]> 2026-04-07T20:59:36+00:00 Case study:Lullingstone Castle phase 2 500 en Approved Environment Agency Great Britain Environment Agency (Fisheries) Contribution of staff time (NWKCP KAPS) Yes No Yes false No Qualitative success criteria were developed by the Project Partnership. All of the aims have been delivered upon with observed improvements in the quality of habitat and features particularly. It is believed that fish populations are improving, with wild brown trout being caught, suggesting that it could become an important local breeding area. Further areas where improvements can be made are being identified. 51.35273361206,0.19008193910122 Tom Environment Agency Cook ,Habitat creation, ,,, 12689 Example of first phase works Lullingstonecastle1.png 2011-01-01Z 2455562.5 Complete Aimed to improve the overall habitat of this section of river with a particular focus on habitat creation which would support spawning opportunities as well as juvenile and adult habitat for native Brown Trout. This was recognised as a section in very poor condition. The specific objectives were as follows:<br>1. To improve in-stream habitat by cleaning areas of loose gravels and increasingly flow rates to an optimal level to support fish, especially brown native trout, and creating habitat to support both juvenile and adult fish.<br>2. Increase natural flows which, even during low flows during the summer, can provide a healthy and diverse habitat.<br>3. Clear heavily shaded trees and plant marginal aquatic plants to support invertebrates and other aquatic life (water voles).<br>4. Improve the appearance of the river by creating a natural sinuous flow through this stretch of river, narrowing the channel using large woody debris and woody faggots to create in-channel structures.<br>5. Increase fishing opportunities within the river (and overall condition of the section). Over abstraction has led to the degradation of the Darent, where characteristic chalk-river chacateristics: clear water, macrophytes, low bans and natural flows have been lost. It has experienced heavy modification and provided power for milling and historic agricultural irrigation. The river also flows into a number of large on-line lakes that fragment habitat and put additional pressure on water quality and quantity. Lullingstone Castle phase 2 lullingstone castle phase 2 No 500 Darent Thames Habitat creation Mid Darent mid darent 100 - 1000 km² 244 200 - 500 m Mid Darent GB106040024222 Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity 1 - 10 k€ GB106040024222 Mid Darent 2011-01-01Z 2455562.5 2014-04-03T08:39:54Z 2456750.8610417 2015-10-27T10:48:42Z 2457322.9504861 Lullingstone Castle phase 2 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Lullingstone Castle phase 2]] [[Subcatchment title::Mid Darent]] Lullingstone Castle phase 2# QUERY86339a2ccd9e1bdd0bdac49ac2cc67af