https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=H.alv 2026-04-23T18:44:46Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.7 https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36993 2016-05-12T16:27:13Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.579614, -2.4498989999999594<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=Pollution Ladden Brook.JPG<br /> |Picture description=Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off<br /> |Project summary=The Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project is a project led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) from June 2015 – March 2016, as part of the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership. The project has been conducted in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West and the farmers and landowners along the Ladden Brook and Bradley Brook which form the headwaters of the Bristol Frome. It has been driven by Water Framework Directive classifications that have shown a need to identify issues and take actions to contribute towards a reduction in the levels of sediment and nutrients entering the Bristol Frome and its tributaries.<br /> <br /> Reports commissioned by the Environment Agency suggested that a focus on agricultural practices within the streams of the upper Bristol Frome catchment should be carried out as a priority and pre-requisite to further improvement works. Therefore, the Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project chose to focus on two agriculture dominated brooks, The Ladden and Bradley Brooks in order to achieve the overall aim of reducing nutrient and sediment inputs from diffuse agricultural sources.<br /> <br /> Baseline and wet weather monitoring, farmer engagement and advisory visits, walkover surveys and past Environment Agency data was used to assess areas for capital improvements to be made that would have the greatest impact for the timescale and funding available. These were decided upon as fencing to reduce bank erosion and an in-ditch wetland to separate clean water from dirty yard run-off that was previously entering the brook.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline and wet weather phosphate, turbidity and dissolved oxygen monitoring and invertebrate monitoring.<br /> <br /> Main findings:<br /> <br /> -Phosphate concentrations measured during this study were high enough to cause WFD failure at every site, suggesting high levels of diffuse pollution throughout the catchment.<br /> <br /> -Particularly high phosphate concentrations recorded during during dry-weather conditions in the lower reaches of the Ladden Brook, were accompanied by low dissolved oxygen and elevated turbidity. This requires further investigation as a high priority.<br /> <br /> -Historic DO concentration in the Bradley Brook has steadily increased over the last 35 years, suggesting an improvement in water quality over time. <br /> <br /> -The flood defence impoundment at Three Brooks Nature Reserve appears to be causing significant issues for turbidity and dissolved oxygen upstream in the Bradley Brook.<br /> <br /> -There is a need for a future regular monitoring scheme on the brooks, including during wet weather events, if pollution sources are to be identified and resolved.<br /> |Lessons learn=Both the Ladden and the Bradley Brooks are suffering biologically and physico-chemically due to agricultural run-off. Whilst the improvements made during the course of this project will help to reduce these issues to some extent, the catchment requires a much larger programme of improvements in order to make a measurable difference.<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Yard runoff before-after.jpg<br /> |Caption=In-ditch wetland to seperate clean water from dirty water before entering the Ladden Brook<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Before-after fencing.jpg<br /> |Caption=Fencing to reduce bank erosion and silt pollution<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Bradley Bk - conf Stoke Bk to conf R Brist Frome<br /> }}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Ladden &amp; Bradley Brooks<br /> |WFD water body code=GB 109053027590 &amp; GB109053027570<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=No<br /> |River corridor land use=Agricultural<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>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Before-after_fencing.jpg&diff=36992 2016-05-12T16:19:36Z

<p>H.alv: Fencing to reduce bank erosion by livestock and the smothering of riverbed gravels essential for invertebrate survival and fish spawning.</p> <hr /> <div>Fencing to reduce bank erosion by livestock and the smothering of riverbed gravels essential for invertebrate survival and fish spawning.</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Yard_runoff_before-after.jpg&diff=36991 2016-05-12T16:07:47Z

<p>H.alv: Before- dirty yard run off ran straight into the Ladden Brook. After - a series of in-ditch wetlands separates clean water from dirty water.</p> <hr /> <div>Before- dirty yard run off ran straight into the Ladden Brook.<br /> After - a series of in-ditch wetlands separates clean water from dirty water.</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36990 2016-05-12T15:48:51Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.579614, -2.4498989999999594<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=Pollution Ladden Brook.JPG<br /> |Picture description=Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off<br /> |Project summary=The Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project is a project led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) from June 2015 – March 2016, as part of the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership. The project has been conducted in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West and the farmers and landowners along the Ladden Brook and Bradley Brook which form the headwaters of the Bristol Frome. It has been driven by Water Framework Directive classifications that have shown a need to identify issues and take actions to contribute towards a reduction in the levels of sediment and nutrients entering the Bristol Frome and its tributaries.<br /> <br /> Reports commissioned by the Environment Agency suggested that a focus on agricultural practices within the streams of the upper Bristol Frome catchment should be carried out as a priority and pre-requisite to further improvement works. Therefore, the Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project chose to focus on two agriculture dominated brooks, The Ladden and Bradley Brooks in order to achieve the overall aim of reducing nutrient and sediment inputs from diffuse agricultural sources.<br /> <br /> Baseline and wet weather monitoring, farmer engagement and advisory visits, walkover surveys and past Environment Agency data was used to assess areas for capital improvements to be made that would have the greatest impact for the timescale and funding available. These were decided upon as fencing to reduce bank erosion and an in-ditch wetland to separate clean water from dirty yard run-off that was previously entering the brook.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline and wet weather phosphate, turbidity and dissolved oxygen monitoring and invertebrate monitoring.<br /> <br /> Main findings:<br /> <br /> -Phosphate concentrations measured during this study were high enough to cause WFD failure at every site, suggesting high levels of diffuse pollution throughout the catchment.<br /> <br /> -Particularly high phosphate concentrations recorded during during dry-weather conditions in the lower reaches of the Ladden Brook, were accompanied by low dissolved oxygen and elevated turbidity. This requires further investigation as a high priority.<br /> <br /> -Historic DO concentration in the Bradley Brook has steadily increased over the last 35 years, suggesting an improvement in water quality over time. <br /> <br /> -The flood defence impoundment at Three Brooks Nature Reserve appears to be causing significant issues for turbidity and dissolved oxygen upstream in the Bradley Brook.<br /> <br /> -There is a need for a future regular monitoring scheme on the brooks, including during wet weather events, if pollution sources are to be identified and resolved.<br /> |Lessons learn=Both the Ladden and the Bradley Brooks are suffering biologically and physico-chemically due to agricultural run-off. Whilst the improvements made during the course of this project will help to reduce these issues to some extent, the catchment requires a much larger programme of improvements in order to make a measurable difference.<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Bradley Bk - conf Stoke Bk to conf R Brist Frome<br /> }}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Ladden &amp; Bradley Brooks<br /> |WFD water body code=GB 109053027590 &amp; GB109053027570<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=No<br /> |River corridor land use=Agricultural<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>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36989 2016-05-12T15:23:45Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.579614, -2.4498989999999594<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=Pollution Ladden Brook.JPG<br /> |Picture description=Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off<br /> |Project summary=The Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project is a project led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) from June 2015 – March 2016, as part of the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership. The project has been conducted in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West and the farmers and landowners along the Ladden Brook and Bradley Brook which form the headwaters of the Bristol Frome. It has been driven by Water Framework Directive classifications that have shown a need to identify issues and take actions to contribute towards a reduction in the levels of sediment and nutrients entering the Bristol Frome and its tributaries.<br /> <br /> Reports commissioned by the Environment Agency suggested that a focus on agricultural practices within the streams of the upper Bristol Frome catchment should be carried out as a priority and pre-requisite to further improvement works. Therefore, the Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project chose to focus on two agriculture dominated brooks, The Ladden and Bradley Brooks in order to achieve the overall aim of reducing nutrient and sediment inputs from diffuse agricultural sources.<br /> <br /> Baseline and wet weather monitoring, farmer engagement and advisory visits, walkover surveys and past Environment Agency data was used to assess areas for capital improvements to be made that would have the greatest impact for the timescale and funding available. These were decided upon as fencing to reduce bank erosion and an in-ditch wetland to separate clean water from dirty yard run-off that was previously entering the brook.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline and wet weather phosphate, turbidity and dissolved oxygen monitoring and invertebrate monitoring.<br /> <br /> Main findings:<br /> <br /> -Phosphate concentrations measured during this study were high enough to cause WFD failure at every site, suggesting high levels of diffuse pollution throughout the catchment.<br /> <br /> -Particularly high phosphate concentrations recorded during during dry-weather conditions in the lower reaches of the Ladden Brook, were accompanied by low dissolved oxygen and elevated turbidity. This requires further investigation as a high priority.<br /> <br /> -Historic DO concentration in the Bradley Brook has steadily increased over the last 35 years, suggesting an improvement in water quality over time. <br /> <br /> -The flood defence impoundment at Three Brooks Nature Reserve appears to be causing significant issues for turbidity and dissolved oxygen upstream in the Bradley Brook.<br /> <br /> -There is a need for a future regular monitoring scheme on the brooks, including during wet weather events, if pollution sources are to be identified and resolved.<br /> |Lessons learn=Both the Ladden and the Bradley Brooks are suffering biologically and physico-chemically due to agricultural run-off. Whilst the improvements made during the course of this project will help to reduce these issues to some extent, the catchment requires a much larger programme of improvements in order to make a measurable difference.<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Ladden &amp; Bradley Brooks<br /> |WFD water body code=GB 109053027590 &amp; GB109053027570<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=No<br /> |River corridor land use=Agricultural<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>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36988 2016-05-12T15:22:46Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.579614, -2.4498989999999594<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=Pollution Ladden Brook.JPG<br /> |Picture description=Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off<br /> |Project summary=The Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project is a project led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) from June 2015 – March 2016, as part of the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership. The project has been conducted in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West and the farmers and landowners along the Ladden Brook and Bradley Brook which form the headwaters of the Bristol Frome. It has been driven by Water Framework Directive classifications that have shown a need to identify issues and take actions to contribute towards a reduction in the levels of sediment and nutrients entering the Bristol Frome and its tributaries.<br /> <br /> Reports commissioned by the Environment Agency suggested that a focus on agricultural practices within the streams of the upper Bristol Frome catchment should be carried out as a priority and pre-requisite to further improvement works. Therefore, the Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project chose to focus on two agriculture dominated brooks, The Ladden and Bradley Brooks in order to achieve the overall aim of reducing nutrient and sediment inputs from diffuse agricultural sources.<br /> <br /> Baseline and wet weather monitoring, farmer engagement and advisory visits, walkover surveys and past Environment Agency data was used to assess areas for capital improvements to be made that would have the greatest impact for the timescale and funding available. These were decided upon as fencing to reduce bank erosion and an in-ditch wetland to separate clean water from dirty yard run-off that was previously entering the brook.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline and wet weather phosphate, turbidity and dissolved oxygen monitoring and invertebrate monitoring.<br /> <br /> Main findings:<br /> <br /> -Phosphate concentrations measured during this study were high enough to cause WFD failure at every site, suggesting high levels of diffuse pollution throughout the catchment.<br /> <br /> -Particularly high phosphate concentrations recorded during during dry-weather conditions in the lower reaches of the Ladden Brook, were accompanied by low dissolved oxygen and elevated turbidity. This requires further investigation as a high priority.<br /> <br /> -Historic DO concentration in the Bradley Brook has steadily increased over the last 35 years, suggesting an improvement in water quality over time. <br /> <br /> -The flood defence impoundment at Three Brooks Nature Reserve appears to be causing significant issues for turbidity and dissolved oxygen upstream in the Bradley Brook.<br /> <br /> -There is a need for a future regular monitoring scheme on the brooks, including during wet weather events, if pollution sources are to be identified and resolved.<br /> |Lessons learn=Both the Ladden and the Bradley Brooks are suffering biologically and physiochemically due to agricultural run-off. Whilst the improvements made during the course of this project will help to reduce these issues to some extent, the catchment requires a much larger programme of improvements in order to make a measurable difference.<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Ladden &amp; Bradley Brooks<br /> |WFD water body code=GB 109053027590 &amp; GB109053027570<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=No<br /> |Invasive species present=No<br /> |River corridor land use=Agricultural<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>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36987 2016-05-12T15:04:45Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.579614, -2.4498989999999594<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=Pollution Ladden Brook.JPG<br /> |Picture description=Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off<br /> |Project summary=The Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project is a project led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) from June 2015 – March 2016, as part of the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership. The project has been conducted in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West and the farmers and landowners along the Ladden Brook and Bradley Brook which form the headwaters of the Bristol Frome. It has been driven by Water Framework Directive classifications that have shown a need to identify issues and take actions to contribute towards a reduction in the levels of sediment and nutrients entering the Bristol Frome and its tributaries.<br /> <br /> Reports commissioned by the Environment Agency suggested that a focus on agricultural practices within the streams of the upper Bristol Frome catchment should be carried out as a priority and pre-requisite to further improvement works. Therefore, the Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project chose to focus on two agriculture dominated brooks, The Ladden and Bradley Brooks in order to achieve the overall aim of reducing nutrient and sediment inputs from diffuse agricultural sources.<br /> <br /> Baseline and wet weather monitoring, farmer engagement and advisory visits, walkover surveys and past Environment Agency data was used to assess areas for capital improvements to be made that would have the greatest impact for the timescale and funding available. These were decided upon as fencing to reduce bank erosion and an in-ditch wetland to separate clean water from dirty yard run-off that was previously entering the brook.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline and wet weather phosphate, turbidity and dissolved oxygen monitoring and invertebrate monitoring.<br /> <br /> Main findings:<br /> <br /> -Phosphate concentrations measured during this study were high enough to cause WFD failure at every site, suggesting high levels of diffuse pollution throughout the catchment.<br /> <br /> -Particularly high phosphate concentrations recorded during during dry-weather conditions in the lower reaches of the Ladden Brook, were accompanied by low dissolved oxygen and elevated turbidity. This requires further investigation as a high priority.<br /> <br /> -Historic DO concentration in the Bradley Brook has steadily increased over the last 35 years, suggesting an improvement in water quality over time. <br /> <br /> -The flood defence impoundment at Three Brooks Nature Reserve appears to be causing significant issues for turbidity and dissolved oxygen upstream in the Bradley Brook.<br /> <br /> -There is a need for a future regular monitoring scheme on the brooks, including during wet weather events, if pollution sources are to be identified and resolved.<br /> |Lessons learn=Both the Ladden and the Bradley Brooks are suffering biologically and physiochemically due to agricultural run-off. Whilst the improvements made during the course of this project will help to reduce these issues to some extent, the catchment requires a much larger programme of improvements in order to make a measurable difference.<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>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Pollution_Ladden_Brook.JPG&diff=36986 2016-05-12T14:44:21Z

<p>H.alv: H.alv uploaded a new version of &amp;quot;File:Pollution Ladden Brook.JPG&amp;quot;: Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off</p> <hr /> <div>Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36985 2016-05-12T14:41:10Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.579614, -2.4498989999999594<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project summary=The Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project is a project led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) from June 2015 – March 2016, as part of the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership. The project has been conducted in partnership with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West and the farmers and landowners along the Ladden Brook and Bradley Brook which form the headwaters of the Bristol Frome. It has been driven by Water Framework Directive classifications that have shown a need to identify issues and take actions to contribute towards a reduction in the levels of sediment and nutrients entering the Bristol Frome and its tributaries.<br /> <br /> Reports commissioned by the Environment Agency suggested that a focus on agricultural practices within the streams of the upper Bristol Frome catchment should be carried out as a priority and pre-requisite to further improvement works. Therefore, the Bristol Frome Diffuse Pollution Project chose to focus on two agriculture dominated brooks, The Ladden and Bradley Brooks in order to achieve the overall aim of reducing nutrient and sediment inputs from diffuse agricultural sources.<br /> <br /> Baseline and wet weather monitoring, farmer engagement and advisory visits, walkover surveys and past Environment Agency data was used to assess areas for capital improvements to be made that would have the greatest impact for the timescale and funding available. These were decided upon as fencing to reduce bank erosion and an in-ditch wetland to separate clean water from dirty yard run-off that was previously entering the brook.<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>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Pollution_Ladden_Brook.JPG&diff=36984 2016-05-12T14:22:26Z

<p>H.alv: Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off</p> <hr /> <div>Valuable topsoil and nutrients entering the Ladden Brook from agricultural run-off</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Bristol_Frome_Diffuse_Pollution_Project&diff=36983 2016-05-12T13:23:43Z

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H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Before_%26_after.jpg&diff=36125 2016-01-15T09:57:13Z

<p>H.alv: Before and after: Luckington Brook improvement works</p> <hr /> <div>Before and after: Luckington Brook improvement works</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:SHerston_River_IMProvement_(SHRIMP)_Project&diff=36124 2016-01-15T09:54:34Z

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H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Sherston_project_area.jpg&diff=36123 2016-01-15T09:48:56Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div></div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Wellow_Brook_Habitat_Enhancement_Project&diff=36049 2015-11-10T13:43:48Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=51.29062852345793, -2.485425746453984<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Project web site url=http://www.bristolavonriverstrust.org/the-wellow-brook-project/<br /> |Themes=Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Harriet<br /> |Main contact surname=Alvis<br /> |Main contact id=H.alv<br /> |Contact organisation=Bristol Avon Rivers Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.bristolavonriverstrust.org<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project summary=The aims of the project were:<br /> •To draw attention to the brook and to highlight how local people could make a difference in maintaining it and improving it in the future, whilst also making some improvements to the brook.<br /> •To open up the river by coppicing a short stretch which would be immediately noticeable to local residents and to provide views along the brook which were previously hidden. This would also allow extra light into the brook and along it’s bankside to promote plant growth and increase the productivity of the river.<br /> •To construct in-stream woody structures along the newly cleared stretch to introduce some variability to the flow pattern of the brook within its natural banks. It was intended that these structures would also act as refuges and habitats for juvenile fish, including the small numbers of brown trout present in the area.<br /> •To patch areas of bank erosion along the site using natural woody materials.<br /> • To investigate other areas of the river for the future to offer ongoing solutions and opportunities for local people and the local authorities to continue improvement and maintenance of the town’s most valuable natural asset.<br /> <br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Access.jpg<br /> |Caption=Gravelled access ramp <br /> }}<br /> {{Case study image<br /> |File name=Backup 03-2015 2009.JPG<br /> |Caption=One of the brushwood berm structures<br /> }}<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<br /> |Link=www.somersetguardian.co.uk/Work-improve-brook-lead-area-rich-wildlife/story-25976978-detail/story.html<br /> |Description=Press coverage<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Wellow_Brook_Habitat_Enhancement_Project&diff=36048 2015-11-10T13:42:32Z

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H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Backup_03-2015_2009.JPG&diff=36047 2015-11-10T13:42:13Z

<p>H.alv: </p> <hr /> <div></div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Access.jpg&diff=36046 2015-11-10T13:41:36Z

<p>H.alv: Gravelled access ramp</p> <hr /> <div>Gravelled access ramp</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Wellow_Brook_Habitat_Enhancement_Project&diff=36045 2015-11-10T13:40:26Z

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H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Backup_03-2015_2030.JPG&diff=36041 2015-11-10T12:51:54Z

<p>H.alv: Restored section of river with brushwood berms &amp; coppicing to open up the river to the public.</p> <hr /> <div>Restored section of river with brushwood berms &amp; coppicing to open up the river to the public.</div>

H.alv https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Wellow_Brook_Habitat_Enhancement_Project&diff=36039 2015-11-10T12:47:25Z

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