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<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Project background<br /> |Works started=2024-06-24<br /> |Works completed=2024-08-09<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole project picture complete.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=River Cole gravel install.jpg<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Project Environmental mitigation.png<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=River Cole Comparison.png<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50826 2024-11-13T11:16:37Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole project picture complete.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=River Cole gravel install.jpg<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Project Environmental mitigation.png<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=River Cole Comparison.png<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:River_Cole_Comparison.png&diff=50825 2024-11-13T11:16:31Z

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Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50823 2024-11-13T10:52:48Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole project picture complete.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=River Cole gravel install.jpg<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Project Environmental mitigation.png<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

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Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50821 2024-11-13T10:17:58Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole project picture complete.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=River Cole gravel install.jpg<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

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Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50819 2024-11-13T10:15:29Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole project picture complete.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> <br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:River_Cole_project_picture_complete.jpg&diff=50818 2024-11-13T10:15:20Z

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Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50817 2024-11-13T10:14:06Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole project picture.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> <br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:River_Cole_project_picture.jpg&diff=50816 2024-11-13T10:13:55Z

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Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50815 2024-11-13T09:45:43Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Contact organisation url=https://ebsford.co.uk/<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> <br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50814 2024-11-13T09:44:59Z

<p>Ebsford Environmental: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Emily<br /> |Main contact surname=Farrell<br /> |Contact organisation=Ebsford Environmental Ltd<br /> |Partner organisations=Enviornment Agency, University of Birmingham<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Cole.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The River Cole is 34km in length, rising in northeast Worcestershire then flowing in a north easterly direction through Birmingham before joining the River Blythe in North Warwickshire. During the late Victorian era a section of the river in east Birmingham was diverted into a gun-barrel straight, engineered millstream and the original river was lost. During the summer of 2024 we undertook a project to transform a 1km section of this featureless millstream to allow it to behave more like a naturally functioning river. By re-profiling the banks and introducing a range of features including mid-channel bars, inset berms, large woody material and gravels we have kick started natural process. By making space for the river the forces of erosion and deposition, previously shackled, have now been freed. These introduced features will transform the uniform flow of this subreach with the development of pool-riffle sequences and flow variability. With time this engineered Victorian millstream will begin to resemble the original sinuous river that it replaced over 100 years ago.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline MoRPh10 survey undertaken in June 2022. Data available on Cartographer website<br /> Post-project MoRPh10 survey to be undertaken in summer 2025<br /> |Project title=Heybarnes Recreation Ground Cole Restoration<br /> }}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Heybarnes Recreation Ground<br /> |WFD water body code=GB104028042502<br /> |WFD water body name=Cole from Springfield to Hatchford-Kingshurst Brook Water Body<br /> |Pre-project morphology=Straightened<br /> |Desired post project morphology=Low gradient passively meandering<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Reynoutria japonica syn. Fallopia japonica, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera<br /> |Dominant substrate=Gravel<br /> |River corridor land use=Parklands garden<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.46797, -1.83142<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> <br /> {{Project background}}<br /> {{Motivations}}<br /> {{Measures}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Physico-chemical quality elements header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Other responses header}}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents}}<br /> {{Monitoring documents end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Ebsford Environmental https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Heybarnes_Recreation_Ground_Cole_Restoration&diff=50777 2024-10-29T12:52:33Z

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