Case study:North Devon Riverlands - Revision history

James.thomas at 11:21, 26 February 2026

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 |Project summary=The North Devon Riverlands Project restores wetland habitats across North Devon. Collaborating with four Ranger teams—Arlington Court, West Exmoor, Hartland, and Woolacombe—we focus on nature-based solutions to enhance water quality, reduce flood risk, combat soil erosion, and improve drought resilience, while promoting biodiversity. These efforts will create healthy, natural spaces for all to enjoy.
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James.thomas at 11:04, 26 February 2026

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			\|Bank and bed modifications measure=Leaky Dams, Floodplain Reconnection
			\|Floodplain / River corridor=Riparen Tree Management, Scrapes, Pond Creation, Contour Ditches
			\|Planform / Channel pattern=Channel Widening, Backwater
			\|Social measures=Engagement with a wide range of stakeholders
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	\|Specific mitigation=Land drainage, Barriers to fish migration, Invasive species, Flood risk management, Drinking water storage and supply		\|Specific mitigation=Land drainage, Barriers to fish migration, Invasive species, Flood risk management, Drinking water storage and supply
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James.thomas at 11:00, 26 February 2026

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James.thomas at 10:57, 26 February 2026

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	These measures will help hold water across a wider area for longer, thereby improving water quality, reducing flood risk and improving drought resilience. This creation of wetland, will also have a positive impact of biodiversity, increasing habitat for bird such as pied flycatchers, small mammals and invertebrates along with an increase in dragonflies and damsel flies, which are insects that support farmland birds and bats.		These measures will help hold water across a wider area for longer, thereby improving water quality, reducing flood risk and improving drought resilience. This creation of wetland, will also have a positive impact of biodiversity, increasing habitat for bird such as pied flycatchers, small mammals and invertebrates along with an increase in dragonflies and damsel flies, which are insects that support farmland birds and bats.
	~~\|Monitoring surveys and results=We are monitoring changes across our sites with anecdotal evidence showing increases to the number of frogs, dragon flies, invertebrates, birds and other wildlife.~~
	\|Lessons learn=The video summarising project work so far can be seen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TcxL3JD6UQ&t=153s		\|Lessons learn=The video summarising project work so far can be seen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TcxL3JD6UQ&t=153s
	\|Project title=North Devon Riverlands		\|Project title=North Devon Riverlands

James.thomas at 10:57, 26 February 2026

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	\|Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Land use management - forestry, Social benefits, Water quality		\|Themes=Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Land use management - forestry, Social benefits, Water quality
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	\|Name of parent multi-site project=National Trust Riverlands		\|Name of parent multi-site project=National Trust Riverlands
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James.thomas at 10:55, 26 February 2026

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	These measures will help hold water across a wider area for longer, thereby improving water quality, reducing flood risk and improving drought resilience. This creation of wetland, will also have a positive impact of biodiversity, increasing habitat for bird such as pied flycatchers, small mammals and invertebrates along with an increase in dragonflies and damsel flies, which are insects that support farmland birds and bats.		These measures will help hold water across a wider area for longer, thereby improving water quality, reducing flood risk and improving drought resilience. This creation of wetland, will also have a positive impact of biodiversity, increasing habitat for bird such as pied flycatchers, small mammals and invertebrates along with an increase in dragonflies and damsel flies, which are insects that support farmland birds and bats.
	\|Monitoring surveys and results=We are monitoring changes across our sites with anecdotal evidence showing increases to the number of frogs, dragon flies, invertebrates, birds and other wildlife.		\|Monitoring surveys and results=We are monitoring changes across our sites with anecdotal evidence showing increases to the number of frogs, dragon flies, invertebrates, birds and other wildlife.
			\|Lessons learn=The video summarising project work so far can be seen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TcxL3JD6UQ&t=153s
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James.thomas at 10:53, 26 February 2026

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	With more extreme weather causing floods, droughts, and further habitat loss, there is a growing need for sustainable water management to protect both wildlife and landscapes.		With more extreme weather causing floods, droughts, and further habitat loss, there is a growing need for sustainable water management to protect both wildlife and landscapes.

			The opportunity in North Devon
			Working across four Ranger teams and portfolios, with our partners, offers the opportunity to restore significant areas of wetland habitats across North Devon. This will be done by removing man-made drainage features and working with natural processes to allow the land to function in a more natural way.

			From simple measures such as creating new ponds and scrapes to increasing open water, blocking land drains and drainage ditches to expand wetland habitat, all the way through to wet woodland creation, floodplain reconnection and resetting the land through stage zero techniques. Stage zero techniques involve restoring rivers and tributaries to a more natural state before human interference.

			These measures will help hold water across a wider area for longer, thereby improving water quality, reducing flood risk and improving drought resilience. This creation of wetland, will also have a positive impact of biodiversity, increasing habitat for bird such as pied flycatchers, small mammals and invertebrates along with an increase in dragonflies and damsel flies, which are insects that support farmland birds and bats.
	\|Monitoring surveys and results=We are monitoring changes across our sites with anecdotal evidence showing increases to the number of frogs, dragon flies, invertebrates, birds and other wildlife.		\|Monitoring surveys and results=We are monitoring changes across our sites with anecdotal evidence showing increases to the number of frogs, dragon flies, invertebrates, birds and other wildlife.
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James.thomas at 10:41, 26 February 2026

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James.thomas at 10:40, 26 February 2026

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