]> 2026-04-17T06:38:02+00:00 Case study:Markeaton and Mackworth Brook (MMB) Project 500 en Approved Cattle drinkers Livestock fencing Environment Agency National Trust Great Britain Yes No Yes false MMB Before.jpg Mackworth Brook 3.jpg Before works Poaching No Increased knowledge for farming community in the area and less cattle poaching and phosphate inputs. Sharing of knowledge for best practice and innovative solutions has been useful across the catchment. 52.93877213071,-1.5344000374898 Jfreeborough Angela Environment Agency Mayson Cattle drinkers, Livestock fencing,,, ,,,Work with farmers and land managers, Environment Agency funding has paid for 1.3 km of bankside fencing, 6 cattle drinking areas and a pasture pump. This will restrict livestock access to the brook and will help improve water quality. There will be reduced sediment and phosphate flows into Mackworth Brook, reduced floods flows to the Derwent, improved amenity at the site and an education tool for SuDs. 21727 National Trust, Improvement works 2017-03-31Z 2457843.5 MMB After.jpg 2016-04-01Z 2457479.5 In progress To carry out work to prevent diffuse pollution. The MMB Project is led by the National Trust who have undertaken significant investigations and actions to date working with farmers and landowners in the area to improve practices to improve water quality outcomes for the brooks. These activities have included installing fences and cattle drinking areas to reduce the cattle poaching and discharges of phosphate to the brooks. The Mackworth Brook is failing to achieve Water Framework Directive good ecological status due to, amongst other things, diffuse pollution from agriculture. The Environment Agency and the National Trust are continuing to work together to enable further works to be undertaken along the Mackworth Brook. Markeaton and Mackworth Brook (MMB) Project markeaton and mackworth brook (mmb) project No 830 Derbyshire Derwent Humber Mackworth Brook from Source to Markeaton Brook mackworth brook from source to markeaton brook 10 - 100 km² 149 100 - 200 m Mackworth Brook from Source to Markeaton Brook GB104028052840 Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Land use management - agriculture Water quality GB104028052840 Mackworth Brook from Source to Markeaton Brook Work with farmers and land managers 2015-06-26T08:53:01Z 2457199.8701505 2017-06-22T09:34:50Z 2457926.8991898 Markeaton and Mackworth Brook (MMB) Project 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Markeaton and Mackworth Brook (MMB) Project]] [[Subcatchment title::Mackworth Brook from Source to Markeaton Brook]] Markeaton and Mackworth Brook (MMB) Project# QUERY84a0882a13278ec63feddd79382ef6ac