]> 2026-04-12T09:30:16+00:00 Case study:Habitat improvements in the upper Kennet 500 en Stand up for the Kennet web version.pdf Approved Creation of meanders Action for the River Kennet (ARK) Marlborough Town Council Marlborough Area Development Trust local volunteers Great Britain Catchment Restoration Funds No No Yes false During works.JPG During works No 51.44031275716,-1.6946411132812 Charlotte Hitchmough ,,Creation of meanders, ,,Engagement with schools, Community Education, Community involvement, Improved public access,,Local support, Community engagement, 6126 Action for the River Kennet (ARK), Marlborough Town Council, Marlborough Area Development Trust, local volunteers, 2015-03-01Z 2457082.5 2012-07-01Z 2456109.5 In progress The project to enable fish to swim through Marlborough will build a new channel linking the existing main river with a backstream, which currently flows intermittently down a cascade that is impassable to fish. The new channel will have a gentle gradient which will allow fish, including brown trout and grayling to swim up and down it. This is phase two of a project to link the river above and below Marlborough. The river above Marlborough is a valuable spawning habitat, but all the fish here died during the 2011/12 drought. Joining the two sections of river should improve the fish populations up and downstream. The habitat restoration projects use relatively simple techniques and materials and a considerable portion of the work will be done by volunteers. The work will repair eroded parts of the bank and create meanders and changes in flow which will create a more diverse environment to suit a variety of fish species and life stages. By fencing livestock away from the river the project will reduce bank erosion and keep sediment out of the river as a result. This keeps the natural gravel bed clean, leaving it clear for fish spawning and healthy weed growth. We will improve water quality, by diverting urban runoff from the road into a reedbed, which will filter out pollutants before the water reaches the river. Community Involvement: <br> - Local schools will use the Stonebridge and Og sites as an educational resource <br> - Local people will be connected to their river, either because they have volunteered to work on the project or because they can now walk along a section of river which was previously inaccessible Habitat improvements in the upper Kennet habitat improvements in the upper kennet No Kennet and Pang Thames Upper Kennet to Marlborough upper kennet to marlborough Kennet kennet Engagement with schools Community Education Community involvement Improved public access 100 - 1000 km² 293 200 - 500 m Upper Kennet to Marlborough GB106039023171 Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits Water quality 104 100 - 500 k€ GB106039023171 Upper Kennet to Marlborough Local support Community engagement 2013-08-08T12:37:31Z 2456513.0260532 2019-01-02T16:45:51Z 2458486.1985069 Habitat improvements in the upper Kennet 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Habitat improvements in the upper Kennet]] [[Subcatchment title::Upper Kennet to Marlborough]] Habitat improvements in the upper Kennet# QUERY6288df4f907454278447c3bd46110ca6