]> 2026-04-14T02:20:28+00:00 Case study:Eastridge Estate restoration project 500 en Approved Creation of fish passes Introduction of gravel Channel narrowing Introducing large woody debris Eastridge Estate and Windrush AEC Ltd Natural England Environment Agency Great Britain Environment Agency No No Yes false Riffle.jpg Newgravel.jpg Fishpass.jpg No 51.4330734,-1.5476974000001 Vaughan Eastridge Estate and Windrush AEC Ltd Lewis Creation of fish passes, Introduction of gravel,,lowering river bank,Channel narrowing, Introducing large woody debris, ,,, The project appears to have been a success with many of the objectives being achieved. There is evidence of changes to the morphology and flow patterns in the newly enhanced channel. The channel is also free of any significant impoundments, with increases in gravel bedded habitats. There also appears to be a increases in the abundance and diversity of submerged and emergent macrophytes in the channel and along its margins. Fish populations of fish have also increased and it is hoped that one day there will be a self sustaining population. 15800 Natural England, Environment Agency, The newly narrowed channel 2013-10-01Z 2456566.5 Narrowing.jpg Complete The River Kennet was the subject overviews by the Environment Agency and Natural England. These overviews revealed that the Kennet was in an unfavourable condition with respect to its SSSI designation. Problems included barriers to fish migration, of which there were 3 major and 1 minor. Barriers usually refer to weirs which completely block any way for fish and eels to get to their spawning grounds. Weirs can also prevent the conveyance of sediments throughout a reach. The water meadows surrounding the channel were also classified as being in 'poor' condition. The project objectives were to: *Achieve favourable condition for the length of the Kennet through the estate. *Achieve favourable condition for the Kennet, Lambourn and water meadows on the estate. *Increase hydrological connectivity between the river and floodplain. *Remove barriers to fish migration. *Improve wild trout numbers. *Improve the overall water quality of the fishery. The measures used to combat these issues included the introduction of 3,000 tonnes of gravel along the profile. This was to allow for the formation of natural features such as riffles. The channel was narrowed by 5m in places to also allow for natural flows and variations withinin the channel. To address the four barriers to migration, fish and eel passes were built. Trees were cut back to reduce the amount of shade and introduce more light into the channel. At points along the reach the banks were lowered to promote flooding onto the wetlands. Parts of the wetlands were also excavated to provide a better environment for the wildlife on the wetlands. Eastridge Estate restoration project eastridge estate restoration project No Kennet and Pang Thames lowering river bank Middle Kennet (Marlborough to Newbury) middle kennet (marlborough to newbury) 100 - 1000 km² 264 200 - 500 m Middle Kennet (Marlborough to Newbury) GB106039023172 Environmental flows and water resources Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 100 - 500 k€ GB106039023172 Middle Kennet (Marlborough to Newbury) 2012-09-01Z 2456171.5 2014-08-20T11:00:22Z 2456889.958588 2017-06-01T12:39:49Z 2457906.0276505 Eastridge Estate restoration project 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Eastridge Estate restoration project]] [[Subcatchment title::Middle Kennet (Marlborough to Newbury)]] Eastridge Estate restoration project# QUERY24389cd516a38a6732df885bd02a380f