Case study:Welland for People and Wildlife Project

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Location: 52° 28' 50.91" N, 0° 54' 16.37" W

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Status	In progress
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Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Peter
Main contact surname	Barham
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Contact organisation	Welland Rivers Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://www.wellandriverstrust.org.uk/
Partner organisations	Environment Agency; Defra; University of Leicester; Harborough District Council; Welland Valley Partnership
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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Welland for People and Wildlife is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to restore 2.3km of the River Welland and its tributary the River Jordan, as they run through Market Harborough, Leicestershire, in largely trapezoidal channels that were constructed in the 1970s. The outcomes of the projest are the improvements of the natural flow regimes (riffles and pools alternating in a new low flow channel); habitat (a natural mosaic of biotopes in riffles, pools, runs and bars); biodiversity (increase in species as a result of improved habitat diversity); social / cultural benefits (a recreational and educational environment for people of the town); water quality (biotope diversity will increase the ecological processes of the river, such as nutrient uptake); ecosystem services (as a consequence of all the above).

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Welland catchment

The rivers Welland and Jordan in Market Harborough

Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Site Edit site Name River Welland and its tributary the River Jordan (Market Harborough area) WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Pool-riffle Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Urban Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 500 - 1000 k€ Total cost (k€) 700700 k€ <br />700,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Catchment Restoration Funds Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Urbanisation Hydromorphology Quantity & dynamics of flow Biology Fish, Macrophytes, Macroalgae Physico-chemical Nutrient concentrations Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Planting wild flower mixes Floodplain / River corridor Removal of weirs and creation of a new 2-stage channel, with correctly-sized meander spacing and habitat mosaics (riffle, pool, runs, bars) in the low flow channel Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other Community involvement before and during the project will ensure that the citizens are aware of the river, enhanced by information boards along the Millennium Way and the involvement of local schools and societies. Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Quantity & dynamics of flow Yes No No No No Deterioration Continuity for organisms Yes No No No No Deterioration Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Fish Yes No Yes No No Deterioration Macrophytes Yes No Yes No No Deterioration Phytoplankton: Blooms Yes No Yes No No Deterioration Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Nutrient concentrations Yes No Yes No No Deterioration Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description http://www.wellandriverstrust.org.uk/ The Welland Rivers Trust is a charitable organisation, which works with all relevant stakeholders and partner or-ganisations to ensure that our restoration project provides benefits both people and wildlife in the whole river basin. Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information