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<p>GroundworkCLM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=53.65696621213421, -2.6422634123446187<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=In progress<br /> |Themes=Economic aspects, Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Monitoring, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Pauline<br /> |Main contact surname=Taylor<br /> |Contact organisation=Groundwork CLM<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.groundwork.org.uk/clm<br /> |Partner organisations=• Local Authorities including Wigan and Chorley Council, West Lancashire Borough Council<br /> |Name of parent multi-site project=River Douglas Catchment Partnership<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=River Chor clean up.jpg<br /> |Project summary=Love My River is a community led project developed by Groundwork CLM. Its main aims are tackling river pollution and creating a legacy that will protect the future of its waterways for years to come. It has so far carried out improvements at the River Chor and River Tawd in Lancashire.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Love My River involves teams of volunteers undertaking weekly river walkovers as well as other small scale projects to improve water quality. <br /> <br /> The team carry out regular water quality surveys, INNS (Invasive Non Native Species) removal and habitat management works along the river. They have also carried out a number of clean up days, which have not only been well supported, but also yielded excellent results:<br /> <br /> • Nearly 20km of river protected or improved<br /> • 9717km² of land improved<br /> • 827 volunteers hours secured; involving general public, students, partnering organisations and local businesses<br /> • 179 bags of rubbish removed, along with tyres, shopping trolleys and other debris <br /> • A local ‘friends’ group being set up to continue work with the local Council and schools<br /> <br /> As well as significantly improving local environments, Love My River has also:<br /> <br /> • brought stakeholders and communities together<br /> • generated interest and support towards improving the local water environment<br /> • engaged people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities with local waterways and green spaces, providing health and wellbeing benefits<br /> • built capacity by providing training and learning opportunities and; <br /> • given people an opportunity to make a real difference to the area they live in.<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site}}<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>

GroundworkCLM https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:River_Chor_clean_up.jpg&diff=36691 2016-02-26T13:30:44Z

<p>GroundworkCLM: A recent clean up event at the River Chor.</p> <hr /> <div>A recent clean up event at the River Chor.</div>

GroundworkCLM https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Love_My_River&diff=36690 2016-02-26T13:29:46Z

<p>GroundworkCLM: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=53.65696621213421, -2.6422634123446187<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=In progress<br /> |Themes=Economic aspects, Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Monitoring, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Pauline<br /> |Main contact surname=Taylor<br /> |Contact organisation=Groundwork CLM<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.groundwork.org.uk/clm<br /> |Partner organisations=• Local Authorities including Wigan and Chorley Council, West Lancashire Borough Council <br /> |Name of parent multi-site project=River Douglas Catchment Partnership<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project summary=Love My River is a community led project developed by Groundwork CLM. Its main aims are tackling river pollution and creating a legacy that will protect the future of its waterways for years to come.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Love My River involves teams of volunteers undertaking weekly river walkovers as well as other small scale projects to improve water quality. <br /> <br /> The team carry out regular water quality surveys, INNS (Invasive Non Native Species) removal and habitat management works along the river. They have also carried out a number of clean up days, which have not only been well supported, but also yielded excellent results:<br /> <br /> • Nearly 20km of river protected or improved<br /> • 9717km² of land improved<br /> • 827 volunteers hours secured; involving general public, students, partnering organisations and local businesses<br /> • 179 bags of rubbish removed, along with tyres, shopping trolleys and other debris <br /> • A local ‘friends’ group being set up to continue work with the local Council and schools<br /> <br /> As well as significantly improving local environments, Love My River has also:<br /> <br /> • brought stakeholders and communities together<br /> • generated interest and support towards improving the local water environment<br /> • engaged people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities with local waterways and green spaces, providing health and wellbeing benefits<br /> • built capacity by providing training and learning opportunities and; <br /> • given people an opportunity to make a real difference to the area they live in.<br /> <br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site}}<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>

GroundworkCLM https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Love_My_River&diff=36689 2016-02-26T13:25:43Z

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GroundworkCLM https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Love_My_River_Case_Study.pdf&diff=36688 2016-02-26T13:16:30Z

<p>GroundworkCLM: Love My River is a community led project developed by Groundwork CLM in Lancashire. Its main aims are to tackle river pollution and create a legacy that will protect the future of local waterways for years to come.</p> <hr /> <div>Love My River is a community led project developed by Groundwork CLM in Lancashire. Its main aims are to tackle river pollution and create a legacy that will protect the future of local waterways for years to come.</div>

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