]> 2026-04-14T05:38:49+00:00 Case study:Trees on the River Uck 500 en Approved Introducing large woody debris Trees on the River Uck Environment Agency Woodland Trust Sussex Wildlife Trust Great Britain Yes Yes Yes false Truck.jpg TRUck.png TRUck2.png Trees on the River Uck Project catchment map Natural flood management (River Uck) Wood in rivers (River Uck) No 50.966414,0.095912999999996 SandraMJ Sandra Trees on the River Uck Manning-Jones Introducing large woody debris,,Creation of wet woodland, Tree planting,, ,,, 12556 Environment Agency, Woodland Trust, Sussex Wildlife Trust In progress '''Aims and objectives''' TRUck Vision To develop a pilot project that highlights the role of natural riparian and floodplain intervention measures in managing flood risk in a discreet river catchment (the River Uck) through delivery of natural riparian and floodplain interventions such as wet woodland. Subsidiary Vision To document and provide evidence of the ecosystem service and biodiversity benefits accrued from applying a naturalistic landscape-scale flood risk management strategy to the Uck catchment. Aims of the TRUck Project To form an innovative partnership between Sussex Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Woodland Trust and other partners that delivers the project vision. To deliver the aims of the Water Framework Directive and Ouse Catchment Flood Management Plan through natural floodplain enhancements in order to: * Help decrease velocities of flood flows by naturally increasing the in-channel and floodplain roughness of the Uck catchment. * Help decrease unnecessary drainage and run-off from the catchment upstream of Uckfield. * Help increase the carrying capacity of washlands and the water storage capacity of the Uck. * Help all water bodies in the project area to achieve ‘good’ ecological and chemical status. To engage the public, landowners, farmers and stakeholders in the process of promoting good practice catchment management. To help others to have a better understanding of natural flooding and river processes and their implications for catchment management. '''Objectives''' Delivery *Identify suitable sites for Catchment Riparian Intervention Measures (CRIMs) and floodplain habitat and natural flood storage enhancements through the analysis, interpretation and collation of research and GIS data. *Produce a project plan outlining timings and focus areas for the project. *Support and facilitate the appropriate installation of CRIMs and other riparian enhancements such as floodplain woodland. *Set up an effective monitoring system along the river to assess the effects of TRUck project work. Communication *Promote natural processes and naturalistic river and floodplain restoration methods and encourage others to implement them in appropriate locations. *Promote the TrUck project, its outputs and landowner offers (such as tree planting) through literature, events, communications and other media. *Provide an accessible and informative project ‘hub’ and public face for the TrUck project materials. *Hold stakeholder and community engagement events, and a project presence at other events where appropriate. *Produce a project summary using TrUck as a case study of best practice and lessons learnt from project delivery. Trees on the River Uck trees on the river uck http://www.treesontheriveruck.org.uk/ No Adur and Ouse South East Creation of wet woodland Tree planting River Uck at Uckfield river uck at uckfield 10 - 100 km² 69 Less than 100 m River Uck at Uckfield GB107041012660 Environmental flows and water resources Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology Land use management - agriculture Land use management - forestry Social benefits Water quality Urban GB107041012660 River Uck at Uckfield 2014-03-17T15:27:04Z 2456734.1437963 2015-10-27T09:40:32Z 2457322.9031482 Trees on the River Uck 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Trees on the River Uck]] [[Subcatchment title::River Uck at Uckfield]] Trees on the River Uck# QUERY084809c03969458ee140554f2a3b8b3d 500 1 list 3 [[Category:Case study]] [[Parent project::Case study:Trees on the River Uck]] Trees on the River Uck# QUERY5013d583e7c6e0bc92ff22463dcfbeb8