]> 2026-04-14T02:54:34+00:00 Case study:Barking Creekmouth 500 en Lower River Roding Regeneration Project.pdf summary report Estuary edges design Guidance (this site is features within the guidance at the bottom of the page) Approved Creation of backwaters Yes Yes No Improvement No Fish,Yes,Yes,No,No,No,Improvement Fish No Channel realignment Environment Agency Great Britain Environment Agency Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s (now DCLG) Sustainable Communities Fund Yes No Yes true IMG 6181.JPG Barking Barrier.jpg Barking Barrier site Barking Barrier Yes The sites were important for overwintering birds: teal, shelduck, tufted duck, wigeon, gadwell, shoveler, pintail, little grebe, common whitethroat, sandmartins, oyster catchers and linnet. Peregrine falcons also use the site. Barking Creek is recognised as a valuable feeding and refuge area for a variety of fish species, flounder, eel, smelt, sea bass in both their adults and juveniles life stages. These utilise the full range of sub, intertidal and saltmarsh habitats for foraging and refuge. creekmouth should not be located in the direction of the prevailing wind or litter can accumulate. saltmarsh and mudflat BAP habitat 51.516631874194,0.096813999438496 Ascarr Scarr Environment Agency Toni Creation of backwaters,,,Channel realignment, ,,, BARKING CREEK- FINAL MSc PROJECT.pdf MSc report on managed realignment '''Enhancements''' * Breach of existing defence and creation of tidal backwater providing increased flood storage and wildlife habitat. * The backwater area and new reedbeds represent a new, highly valuable feeding and refuge area for fish. Recent studies have shown that both juvenile and adult fish move into these areas as soon as they are inundated. They feed extensively on the invertebrates present within the reedbeds. Such habitats are increasingly thought to significantly enhance the juvenile survival of commercially important fish such as bass. The Thames Estuary is now recognised as an important nursery area for this species. * Retreat and renewal of flood defences to provide current standards of flood risk allowing for changes due to climate change. * New site entrance and access route through site. * Creation of new seating and viewing areas. * Interpretation boards installed with the aid of Lee Rivers Trust and local school children helped design the boards 1205 during construction 2006-03-31Z 2453825.5 Barking creek.jpg Complete '''Previous site use/issues''' * underused and undervalued area of greenspace, owned by the Environment Agency, adjacent to the Barking Barrier. * The terrestrial habitat consisted of species poor grassland with patches of scrub and Japanese knotweed. Areas which would have supported saltmarsh species were encased in riprap covered in bitumen and had be historically land raised. * The foreshore in this area is important for overwintering birds such as teal, shelduck, tufted duck, wigeon, gadwell, shoveler, pintail, little grebe. Common whitethroat, sandmartins and linnet has been seen breeding in the area a pair of oyster catchers were also recorded breeding in 2000. Saltmarsh and mudflat UK BAP habitat is very important for these types of fauna and also flora. * Barking Creek is recognised as a valuable feeding and refuge area for a variety of fish species, flounder, eel, smelt, sea bass in both their adults and juveniles life stages. These utilise the full range of sub, intertidal and saltmarsh habitats for foraging and refuge. * There was limited amenity use, lack of seating areas, views from site obstructed by flood defences and no wheelchair access to site. * Failing flood defences. Barking Creekmouth barking creekmouth http://www.estuaryedges.co.uk/case-studies/barking-creek-creekmouth/ No 100 London Thames Thames Middle thames middle Barking Creekmouth barking creekmouth Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) European eel (Anguilla anguilla) flounder (Platichthys flesus) Thin lipped mullet (Liza ramada) Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutes) teal shelduck wigeon gadwell shoveler pintail duck (Anas sp.) oyster catchers peregrine falcon sand smelt (Atherina presbyter) Less than 10 km² THAMES MIDDLE GB530603911402 Fisheries Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits Urban Estuary 284 100 - 500 k€ Intertidal GB530603911402 THAMES MIDDLE 2012-08-22T19:26:08Z 2456162.3098148 2024-09-16T13:41:31Z 2460570.0704977 Barking Creekmouth 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Barking Creekmouth]] [[Subcatchment title::THAMES MIDDLE]] Barking Creekmouth# QUERY711153fcf345ac7bd461efa684d04cc9