]> 2026-04-11T07:04:40+00:00 Case study:River Nar Restoration Project 500 en CRF012 Project Briefing Note - River Nar.pdf CRF Project briefing note - River Nar Approved Yes No No Awaiting results No Fish,No,Yes,No,No,No,Awaiting results Fish No Re-meandering Channel naturalisation WWF-UK Coca-Cola Natural England Environment Agency Norfolk Rivers Drainage Board Castle Acre Fishing Syndicate West Acre Fishing Syndicate private landowners Norfolk Wildlife Trust Mileham Common Charity Trustees Great Britain Defra Catchment Restoration Fund No Yes Yes false DSC07910.JPG DSC07914.JPG DSC07905.JPG DSC07911.JPG LWD - River Nar, West Acre Island in the river bed - River Nar, West Acre Sediment deposition - River Nar, West Acre Sediment deposition and woody debri - River Nar, West Acre No 52.702369,0.63379778 Mark WWF-UK Watson ,Floodplain reconnection,Re-meandering, Channel naturalisation, ,,Community involvement, Heritage walks, Community consultation, Engagement with schools,,Work with farmers and land managers, Local support, Monitoring and survey projects, ANG006 monitoring framework table.docx RRC Monitoring table - River Nar 5833 Coca-Cola, Natural England, Environment Agency, Norfolk Rivers Drainage Board, Castle Acre Fishing Syndicate, West Acre Fishing Syndicate, private landowners, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Mileham Common Charity Trustees Large woody debris - River Nar, West Acre 2014-10-31Z 2456961.5 DSC07906.JPG 2012-05-01Z 2456048.5 Complete Chalk streams are a globally rare and threatened habitat. The Nar is 42 km long, the second longest chalk stream in Norfolk and designated a SSSI. This river catchment is in a rural area with intensive arable farming being the main land use. The upper half of the river flows over chalk, whilst the lower half descends into drained fenland, making the river catchment particularly diverse in form. The river fails to meet the standards of the Water Framework Directive for fish abundance, quantity and dynamics of flow. Poor morphology and poor water quality underpin this failure and require addressing. This project aims to deliver three large-scale reach restorations, improving morphology, water quality, biodiversity and hence ecosystem function. Community Involvement:<br> - Some maintenance of completed restored sections is carried out by local fisherman. This allows them to contribute to the health of the catchment. A sense of wider public ownership is fostered by river walks, talks and consultations. A River Nar Conservation Group has also been organised to encourage community involvement in the River Nar restoration project, where we have discussed ideas such as getting school children involved with monitoring fresh water invertebrates <br> - The Project Officer is working with farmers to help them put in place measures to retain soils and prevent run-off of nutrients and pesticides River Nar Restoration Project river nar restoration project No North West Norfolk Anglian Floodplain reconnection Nar to confl with Blackborough Drain nar to confl with blackborough drain UK - Site of Special Scientific Interest River Nar river nar Community involvement Heritage walks Community consultation Engagement with schools 100 - 1000 km² 95 Less than 100 m Nar to confl with Blackborough Drain GB105033047791 Economic aspects Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology Social benefits Water quality 965 500 - 1000 k€ GB105033047791 Nar to confl with Blackborough Drain Work with farmers and land managers Local support Monitoring and survey projects 2013-06-07T08:17:06Z 2456450.8452083 2017-06-06T08:47:58Z 2457910.8666435 River Nar Restoration Project 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!River Nar Restoration Project]] [[Subcatchment title::Nar to confl with Blackborough Drain]] River Nar Restoration Project# QUERY935b7c951fda7791b9c3a041c7495063 500 1 list 3 [[Category:Case study]] [[Parent project::Case study:River Nar Restoration Project]] River Nar Restoration Project# QUERY7c2df700652cceefeeff2096b922c330 Case study:River Nar Castle Acre Common WEG project 500 en River Nar Castle Acre Common WEG project Parent project 102 en Parent project