]> 2026-04-18T02:29:08+00:00 Case study:Grantham Blue Green - Urban Reach 500 en Case study Grantham Blue Green - Urban Reach.pdf Project Case Study Draft Tree Hinging adding gravel berm creation daylighting. Environment Agency Great Britain Leader+ European Structural Fund EA SKDC Yes No Yes false Pic 1.jpg Pic 2.jpg Pic 4.jpg Gravel being added to channel. Newly installed brushwood berm in foreground (Queen Elizabeth Park) Newly dug wetland feature in Queen Elizabeth Park prior to volunteer planting. No Delivery of a large programme of works to deadline through COVID has been challenging but works came in within budget. Working in an urban environment is difficult and successful project delivery relies on engagement with the many stakeholders from the outset, particularly the local community. If new project officers are picking up the delivery of works and were not involved in the initial project development, then it is important that a through handover of work takes place. 52.913715888034,-0.63817072355366 Alice Environment Agency Atkins Tree Hinging adding gravel, berm creation, daylighting.,, Urban wetlands and wildflower meadows,,Big engagement programme with local community., Baseline monitoring has been undertaken by EA for fish and invertebrates. Sample site Stonebridge Close, Sedgewick Meadows and Queen Elizabeth Park. Impact will be assessed over time. Urban wetlands and wildflower meadows 27066 Environment Agency Pic 3.jpg 2021-01-07Z 2459221.5 Complete This project was undertaken to improve river habitat in a section of the Upper Witham through Urban Grantham. It followed on from an urban opportunities study and similar work at Dysart Park (Rivers Trust) and Wyndham Park Phase 1 (EA). There is a near continuous, accessible, river corridor along the river through the town which takes in 2 large, popular parks. The river here has been heavily modified which has had a significant impact on the habitat and its appearance. The works aimed to improve the habitat, look of the river and to try and reinstate some natural river processes within the constraints of an urban environment e.g flood risk. River works were complemented by the planting of wildflower meadows and urban wetlands along the river corridor. The river work involved daylighting, tree hinging, berm creation and the addition of gravel to the channel at 4 sperate project sites. Local volunteers, including the River Care group in particular assisted contractors in undertaking the works. Grantham Blue Green - Urban Reach grantham blue green - urban reach Yes 1300 Witham Anglian Upper Witham upper witham Grantham Urban Reach grantham urban reach Big engagement programme with local community. Native Crayfish / Brown Trout 10 - 100 km² 46 Less than 100 m Upper Witham GB105030056760 Habitat and biodiversity 313 100 - 500 k€ GB105030056780 Witham - confluence of Cringle Brook to confluence Brant 2024-02-08T14:53:10Z 2460349.1202546 2024-02-27T12:20:45Z 2460368.0144097 Grantham Blue Green - Urban Reach 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Grantham Blue Green - Urban Reach]] [[Subcatchment title::Upper Witham]] Grantham Blue Green - Urban Reach# QUERY1c40397f147062bffdb7f708fcfe9213