Case study:Cuckolds Haven Nature Area
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Project overview
| Status | Complete |
|---|---|
| Project web site | |
| Themes | Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits |
| Country | England |
| Main contact forename | Toni |
| Main contact surname | Scarr |
| Main contact user ID | User:Ascarr |
| Contact organisation | Environment Agency |
| Contact organisation web site | http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk |
| Partner organisations | |
| Parent multi-site project | |
| This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
No |
Project summary
Previous site use/issues
• Nature area owned by LB Newham (little known/used by local people)
• No access for wheelchairs
• Limited access points adding to ‘fear of crime’
• Ecologically and historically valuable site but no information for site users reed buting have been seen in the reeds adjacent to the site
• Lack of seating areas within site for users/local school groups
Enhancements
• Enhanced planting within site including black poplars
• Creation of riverside seating/viewing area
• Provision of site wildlife and historical information boards
• New wheelchair friendly site entrance and access route
• Interpretation boards installed by just ecology
Monitoring surveys and results
Lessons learnt
Catchment and subcatchment
Site
| Name | Cuckold's Haven |
|---|---|
| WFD water body codes | |
| WFD (national) typology | Intertidal |
| WFD water body name | |
| Pre-project morphology | |
| Reference morphology | |
| Desired post project morphology | |
| Heavily modified water body | Yes |
| National/international site designation | |
| Local/regional site designations | |
| Protected species present | No |
| Invasive species present | No |
| Species of interest | black poplar |
| Dominant hydrology | Tidal |
| Dominant substrate | Estuarine mud |
| River corridor land use | Urban |
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Project background
| Reach length directly affected (m) | |
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| Project started | 2004/10/01 |
| Works started | |
| Works completed | |
| Project completed | 2006/03/31 |
| Total cost category | |
| Total cost (k€) | |
| Benefit to cost ratio | |
| Funding sources | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s (now DCLG) Sustainable Communities Fund |
Cost for project phases
| Phase | cost category | cost exact (k€) | Lead organisation | Contact forename | Contact surname |
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| Stakeholder engagement and communication | |||||
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| Post-project management and maintenance | |||||
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Reasons for river restoration
| Mitigation of a pressure | Riparian development |
|---|---|
| Hydromorphology | |
| Biology | |
| Physico-chemical | |
| Other reasons for the project | reduce the fear of crime |
Measures
Structural measures
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| Bank/bed modifications | |
| Floodplain / River corridor | Riparian tree planting |
| Planform / Channel pattern | |
| Other | |
Non-structural measures
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| Management interventions | |
| Social measures (incl. engagement) | viewing platform, wheelchair access, Wildlife interpretation signs |
| Other | |
Monitoring
Hydromorphological quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
Biological quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
Physico-chemical quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
Monitoring documents
Image gallery
Additional documents and videos
Additional links and references
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