]> 2026-04-11T09:52:05+00:00 Case study:RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve 500 en WFD Classification for River Shep - See page 231. River Restoration Centre Case Study Approved 2 - 5 m 2 - 5 m Cut back of plants Riffle creation Placement of log steps to prevent erosion from deer Bed raising Placement of faggots Yes Yes Improvement Yes Fish: Abundance,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Improvement Invertebrates,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,Improvement Macrophytes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,Improvement Fish: Abundance Invertebrates Macrophytes Yes Channel narrowing Adding sinuosity River Restoration Centre Environment Agency Great Britain Environment Agency Yes No Yes true Yes Improvement Yes Width & depth variation,,Yes,Yes,,,Improvement Quantity & dynamics of flow,,Yes,Yes,,,Improvement Substrate conditions,,Yes,Yes,,,Improvement Width & depth variation Quantity & dynamics of flow Substrate conditions Fowlmere narrowing the channel detail.jpg Fowlmere narrowing the overwide channel.jpg Narrowing of the channel at Fowlmere, April 2008 Narrowing channel at Fowlmere, April 2008 No 52.09063,0.049913 Jenny River Restoration Centre Mant Easier management Cut back of plants,Riffle creation,Placement of log steps to prevent erosion from deer,Bed raising,Placement of faggots,Protect/restore riparian zone,,Channel narrowing, Adding sinuosity, ,Easier management,, Yes Yes Improvement Yes Public awareness of river,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,Improvement Public awareness of river 885 Environment Agency Faggots on the restored Fowlmere Fowlmere brushwood and faggots.jpg 2006-03-01Z 2453795.5 Complete The river had been heavily dredged in the past, resulting in a distinct lack of gravel within the river, and the channel was over-deep and filled with silt. Long profile surveys also indicated that the natural profile of the river had been significantly altered. Habitat restoration work progressed in three phases: - Riffle creation in March 2006 (~30m) - Marginal habitat enhancement in 2007 (~150m) - Bed raising combined with channel narrowing in 2009 (~250m) RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve rspb fowlmere nature reserve No 600 Cam and Ely Ouse (including South Level) Anglian Protect/restore riparian zone Shep shep Fowlmere Nature Reserve fowlmere nature reserve 10 - 100 km² 167 100 - 200 m Shep GB105033038080 Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology Social benefits Water quality 14 10 - 50 k€ GB105033038080 Shep 2009-12-01Z 2455166.5 2012-07-31T17:34:28Z 2456140.2322685 2017-06-01T15:17:19Z 2457906.1370255 RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve]] [[Subcatchment title::Shep]] RSPB Fowlmere Nature Reserve# QUERY76caf17218b05209006454a95f81b548