]> 2026-04-21T12:00:58+00:00 Case study:Wensum River Restoration and Floodplain Enhancement 500 en CRF010 Project Briefing Note - Pensthorpe.pdf CRF Project briefing note - Wensum Approved habitat improvements Pensthorpe Conservation Trust Ltd Great Britain Defra Catchment Restoration Fund No No Yes false Pensthorpe1.jpg A stretch of the river pre-restoration No 52.826404571533,0.86679375171661 Tim Pensthorpe Conservation Trust Ltd Nevard habitat improvements,Floodplain reconnection, Reedbed creation, Creation of wetland,, ,,Community involvement, ANG001 monitoring framework table.docx RRC Monitoring table - Wensum 12450 The project plan 2015-03-01Z 2457082.5 Pensthorpe2.jpg 2012-07-01Z 2456109.5 In progress Once the project is complete, approximately 2.5km of the River Wensum flowing through Pensthorpe will have restored ecological and hydrological functionality and provide habitats for a range of key chalk river species such as brown trout, white-clawed crayfish, Desmoulin’s whorl snail and water crowfoot. In addition to this, the adjoining floodplain will have significantly enhanced connectivity to the river and diffuse pollution from both Fakenham and adjoining agricultural land will have been mitigated. Wensum River Restoration and Floodplain Enhancement wensum river restoration and floodplain enhancement No Broadland Rivers Anglian Floodplain reconnection Reedbed creation Creation of wetland Wensum US Norwich wensum us norwich Community involvement 100 - 1000 km² 98 Less than 100 m Wensum US Norwich GB105034055881 Fisheries Social benefits Water quality GB105034055881 Wensum US Norwich 2014-02-12T15:57:49Z 2456701.1651505 2017-06-01T09:41:51Z 2457905.9040625 Wensum River Restoration and Floodplain Enhancement 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Wensum River Restoration and Floodplain Enhancement]] [[Subcatchment title::Wensum US Norwich]] Wensum River Restoration and Floodplain Enhancement# QUERY73795ce9e025bdcccffdd89ded2b2ccf