Welcome to the homepage of the Upper Lea Valley Group - environmental volunteering in action

The Upper Lea Valley Group (ULVG) is a voluntary conservation group in Hertfordshire.

Its purpose is to improve and maintain "Batford Springs" Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and the surrounding area near the River Lea in Harpenden. The ULVG comprises volunteers doing physical tasks in the company of like-minded people. The Group is affiliated to British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV).