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<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> }}<br /> {{Motivations<br /> |Biological quality elements=poor juvenile salmonid productivity<br /> |Other motivation=restoration of substrate diversity and morphological complexity<br /> }}<br /> {{Measures<br /> |Planform / Channel pattern=Installation of Large Wood Structures<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Channel pattern/planform<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Substrate conditions<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Fish<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=Yes<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=No<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> |Result=Improvement<br /> }}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Invertebrates<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Monitored before=No<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=No<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<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 /> {{Case study documents<br /> |File name=200819 SmcK LWS W end.mp4<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references<br /> |Link=www.speycatchment.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Calder-Large-Wood-Structures-Project-Report.pdf<br /> |Description=Full project report<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional links and references<br /> |Link=youtu.be/B-xTnLhnxOc<br /> |Description=4 min Video produced by Scotland; the Big Picture Oct 2020<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Penny Lawson https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:River_Calder_Large_Wood_Structure_installation&diff=47540 2020-12-22T15:38:15Z

<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> }}<br /> {{Motivations<br /> |Biological quality elements=poor juvenile salmonid productivity<br /> |Other motivation=restoration of substrate diversity and morphological complexity<br /> }}<br /> {{Measures<br /> |Planform / Channel pattern=Installation of Large Wood Structures<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Channel pattern/planform<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Substrate conditions<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Fish<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=Yes<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=No<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> |Result=Improvement<br /> }}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Invertebrates<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Monitored before=No<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=No<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<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 /> {{Case study documents<br /> |File name=200819 SmcK LWS W end.mp4<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}<br /> {{Toggle content end}}</div>

Penny Lawson https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:200819_SmcK_LWS_W_end.mp4&diff=47539 2020-12-22T15:38:00Z

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Penny Lawson https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:River_Calder_Large_Wood_Structure_installation&diff=47538 2020-12-22T15:34:17Z

<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> }}<br /> {{Motivations<br /> |Biological quality elements=poor juvenile salmonid productivity<br /> |Other motivation=restoration of substrate diversity and morphological complexity<br /> }}<br /> {{Measures<br /> |Planform / Channel pattern=Installation of Large Wood Structures<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Channel pattern/planform<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Substrate conditions<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{End table}}<br /> {{Biological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Fish<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=Yes<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=No<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> |Result=Improvement<br /> }}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Invertebrates<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Biological quality element table row<br /> |Monitored before=No<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=No<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<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>

Penny Lawson https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:River_Calder_Large_Wood_Structure_installation&diff=47537 2020-12-22T15:32:46Z

<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> }}<br /> {{Motivations<br /> |Biological quality elements=poor juvenile salmonid productivity<br /> |Other motivation=restoration of substrate diversity and morphological complexity<br /> }}<br /> {{Measures<br /> |Planform / Channel pattern=Installation of Large Wood Structures<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality elements header}}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Channel pattern/planform<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<br /> {{Hydromorphological quality element table row<br /> |Element=Substrate conditions<br /> |Monitored before=Yes<br /> |Monitored after=No<br /> |Qualitative monitoring=Yes<br /> |Quantitative monitoring=No<br /> |Control site used=No<br /> }}<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>

Penny Lawson https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:River_Calder_Large_Wood_Structure_installation&diff=47536 2020-12-22T15:30:35Z

<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> }}<br /> {{Motivations<br /> |Biological quality elements=poor juvenile salmonid productivity<br /> |Other motivation=restoration of substrate diversity and morphological complexity<br /> }}<br /> {{Measures<br /> |Planform / Channel pattern=Installation of Large Wood Structures<br /> }}<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>

Penny Lawson https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:River_Calder_Large_Wood_Structure_installation&diff=47535 2020-12-22T15:29:40Z

<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> }}<br /> {{Motivations<br /> |Biological quality elements=poor juvenile salmonid productivity<br /> |Other motivation=restoration of substrate diversity and morphological complexity<br /> }}<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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<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=1600<br /> |Project started=1/10/2019<br /> |Total cost category=10 - 50 k€<br /> |Funding sources=SEPA<br /> |Investigation and design cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Investigation and design Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Stakeholder engagement Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Works1 and supervision cost category=1 - 10 k€<br /> |Works and supervision Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Post-project management and maintenance Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<br /> |Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Catchment Initiative<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>

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<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<br /> }}<br /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Toggle button}}<br /> {{Toggle content start}}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment<br /> |Subcatchment=Calder (Spey)<br /> }}<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>

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<p>Penny Lawson: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=57.06442931606418, -4.17024338888075<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=Complete<br /> |Themes=Fisheries, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology<br /> |Country=Scotland<br /> |Main contact forename=Penny<br /> |Main contact surname=Lawson<br /> |Main contact id=Penny Lawson<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.speycatchment.org<br /> |Partner organisations=Spey Fishery Board, SEPA, Pitmain and Glenbanchor Estates, Cluny Estate<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=MHA 1005565.jpg<br /> |Picture description=Installing LWS at the upstream end of the project reach.<br /> |Project summary=With funding from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Spey Catchment Initiative took measures to improve habitat for fish and other aquatic biodiversity in the River Calder near Newtonmore. Poor salmonid juvenile productivity had been linked to sub-optimal substrate and sediment processes. As there is very little riparian woodland along the river, Large Wood Structures (LWS) were installed to mimic natural dead wood and kickstart hydro-morphological processes to increase natural erosion and deposition, encouraging formation of higher quality, more diverse habitats in the channel and potentially providing water quality enhancements. <br /> <br /> During August 2020 a total of 29 structures formed from locally harvested, whole trees from a nearby windblown plantation, were secured into the river bed or banks at carefully chosen locations along approximately 1.6 km of the Calder. Medial and bar apex structures were constructed where the river was showing signs of partially formed features. Cbec eco-engineering were contracted to do the initial survey and design, and local contractors G Campbell did the groundworks.<br /> <br /> To make the improvements sustainable in the long term, the Spey Catchment Initiative is also creating over 22ha of new riparian woodland covering both banks and encompassing the LWS reach and an area further upstream. Low density planting of native species and anticipated regeneration will hopefully ensure an on-going natural source of dead wood input, as well as providing habitat and NFM benefits.<br /> |Monitoring surveys and results=Baseline monitoring already carried out includes ground-based and aerial photographic surveys, timelapse photography of one LWS, drone topographic survey, macro-invertebrate survey, electro-fishing and salmonid redd counts. Water temperature loggers have been installed upstream and downstream of the project reach.<br /> <br /> The surveys will be repeated at appropriate intervals. The redd survey done in November 2020 revealed new salmon redds associated with 12 of the structures - a very promising early result.<br /> |Project title=River Calder Large Wood Structure installation<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>

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