]> 2026-04-21T11:14:32+00:00 Case study:River Soar fish refuge and wetland scrape 500 en Approved Bank reprofiling Creation of fish refuge areas Environment Agency Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Great Britain Yes No Yes false River Soar fish refuge before.jpg River Soar fish refuge during.jpg River Soar fish refuge after.jpg River Soar scrape.jpg River Soar fish refuge after1.jpg Before works During works After work's completed No Ensure that all soil testing is undertaken months ahead of any scheduled groundwork. 52.716656398444,-1.1192943714559 Jfreeborough Swati Environment Agency Nettleship Bank reprofiling,,Wader scrape creation,Creation of fish refuge areas, ,,, The wetland scrape has created 0.8 hectares of priority habitat and expected to attract additional priority species. Successfully created new habitats that will have an immediate ecological benefit to the overall biodiversity of the site. Interpretation boards placed along the public footpath adjacent to the site will help to inform the wider community about the habitats created and why this work is so important. 21731 Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust 2015-03-01Z 2457082.5 River Soar fish refuge.jpg 2013-01-01Z 2456293.5 Complete This was a partnership project to create a fish refuge at Cossington Meadows, to boost the number of fish in the River Soar and thereby improve its ecological condition. Additional biodiversity benefits were achieved by the creation of a wetland scrape. Significant modification of the River Soar by dredging and straightening to aid drainage and navigation has resulted in a loss of floodplain connectivity. This has lead to a loss of backwaters and other wetland habitats which in turn has impacted the species that rely on those habitats to survive. WFD failures in the River Soar have been partially attributed to a lack of suitable fish habitat. Creation of a fish refuge area is expected to contribute towards improvements in the Fish element. Bank reprofiling of Hobley Lake to create an island. The EA and LRWT plan to continue to deliver improvements in WFD and provide wider biodiversity benefits. River Soar fish refuge and wetland scrape river soar fish refuge and wetland scrape No Soar Humber Wader scrape creation River Soar from Rothley Brook to Long Whatton Brook river soar from rothley brook to long whatton brook 1000 - 10000 km² 230 200 - 500 m River Soar from Rothley Brook to Long Whatton Brook GB104028047211 Fisheries Habitat and biodiversity GB104028047211 River Soar from Rothley Brook to Long Whatton Brook 2015-03-01Z 2457082.5 2014-10-01Z 2456931.5 2015-06-26T09:16:13Z 2457199.8862616 2019-01-02T16:15:43Z 2458486.177581 River Soar fish refuge and wetland scrape 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!River Soar fish refuge and wetland scrape]] [[Subcatchment title::River Soar from Rothley Brook to Long Whatton Brook]] River Soar fish refuge and wetland scrape# QUERY31ec006bb512affbd72164546c1fa095