As part of an ongoing project for the construction of a flood bund in Essex, a small population of water voles required protection and mitigation. A number of ditches ran through the proposed site, which held water voles. Two smaller ditches dried during the summer, with water
Read more →Young brown trout from upper river section. Juvenile trout have become more prevalent since the river enhancements have been created. The River Welland is a typical lowland river flowing through the East Midlands to the Wash. As with many rivers, it has been highly manipulated in the
Read more →Studies into river restoration often focus on fisheries and the maintenance of viable populations. Many stream spawning species, particularly salmonids (salmon and trout) bury their eggs with gravel for protection, in formations called redds. High levels of sediment runoff from fields and bank erosion infiltrates these gravels,
Read more →Phase 1 habitat survey and mapping of the entire Blackwater Estuary catchment. This work was commissioned as part of their Countrywide Living Landscapes initiative. A summary document on the Essex Wildlife Trust’s website states that while there are good numbers of Nature Reserves in many parts of
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