]> 2026-04-12T17:10:23+00:00 Case study:March Burn at Riding Mill 500 en Approved Rock ramp construction Creation of fish passes Tyne Rivers Trust Great Britain Defra Broomhaugh and Riding Parish Council Yes No Yes false Before.jpg mill weir on the March Burn before fish pass installation (picture courtesy of P.Atkinson from the Tyne Rivers Trust) No 54.946477956347,-1.980052292347 NickRRC Paul Tyne Rivers Trust Atkinson Rock ramp construction, Creation of fish passes,,, ,,, 5041 mill weir on the March Burn before fish pass installation (picture courtesy of P.Atkinson from the Tyne Rivers Trust) 2012-08-31Z 2456170.5 Before.jpg 2012 2455927.5 Complete The ageing mill weir at Riding Mill on the March Burn had become a serious barrier to fish migration. The difference in water levels upstream to downstream was 1000mm. Although large salmon can leap higher than this in certain circumstances, the very shallow water and the wide weir crest meant that the weir was virtually impassable. In the summer of 2012 the Tyne Rivers Trust undertook work to improve fish passage. At this site electro fishing had highlighted poor salmon numbers and lower species diversity upstream of the obstruction. Following public consultation and using funding from DEFRA, contractors set about installing a full width rock ramp fish pass. This involved retaining the existing weir crest, with the addition of a series of rock ramps. The result is a series of pools constructed with 180 tonnes of stone which reduce the single large leap into several small cascades which are much more easily negotiated by all types of fish. Around 18 miles of river above the weir have become more accessible thanks to the work. Broomhaugh and Riding Parish Council had spent more than £10,000 on repairing the weir in the last decade alone. The River Restoration Centre would like to thank Paul Atkinson from the Tyne Rivers Trust for providing the information and photographs for this case study. March Burn at Riding Mill march burn at riding mill No Tyne Northumbria March Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne) march burn catchment (trib of tyne) 10 - 100 km² 340 200 - 500 m March Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne) GB103023075650 Fisheries 41000 10 - 50 k€ GB103023075650 March Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne) 2013-01-17T16:58:44Z 2456310.2074537 2018-11-01T12:14:14Z 2458424.0098843 March Burn at Riding Mill 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!March Burn at Riding Mill]] [[Subcatchment title::March Burn Catchment (trib of Tyne)]] March Burn at Riding Mill# QUERYf8ba94b3827dce4839c48a66ba4a9685