]> 2026-04-15T07:19:04+00:00 Case study:Gunville Phase I 500 en Approved Restoring gravel bed Introducing large woody debris Enhancing flow diversity Habitat restoration Meandering channel Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Environment Agency Natural England Wessex Water Wiltshire Fishery Association Great Britain Catchment Restoration Fund Yes No Yes false Gunville restoration site old hatch section David Kelly 07.08.12.JPG Upstream of Gunville hatches, prior to project delivery No Future projects should incorporate time for delays such as flooding, water vole mitigation and other potential difficulties. Despite not being public land, improved communications with local residents would have made progress much smoother. 51.220687748661,-1.7809653282166 Martijnantheunisse Martijn Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Antheunisse Flow management Restoring gravel bed, Introducing large woody debris,,lowering river bank, Wetland habitat,,Enhancing flow diversity, Habitat restoration, Meandering channel, ,Flow management,,Awareness raising,, Monitoring consists of invertebrate surveys, electro-fish surveys and fixed-point photography. Data was collected throughout 2013 and 2014 through volunteer effort. Results have yet to be analysed. 22160 Environment Agency, Natural England, Wessex Water, Wiltshire Fishery Association, Gunville Phase I 2012-12-13Z 2456274.5 P6080078.JPG 2012-06-01Z 2456079.5 Complete Commissioned by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and funded through a successful Catchment Restoration Fund bid, Cain Bioengineering submitted a very professional interpretation for the 750m stretch of river, incorporating a mixture of geotextile and earth back-fill berms, brushwood sediment traps, gravel riffles, large woody debris and live tree hinging. The general theme of the works was remeandering, channel narrowing and bank regrading. The creation of off-line ponds provided fill for the geotextile berms and created valuable riparian habitat. Due to the nature of the site and the partners involved (being part of the MoD training estate, with fishing rights given to theServicesDry Fly Fishing Association (SDFFA)), stakeholder consultation was crucial in the on-going development of the project. As a result of this consultation and mitigation for Water vole (Arvicola terrestris), designs had to be adapted several times during the project, leading to a bespoke, dynamic restoration which should be readily able to withstand the variety of pressures faced by the river. Gunville Phase I gunville phase i No 750 Hampshire Avon South West lowering river bank Wetland habitat Hampshire Avon (Upper) hampshire avon (upper) Awareness raising 100 - 1000 km² 212 200 - 500 m Hampshire Avon (Upper) GB108043022350 Environmental flows and water resources Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 100 - 500 k€ GB108043022350 Hampshire Avon (Upper) 2012-11-16Z 2456247.5 2012-10-10Z 2456210.5 2016-02-17T09:05:58Z 2457435.8791435 2019-01-02T16:40:00Z 2458486.1944444 Gunville Phase I 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Gunville Phase I]] [[Subcatchment title::Hampshire Avon (Upper)]] Gunville Phase I# QUERY3a7cb856b0c60b73b89ffc9616e74c31