]> 2026-04-13T11:05:48+00:00 Case study:Martins River Island 500 en RR Poster - Martins River Island.pdf Approved Introducing large woody debris Introduction of gravel Environment Agency Great Britain No No Yes false No When adding gravels to the river bed to previously dredged sectiosn be aware ofg the imapct this may have on flood connection during higher flows. Follwing the addition of gravel the two following winters have experienced very high flwos whith significant prolonged out of bank flows for severals months each winter. In this case thelandowner was ok with this but in other projects this may have become a significant issue. 50.71483029109,-2.3555374145508 Alymaxwell Aly Environment Agency Maxwell ,Creation of wetland, Removal of embankments, Riparian planting,,Introducing large woody debris, Introduction of gravel, ,,, Pre works electro fishing was undertaken at this site. Post works was carried oout in 2013. Repeat survey is not likley until 2016 13320 2009-01-01Z 2454832.5 1239.JPG Complete The reach at Ilsington upstream of Nine Hatches on the River Frome has been significantly degraded through dredging and embankment creation through previous land drainage schemes over the past 40 years. In 2009 the Woodsford Channel project improved the reach immediately upstream of Nine Hatches; this project relooked at this reach and an additional 700 metres upstream. The key aspects of the Martins River Island project were to: a) remove the raised embankments (to improve river and floodplain connection. b) to introduce new gravels to replace the historically dredged gravels (providing new spawning habitat), c) introduce large woody debris to the reach d) create new wetland habitats d) new riparian tree planting. Martins River Island martins river island No Dorset South West Creation of wetland Removal of embankments Riparian planting Frome Dorset (Lower) & Furzebrook Stream frome dorset (lower) & furzebrook stream 100 - 1000 km² 223 200 - 500 m Frome Dorset (Lower) & Furzebrook Stream GB108044009690 Environmental flows and water resources Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology GB108044009690 Frome Dorset (Lower) & Furzebrook Stream 2014-07-08T14:11:05Z 2456847.0910301 2017-06-01T13:42:11Z 2457906.0709607 Martins River Island 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Martins River Island]] [[Subcatchment title::Frome Dorset (Lower) & Furzebrook Stream]] Martins River Island# QUERYfff679d76a5b58a278609dc506d0c2e3