- North Metropolitan. Better known as North Met Pit.
- Seventy Acres Lake. The bittern and the otter can be seen here.
[edit] References
- ^ River Lee Country Park Retrieved May 19, 2008
- ^ Herts Young Mariners Retrieved May 23, 2008
