]> 2026-04-17T22:35:16+00:00 Case study:Midlothian Esks Barriers project 500 en Approved River Forth Fisheries Trust SEPA Great Britain Yes No Yes 55.894181304047,-3.0699920654297 Alison River Forth Fisheries Trust Baker Determining main barriers to migration ,, ,Determining main barriers to migration,, 21306 SEPA One of the ten known barriers in the catchment midlothian_barrier.jpg 2014-11-01Z 2456962.5 In progress This project aims to improve the WFD status of all 15 water bodies in the Midlothian Esk catchment by easing barriers to migratory fish. It is at the first stage of gathering information and scoping out what easements are possible. The project is funded by the Water Environment Fund. The first phase of the project involves scoping studies on the main barriers in the system, and planning a phased approach to barrier easements over the 2nd River Basin Planning Cycle. All 15 water bodies in the Midlothian Esk catchment are downgraded to poor for fish passage, where there are 8 known barriers for fish migration. All barriers are high up SEPAs priority list: the priorities range from number 7 to number 16 on the list. At least 41 other weirs occur within the catchment and these will also be visited to ensure there are no other barriers missed: it is highly likely that some of these will prevent fish migration. Midlothian Esks Barriers project midlothian esks barriers project South West Lakes North West River Esk (upper) river esk (upper) 10 - 100 km² 972 500 - 1000 m River Esk (upper) GB112074069960 Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 2015-01-26T20:21:55Z 2457049.3485532 2017-06-06T13:13:00Z 2457911.0506944 Midlothian Esks Barriers project 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Midlothian Esks Barriers project]] [[Subcatchment title::River Esk (upper)]] Midlothian Esks Barriers project# QUERY2c5e413dfbdc88dfa0cef98f4e10d8a7