]> 2026-04-13T15:39:02+00:00 Case study:West Amesbury 500 en 20150319 Project Record WCSP West Amesbury 2013.pdf Project Summary Approved Bed raising Bank reprofiling Re-meandering Improvement of natural flows Creation of meanders Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Environment Agency Natural England Wessex Water Wiltshire Fishery Association The Piscatorial Society Great Britain Catchment Restoration Fund Yes No Yes false Above moor hatches from hatches upstream David Kelly 17.08.12.JPG SDC10135.JPG From hatches facing upstream, prior to project delivery. From hatches facing upstream, post project delivery. No Archaeological considerations and heavy rainfall/flooding both caused considerable delay and a change in the scope of this project. Due to the proximity of the Stonehenge World Heritage site, English Heritage was not happy with the original restoration plan, so the project was delayed to re-plan. During this time the area received record rainfall, leading to flooding which prevented work from being undertaken. For future projects, further time should be allowed to fully investigate potential archaeological issues and allow for bad weather/environmental delays. 51.169720798962,-1.8006420132224 Martijnantheunisse Martijn Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Antheunisse Bed raising, Bank reprofiling,,Wetland restoration, Habitat creation,,Re-meandering, Improvement of natural flows, Creation of meanders, ,,, The project site is being monitored by the Piscatorial Society. Monitoring involves invertebrate sampling, electro-fish survey and fixed point photography. Results have yet to be analysed. 22165 Environment Agency, Natural England, Wessex Water, Wiltshire Fishery Association, The Piscatorial Society Moor Hatches site from bridge (facing downstream) Moor hatches site from bridge downstream David Kelly 28.05.12.JPG 2012-02-21Z 2455978.5 Complete The project’s aims were to undo the effects of detrimental physical alteration in the past, such as dredging and channelization; sediment issues; and loss of habitat for fish and plants. These aims were tackled through the following objectives: Drought proofing rivers Mitigating climate change (hydrology, temperature) by reinstating natural processes of erosion and deposition and planting trees for shade and as a future source of natural woody debris. Reducing the amount of sediment within the channel By promoting scour of the river bed through increasing flow velocity and by installing brushwood structures to act as sediment traps, the project will improve the site for salmonid spawning as well as helping to maintain the signature ‘gin clear’ waters of a chalk stream. Create habitat for fish, plants The structures installed in this project are aimed to provide habitat for a variety of plants, fish, invertebrates, birds and mammals, either through the introduction of food in the form of woody debris and leaf matter, or the provision of spawning habitat and cover. West Amesbury west amesbury No 400 Hampshire Avon South West Wetland restoration Habitat creation Hampshire Avon (Upper) hampshire avon (upper) 100 - 1000 km² 212 200 - 500 m Hampshire Avon (Upper) GB108043022350 Environmental flows and water resources Habitat and biodiversity Hydromorphology 50 - 100 k€ GB108043022350 Hampshire Avon (Upper) 2013-12-02Z 2456628.5 2012-10-01Z 2456201.5 2016-02-17T12:04:16Z 2457436.002963 2019-01-02T16:48:45Z 2458486.2005208 West Amesbury 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!West Amesbury]] [[Subcatchment title::Hampshire Avon (Upper)]] West Amesbury# QUERY51d44964ed8307cea29fcb270e5665d2