Case study:River Avon Our Water Environment - Revision history

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	\|Description=Guest blog - Our Water Environment green engineering projects		\|Description=Guest blog - Our Water Environment green engineering projects
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JosMilner at 13:27, 17 December 2020

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			\|Caption=Riparian vegetation development one year after project completion. Note theroot plates of the log revetment just visible along the water edge (J.Milner-TGLP)
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	\|Reach length directly affected=180		\|Reach length directly affected=180
	\|Project started=2015		\|Project started=2015
	~~\|Works started=2019/08/01~~
	~~\|Works completed=2019/09/30~~
	~~\|Project completed=2020/09/30~~
	\|Total cost category=50 - 100 k€		\|Total cost category=50 - 100 k€
	\|Funding sources=Scottish Rural Development Programme, National Lottery Heritage Fund		\|Funding sources=Scottish Rural Development Programme, National Lottery Heritage Fund
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	\|Post-project management and maintenance Other contact forename=Duncan		\|Post-project management and maintenance Other contact forename=Duncan
	\|Post-project management and maintenance Other contact surname=Ferguson		\|Post-project management and maintenance Other contact surname=Ferguson
			\|Monitoring Lead organisation=Spey Fishery Board
	\|Supplementary funding information=EnviroCentre undertook survey, design and construction support for the installation of green engineering features, based on options appraisal and initial design phase of work carried out by cbec.		\|Supplementary funding information=EnviroCentre undertook survey, design and construction support for the installation of green engineering features, based on options appraisal and initial design phase of work carried out by cbec.
	Contractor who carried out works: FM Land Ltd, Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey		Contractor who carried out works: FM Land Ltd, Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey

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	Scottish Rural Development Programme's Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) can be a good source of funding to deliver river restoration projects, but involves upfront payments which can subsequently be reclaimed.		Scottish Rural Development Programme's Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) can be a good source of funding to deliver river restoration projects, but involves upfront payments which can subsequently be reclaimed.

			Sourcing the tree trunks (250 in total) from a near-by plantation considerably reduced costs.
	\|Project title=River Avon Our Water Environment		\|Project title=River Avon Our Water Environment
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	\|Caption=Delivery of one load of tree trunks (250 trees used in total) K.McDougall-EnviroCentre		\|Caption=Delivery of one load of tree trunks (250 trees used in total) K.McDougall-EnviroCentre
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			\|Caption=Tree trunks laid perpendicular to drainage ditch and main river channel
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			\|Caption=Installation of tree trunks with root plates aligned along bank toe line. Note excavated bank material piled to left & rocks being used to infill between logs). K.McDougall - EnviroCentre
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	\|File name=~~19 09 03 Fordmouth ECOW 6~~.JPG		\|File name=P1040005.JPG
	\|Caption=~~Tree trunks laid perpendicular to drainage ditch and main river channel~~		\|Caption=Fixings for log revetment (P.Lawson - Spey Catchment Initiative)
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	\|Caption=~~Fixings for log revetment~~ (P.~~Lawson~~ - ~~Spey Catchment Initiative~~)		\|Caption=Tree trunks in 2 tiers seperated by logs at 90 degrees (K.McDougall - EnviroCentre)
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	~~\|Caption=Tree trunks in 2 tiers seperated by logs at 90 degrees (K.McDougall - EnviroCentre)~~
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	\|File name=19 08 06 Protected Species Survey Fordmouth and Delnabo Pic 34.jpg		\|File name=19 08 06 Protected Species Survey Fordmouth and Delnabo Pic 34.jpg
	\|Caption=One of two areas of sediment to be removed to re-open a secondary channel		\|Caption=One of two areas of sediment to be removed to re-open a secondary channel (W.Boyd-Wallis-CNPA)
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			\|Caption=One of the log revetment sites before intervention showing bank erosion (note former fenceline between person & bankside trees). K.McDougall-EnviroCentre
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	\|Caption=Fixings for log revetment		\|Caption=Fixings for log revetment (P.Lawson - Spey Catchment Initiative)
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	\|Caption=Reinstated ground over log revetment		\|Caption=Reinstated ground over log revetment (W.Boyd-Wallis-CNPA)
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	\|File name=FordmouthPlanting&LogRevetMar20.jpg		\|File name=FordmouthPlanting&LogRevetMar20.jpg
	\|Caption=Riparian planting on reinstated ground above log revetment, showing root plates visible along river edge		\|Caption=Riparian planting on reinstated ground above log revetment, showing root plates visible along river edge (J.Milner-TGLP)
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JosMilner at 11:29, 17 December 2020

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	\|Picture description=Engineered woody structure along river bank at Fordmouth Farm - soil scrapped back & 8m long tree trunks, with intact root plates towards river, located along bank prior to burying		\|Picture description=Engineered woody structure along river bank at Fordmouth Farm - soil scrapped back & 8m long tree trunks, with intact root plates towards river, located along bank prior to burying
	\|Project summary=River restoration works have been carried out along a high-energy reach of the River Avon within the River Spey Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in Cairngorms National Park. The project encompasses green engineering woody structures and sediment management, as well as water margin management and riparian planting. The aim is to improve the capability of the watercourse to cope with high flow events, reduce excessive erosion and to protect in-channel and riparian habitats, as well as farm livelihoods and infrastructure. The works were carried out as a Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS), supported and managed by a National Lottery Heritage Funded partnership (Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership) as part of their wider ‘Our Water Environment’ project running across the Tomintoul and Glenlivet area.		\|Project summary=River restoration works have been carried out along a high-energy reach of the River Avon within the River Spey Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in Cairngorms National Park. The project encompasses green engineering woody structures and sediment management, as well as water margin management and riparian planting. The aim is to improve the capability of the watercourse to cope with high flow events, reduce excessive erosion and to protect in-channel and riparian habitats, as well as farm livelihoods and infrastructure. The works were carried out as a Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS), supported and managed by a National Lottery Heritage Funded partnership (Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership) as part of their wider ‘Our Water Environment’ project running across the Tomintoul and Glenlivet area.
	\|Monitoring surveys and results=Topographical survey, geomorphological assessment,fluvial audit carried out in 2018 (cbec); Hydromorphological survey in 2019 (EnviroCentre).		\|Monitoring surveys and results=Topographical survey, geomorphological assessment,fluvial audit carried out in 2018 (cbec); Hydromorphological survey in 2019 (EnviroCentre). Post-restoration monitoring surveys to be carried out in 2021 by Spey Fishery Board.
	\|Lessons learn=Cash flow is an issue as sizable sums required up front – project partner supported cash flow but the project could have been wider-reaching without this problem.		\|Lessons learn=Cash flow was an issue as sizable sums required up front – project partner supported cash flow but the project could have been wider-reaching without this problem.

	Significant up-front investment is required to carry out initial survey work required to be able to inform land owners / managers about risks involved and allow them to decide if this is something they can accommodate.		Significant up-front investment is required to carry out initial survey work required to be able to inform land owners / managers about risks involved and allow them to decide if this is something they can accommodate.