Colne Brook

The Colne Brook is a small river in southern England. It leaves the River Colne near Uxbridge Moor in the Colne Valley regional park and flows west of London. The brook passes under the M25 motorway at the M4 Thorney interchange. It then crosses into Berkshire and runs through the village of Colnbrook. South of Colnbrook the brook meets water from the Poyle Channel. The brook is worth following because it links several landscapes and sites. It waters the west of Staines Moor and runs beside Horton’s centre and a residential area on Coppermill Road. Nearby lies Wraysbury Reservoir, a large body of water created by gravel extraction. The brook ends where it joins the River Thames between Runnymede Bridge and Bell Weir Lock. A visitor finds a quiet waterway winding through open countryside and villages. The brook passes Wraysbury railway station before reaching the gravel lakes that form a Site of Special Scientific Interest. These lakes and the surrounding moorland offer walking paths and views of water and grassland. The final stretch runs into the broad Thames, completing the brook’s short but varied journey.