]> 2026-04-24T23:16:03+00:00 Case study:Day Brook Restoration - Gedling 500 en Approved Channel reprofiling Recovery of channel morphology Channel naturalisation Re-meandering Environment Agency Groundwork Greater Nottingham Nottinghamshire County Council Gedling Borough Council Great Britain Environment Agency - Nottinghamshire County Council - Gedling Borough Council - B&Q Yes No Yes false Before 2.JPG Before 3.JPG Construction.JPG New channel and reed bed 23 April 2014.JPG Day Brook before Day Brook construction No Paul Crawford 1 - 10 k€ Groundwork Greater Nottingham Groundwork Greater Nottingham WatersideCare 52.994139968791,-1.1376154934987 John Brewington John Environment Agency Brewington Channel reprofiling, Recovery of channel morphology,,Floodplain reconnection,,Channel naturalisation, Re-meandering, ,,Awareness raising,, Paul Lee Crawford Copplestone 12567 Groundwork Greater Nottingham, Environment Agency, Nottinghamshire County Council, Gedling Borough Council New channel 9 May 2014.JPG Complete This project restored natural features to a section of the Day Brook as it flows through a small park on the outskirts of Nottingham city. The brook was moved from the existing heavily modified and shaded channel into a more natural course. Brook length has been increased with the introduction of meanders along with shallower, soft banks and variation in flow and bed conditions. We aim to improve water quality through the planting of marginal vegetation and the creation of a reed bed at the outfall of a surface water sewer. With the material produced from the channel excavations, a shallow bund has been constructed to retain flood waters within the park in order to help reduce flooding of downstream properties. In an effort to raise awareness of the watercourse and to create a more attractive park environment, 2 new bridges now take an existing path over the new brook channel. This part of the brook is one of the few sections not within a culvert as it flows through Gedling Borough. Downstream the brook mostly flows within a heavily modified channel and the entire length is subject to pollution from diffuse, urban sources. This project is a sister project to the Day Brook rain gardens - http://restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ADay_Brook_Rain_Gardens Restoration work commenced in February 2014 and was completed in May 2014. Photos of the works are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/environment-agency/sets/72157644692138259/?view=sq. Increase community awareness of urban catchment challenges. Day Brook Restoration - Gedling day brook restoration - gedling No 115 Lower Trent and Erewash Humber Floodplain reconnection Day Brook from Source to River Lean day brook from source to river lean Awareness raising Lee Copplestone Less than 1 k€ WatersideCare 10 - 100 km² 153 100 - 200 m Day Brook from Source to River Lean GB104028052860 Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Urban GB104028052860 Day Brook from Source to River Lean Paul Crawford 100 - 500 k€ Groundwork Greater Nottingham 2014-02-03Z 2456691.5 2014-03-19T00:35:13Z 2456735.524456 2017-06-05T11:49:09Z 2457909.9924653 Day Brook Restoration - Gedling 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Day Brook Restoration - Gedling]] [[Subcatchment title::Day Brook from Source to River Lean]] Day Brook Restoration - Gedling# QUERYbac0c8267d74b6c7efa55cc74d12a61b