https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Warwickshire+Wildlife+Trust 2026-04-20T03:01:35Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.7 https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Sowe_Valley_Project&diff=8252 2013-01-22T12:37:22Z

<p>Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.41074433139315, -1.4497661590576171<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=In progress<br /> |Project web site url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project<br /> |Themes=Social benefits, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Anna<br /> |Main contact surname=Squires<br /> |Contact organisation=Warwickshire Wildlife Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk<br /> |Partner organisations=Coventry City Council, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium<br /> |Multi-site=Yes<br /> |Project picture=Sowe volunteers 002.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The Sowe Valley Project is a community based river restoration project, working with local communities along an 8 1/2 mile stretch of the River Sowe in Coventry to help improve it for both people and wildlife.<br /> The project, with local volunteers deliver the following work along the valley:<br /> 1) himalayan balsam control 2) mink monitoring 3) removal of polluting items from the channel 4) bank side vegetation work to improve light and shade levels in the river 5) bank side planting of native species.<br /> The project has at least 4 volunteer days per month - see the website for full details.<br /> The Sowe Valley project has also supported the formation of the Friends of Sowe Valley, a voluntary group set up to keep the river conservation work going after the project funding ends. <br /> <br /> The Sowe Valley Project has received £211,512 of funding from Natural England’s Access to Nature Programme, funded by £25m from the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Space programme. The project has also received funding from the Environment Agency, BKW housing consortium and kind donations from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust members. It is also supported by Coventry City Council.<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Sowe Valley <br /> |WFD water body code=GB109054044660 and GB109054044550<br /> |WFD water body name=River Sowe<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=Yes<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Water Vole, otter (Lutra lutra), <br /> |River corridor land use=Predominantly urban corridor, with some agricultual land use<br /> }}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=8 1/2 miles<br /> |Project started=2009/10/01<br /> |Funding sources=Natural England, Big Lottery, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members<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 /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references<br /> |Link=www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sowe-Valley-Project/132893750072998<br /> |Description=Sowe Valley Facebook Page<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional links and references<br /> |Link=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project<br /> |Description=Sowe Valley Project webpage<br /> }}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}</div>

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Sowe_Valley_Project&diff=8245 2013-01-22T12:31:39Z

<p>Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.41074433139315, -1.4497661590576171<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=In progress<br /> |Project web site url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project<br /> |Themes=Social benefits, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Anna<br /> |Main contact surname=Squires<br /> |Contact organisation=Warwickshire Wildlife Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk<br /> |Partner organisations=Coventry City Council, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium<br /> |Multi-site=Yes<br /> |Project picture=Sowe volunteers 002.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The Sowe Valley Project is a community based river restoration project, working with local communities along an 8 1/2 mile stretch of the River Sowe in Coventry to help improve it for both people and wildlife.<br /> The project, with local volunteers deliver the following work along the valley:<br /> 1) himalayan balsam control 2) mink monitoring 3) removal of polluting items from the channel 4) bank side vegetation work to improve light and shade levels in the river 5) bank side planting of native species.<br /> The project has at least 4 volunteer days per month - see the website for full details.<br /> The Sowe Valley project has also supported the formation of the Friends of Sowe Valley, a voluntary group set up to keep the river conservation work going after the project funding ends. <br /> <br /> The Sowe Valley Project has received £211,512 of funding from Natural England’s Access to Nature Programme, funded by £25m from the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Space programme. The project has also received funding from the Environment Agency, BKW housing consortium and kind donations from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust members. It is also supported by Coventry City Council.<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site<br /> |Name=Sowe Valley <br /> |WFD water body code=GB109054044660 and GB109054044550<br /> |WFD water body name=River Sowe<br /> |Heavily modified water body=No<br /> |Protected species present=Yes<br /> |Invasive species present=Yes<br /> |Species=Water Vole, otter (Lutra lutra), <br /> |River corridor land use=Predominantly urban corridor, with some agricultual land use<br /> }}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=8 1/2 miles<br /> |Project started=2009/10/01<br /> |Funding sources=Natural England, Big Lottery, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members<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 /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}</div>

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Sowe_Valley_Project&diff=8238 2013-01-22T12:27:02Z

<p>Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.41074433139315, -1.4497661590576171<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=In progress<br /> |Project web site url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project<br /> |Themes=Social benefits, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Anna<br /> |Main contact surname=Squires<br /> |Contact organisation=Warwickshire Wildlife Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk<br /> |Partner organisations=Coventry City Council, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium<br /> |Multi-site=Yes<br /> |Project picture=Sowe volunteers 002.jpg<br /> |Project summary=The Sowe Valley Project is a community based river restoration project, working with local communities along an 8 1/2 mile stretch of the River Sowe in Coventry to help improve it for both people and wildlife.<br /> The project, with local volunteers deliver the following work along the valley:<br /> 1) himalayan balsam control 2) mink monitoring 3) removal of polluting items from the channel 4) bank side vegetation work to improve light and shade levels in the river 5) bank side planting of native species.<br /> The project has at least 4 volunteer days per month - see the website for full details.<br /> The Sowe Valley project has also supported the formation of the Friends of Sowe Valley, a voluntary group set up to keep the river conservation work going after the project funding ends. <br /> <br /> The Sowe Valley Project has received £211,512 of funding from Natural England’s Access to Nature Programme, funded by £25m from the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Space programme. The project has also received funding from the Environment Agency, BKW housing consortium and kind donations from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust members. It is also supported by Coventry City Council.<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=8 1/2 miles<br /> |Project started=2009/10/01<br /> |Funding sources=Natural England, Big Lottery, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members<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 /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}</div>

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Sowe_Valley_Project&diff=8038 2013-01-15T17:15:04Z

<p>Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Case study status<br /> |Approval status=Draft<br /> }}<br /> {{Location<br /> |Location=52.41074433139315, -1.4497661590576171<br /> }}<br /> {{Project overview<br /> |Status=In progress<br /> |Project web site url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project<br /> |Themes=Social benefits, Water quality<br /> |Country=England<br /> |Main contact forename=Anna<br /> |Main contact surname=Squires<br /> |Contact organisation=Warwickshire Wildlife Trust<br /> |Contact organisation url=www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk<br /> |Partner organisations=Coventry City Council, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium<br /> |Multi-site=No<br /> |Project picture=Sowe volunteers 002.jpg<br /> }}<br /> {{Case study subcatchment}}<br /> {{Site}}<br /> {{Project background<br /> |Reach length directly affected=8 1/2 miles<br /> |Project started=2009/10/01<br /> |Funding sources=Natural England, Big Lottery, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members<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 /> {{Image gallery}}<br /> {{Image gallery end}}<br /> {{Additional Documents}}<br /> {{Additional Documents end}}<br /> {{Additional links and references header}}<br /> {{Additional links and references footer}}<br /> {{Supplementary Information}}</div>

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=File:Sowe_volunteers_002.jpg&diff=8037 2013-01-15T17:14:59Z

<p>Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: River Sowe at Dorchester Brookstray, Coventry.</p> <hr /> <div>River Sowe at Dorchester Brookstray, Coventry.</div>

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Sowe_Valley_Project&diff=8034 2013-01-15T17:09:24Z

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Warwickshire Wildlife Trust https://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study:Sowe_Valley_Project&diff=8033 2013-01-15T17:06:46Z

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