]> 2026-04-16T09:35:40+00:00 Case study:River Wensum Restoration, Reach 9 Attlebridge 500 en Draft Environment Agency Great Britain Yes No Yes Riffle.JPG AttlebridgeWoodyMaterial.JPG Felled poplar trees provided locally won woody material but required substantial fixings to prevent their movement due to the porous and buoyant nature of the wood. Cattle were observed to avoid the reject gravel ford crossing and walk across the existing softer bed material, causing erosion and mobilising silt. Formal cattle crossing designs and drinking points need fencing to prevent livestock from choosing their own routes. 52.711196153706,1.145269030777 Amy.butcher Amy Environment Agency Butcher ,, ,,, 26584 Complete This scheme is part of implementation of the River Wensum Restoration Strategy (RWRS). The River Wensum in Norfolk is nationally and internationally important for wildlife. The Attlebridge scheme (Unit 53, Reach 9 and part of Reach 8 from the feasibility studies) covers 1.3km of channel, from Marriott’s Way downstream to the A1067 Fakenham Road Bridge. The key existing conditions which influenced the restoration measures included bank erosion, lack of bankside tree cover, lack of in-channel woody material and limited off-channel refuge areas. The scheme includes the installation of woody material features to help stimulate variation in the flow regime and help restore the natural form and function of the channel. On areas of riverbank showing signs of erosion and cattle poaching we have re-profiled the riverbank to provide a gentler more natural bank angle encouraging wetland marginal vegetation to establish. ‘Reject’ and smaller gravel material has been used to reduce the impact of cattle poaching on sediment mobilisation. Backwater refuge areas have been created by re-connecting an existing field drain. Shallow fry refuge habitat was also achieved by re-excavating an existing shallow open area at the confluence of the drain and river such that it was able to be inundated by water from the river again. Additional fry refuge habitat was also created adjacent to an existing ford crossing. Aside from the very downstream end of the reach, the river corridor was largely devoid of trees. We have planted 130 native wetland species along the reach which will, in the long-term, improve bank stability, create a diversity of light and shade conditions and provide a potential source of woody material to the river, improving physical habitat and providing cover for fish. River Wensum Restoration, Reach 9 Attlebridge river wensum restoration, reach 9 attlebridge Broadland Rivers Anglian Wensum US Norwich wensum us norwich 100 - 1000 km² 98 Less than 100 m Wensum US Norwich GB105034055881 Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 2023-02-22T08:48:11Z 2459997.866794 2023-03-01T08:46:29Z 2460004.8656134 River Wensum Restoration, Reach 9 Attlebridge 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!River Wensum Restoration, Reach 9 Attlebridge]] [[Subcatchment title::Wensum US Norwich]] River Wensum Restoration, Reach 9 Attlebridge# QUERY57dcfb48619df9412ee7f38e93226dca