]> 2026-04-10T14:08:17+00:00 Case study:SMURF Tame 500 en Smurf on Environment Life Programme Smurf report Approved Bank improvement Channel reprofiling Tree planting Environment Agency Birmingham City Council United Kingdom H R Wallingford Severn Trent Water Staatliches Umweltamt Herten Germany Great Britain EU LIFE Programme Yes Yes Yes false No 52.514657982717,-1.891175955534 Mark Environment Agency Scott Bank improvement, Channel reprofiling, Tree planting,,, ,,Improved public access,, 12507 Birmingham City Council, United Kingdom, H R Wallingford, United Kingdom, Severn Trent Water, United Kingdom, Staatliches Umweltamt Herten, Germany River Tame in Perry Hall playing fields, after scheme. 2005-07-31Z 2453582.5 River Tame in Perry Hall.jpg 2002-08-01Z 2452487.5 Complete Sustainable Management of Urban Rivers and Floodplains (SMURF) project shows that small-scale changes can make a significant improvement to urban rivers and floodplains. Two small river improvement schemes were undertaken on the river Tame. One in Perry Hall playing fields and one at Salford Park. The first one contains widening a section of river channel, reshaping of river-banks and creation of a low-level riverside terrace. The second site contains only the planting of marginal and riverside vegetation. SMURF Tame smurf tame No Tame Anker and Mease Humber River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe river tame from conf of the two arms to r blythe Improved public access 100 - 1000 km² 175 100 - 200 m River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe GB104028046840 Environmental flows and water resources Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits Urban GB104028046840 River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe 2014-02-27T09:44:52Z 2456715.9061574 2018-11-01T13:16:16Z 2458424.052963 SMURF Tame 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!SMURF Tame]] [[Subcatchment title::River Tame from Conf of the two arms to R Blythe]] SMURF Tame# QUERYd3be6903b0641a052e569f433094ce26 500 1 list 3 [[Category:Case study]] [[Parent project::Case study:SMURF Tame]] SMURF Tame# QUERYba04ae68f23497d869a68a532f930037 Case study:River Tame in Perry Hall playing fields ("SMURF") 500 en River Tame in Perry Hall playing fields ("SMURF") Case study:River Tame at Salford Park ("SMURF") 500 en River Tame at Salford Park ("SMURF") Parent project 102 en Parent project