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Restoration measures in the middle part of the river Regge are part of plans to restore the whole river. In 2006, the streambed was made made more narrow and given a meandering trajectory. Some abondoned meanders were reconnected to the stream. The bed was elevated further. Mowing in the main channel was suspended, while the floodplains were maintained by grazers. +
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Restoration measures were carried out in a trajectory of the Lunterse Beek to the west of Renswoude, south of the N224 up to the Liniedijk.
Since the Lunterse beek is a mass of water with little flow and dynamics, the water authority created a side channel, which should be embedded in the landscape and improve the stream’s ecology. This side channel also functions as a spillway when discharges are high. Because a weir is present at the location where the stream cuts through the Liniedijk, the side channel was led through a culvert in the dyke, after which it becomes a meandering stream that connects to the Lunterse Beek downstream of the weir.
The side channel passes through the small woodland area of Klein Wolfswinkel, where it passes close by a badger’s sett (Du: Dassenburcht); one of the pictures shows the badger’s nursery. The area also features living quarters of a fox, a hawk and a buzzard and is home to a colony of herons.
The ecology will be monitored further, both at the banks, where stubbs were introduced as a bank edge, and in the stream itself. The vegetation that was introduced at several locations near the stream will be monitored as well. The design of the area is such that little maintenance should be necessary.
The restorion measures in the Lunterse Beek aim to improve the flow conditions and increase the variation in flora and fauna. Fish like the gudge (Nl: riviergrondel) and ide (Nl: winde) will soon be able to swim upstream when the weir at the Groeperkade will be made passable for fish.
Source: https://www.sprengenbeken.nl/tag/lunterse-beek/ +
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Restoration of River Blythe SSSI to favourable status +
Restoration of a former mill channel to improve backwater habitat for fish, plants and invertebrates. Restored mill channel will also act to improve the quality of surface water run-off from adjacent urban area.
The River Can is at a Poor Ecological Status and is not meeting WFD objectives for Fish, invertebrates and Macrophytes. Restoring and reconnecting the historic mill channel into the river will create addition habitat. Surface water from the adjacent urban area also discharges into the mill channel. Leaky dams installed in the mill channel will slow the surface water down, allowing any sediment to settle out and filtering any pollution, thus improving water quality. The mouth of the channel has been widened and de-silted. Better connecting the back channel habitat and refuge from both high flows and predators for fish. Warm shallow areas have also been created. which are ideal habitat for fish fry. +
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Restoration of functioning salmon population on the River Stour by weir removal and habitat and geomorphology restoration +
Restoration of functioning salmon population on the River Stour by weir removal and habitat and geomorphology restoration +
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Restoration of in channel habitat. Monitoring to include electrofishing and invertebrate sampling. Community engagement. Ditch blocking and water level monitoring. Wet weather surveys +
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Restoration of natural floodplain; habitat creation; amenity; wetland creation Part of the TLS Hurst Park management plan.<br>Master plan completed. Consultation completed, funding bids being submitted +
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Restoration of natural habitats alongside the rivers Vuka and Drava with the aim of restoring the original hydrological situation and providing proper habitat for protected and rare aquatic species – the interventions into the environment will also induce the forming of a new water ecosystem on Laslovo oxbow that will develop the landscape in rural surroundings and restore its ecology, forming a more sustainable and valuable natural environment and attractive ecotourism destination on the Vuka in the long run.
Works included: Reduction of boulder weir height. +
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Restoration of the River Chelmer upstream of Chelmsford City Centre by re-profiling the banks to increase in-channel morphological diversity, create additional marginal aquatic habitats, improve floodplain connectivity and create additional backwater habitats. <br>
The River Chelmer has historically been heavily modified to improve flood protection and land drainage. This has led to a uniform wide, straight, deep channel upstream of Chelmsford City Centre. This in tern has resulted in reduced plant diversity, and there has recently been deterioration in fish status.<br>
The Chelmer Valley Local Nature Reserve (LNR) is a much loved open space situated to the north of Chelmsford city centre (Map 1 on project webpage). Approximately 2.5km long, the Chelmer Valley LNR consists of parkland, green spaces, unimproved grassland, ponds, wet margins, riparian woodland and the River Chelmer itself (Photo 1).
As part of this project, informal embankments created through years of dredging were lowered and the won material was used within the river to construct earth berms. This improved floodplain connectivity, created marginal habitat for plants and restricted the width of the active river channel, encouraging geomorphic processes. In addition, flood risk modelling of the scheme has shown flood risk benefits emerging from the project during particular flood frequencies. Flood risk modelling indicated that the scheme would lead to a small, net decrease in lateral flood extent during both 10% and 1% annual exceedance probability (AEP) events. Modelling also suggests reduced flood depths of up to 0.3m in some locations during a 10% AEP event and reduced flood depths of 0.15m in some locations during a 1% AEP. The reduced flood risk is believed to be due to the improved connectivity between the main river channel and the floodplain, which means water evacuates onto the floodplain earlier and the flood peak is marginally reduced. +
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Restoration of the Ythan river catchment aimed to introduce measures to reduce pollutant inputs into the river and estuary and to reduce the growth of algae in the estuary, enhancing the ecological status of the site. The project used a community involvement approach as part of the new sustainable land management practices in the Ythan river catchment.
Restoration involved working with local farmers for increasing applications to [[term:Agri-environment scheme|Agri-environment scheme]], to develop nutrient budgeting, to produce water management plans and to encourage the use of buffer strips. Anglers, walkers, local residents and national agencies worked together to select and manage restoration work on sections of the river to create areas of semi-natural habitats. Local residents and others were involved in monitoring changes in water quality and other indicators. The project planned to encourage the application of innovative techniques to land management issues and also would take forward a number of local Biodiversity Action Partnerships (LBAPs). +
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Restoration scheme completed and farmer event held to showcase restoration and communicate farmer's insights to other farmers, which was well received.
Capital works included bank reprofiling, gravel introduction, scrapes and bunds, backwater creation, LWB and online sediment trap, LWM installation, willow management, tree planting. +
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Restoration scheme delivered in 2023. We were approached by the Parish Council with interest to restore the river on their reach, but most of the works undertaken on private neighbouring land.
760m of main River Mease restoration including 2.5ha riparian habitat improvement.
Bank reprofiling, backwater creation, large woody material addition, gravel addition to add a diversity of flows and riparian habitat. Scrape creation and ditch enhancement, woodland thinning and dead hedgerow creation to enhance the wood to become a wet woodland at lower flows. +
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Restore 270 metres of the River Fender to a more natural condition to create and improve riparian habitats +
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Restore 935 metres (1.1 hectares) of degraded riparian habitat through fencing to exclude livestock +
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Restore habitat by opening up culvert section +
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Restore more natural channel with range of in channel features and backwaters, also new small side channel to avoid garden area which will become formalised. Improvement of 800m of river, through naturalisation of bank and creation of bankside features. +
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Restoring the Nagy-Pándzsa watersystem's transport capacity and the reconstruction of the Helbényi sluice at the Holt-Marcal estuarine will improve flood protection, contribute to the improvement of overall water quality and pollution reduction. as A result of the development the flora and the fauna of the water will regenerate , safe water supply for fish ponds will be ensured. +
Restoring the Rom to allow it to meander through the course of the old river; removal of concrete banks and bed at upstream end; reconnect with its floodplain. This stretch has been straightened, deepened, the raised banks containing it within the manipulated channel, despite being located in open parkland. The course of the old river can be seen in places, forming wet depressions, so it may be possible to link these back up. +
Restoring the geomorphology of the River Dove and restoring a self sustaining salmon population +