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|Status=Complete
|Status=In progress
|Project web site url=www.essexrivershub.co.uk
|Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Water quality
|Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Water quality
|Country=England
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|Project picture=Wet Woodland at Ironbridge Farm.JPG
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|Project summary=This is a small scale project designed to enhance an existing wet woodland and rehabilitate an existing fen meadow. The fen meadow is currently dominated by stands of thistle and nettles which is choking out any interesting vegetation developing. The relative lack of water is also hindering the development of the alders in the wet woodland.
|Picture description=The wet woodland will be enhanced
|Project summary=


Whilst the river dynamics do not allow a perfect solution to be obtained, there is a lack of flows in the summer months and the river is extremely flashy in the winter months, we believe by inserting a pipe and a small concrete head wall the periodic flooding of the site can be increased and the site enhanced. 
The additional flooding will suppress the weed growth and invigorate the alder trees. This project will have the benefit of increasing the amount of wet habitat along the river Pant and the fen meadow and wet woodland will also aid in reducing the amount of diffuse pollution entering the river by a combination of phosphate stripping and silt capture among the alder trees.
|Monitoring surveys and results=Fixed point photography and tree and flora surveys will study the land changes caused by the project.
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Status In progress
Project web site http://www.essexrivershub.co.uk
Themes Habitat and biodiversity, Water quality
Country England
Main contact forename Kieren
Main contact surname Alexander
Main contact user ID User:KierenAlexander
Contact organisation Essex Wildlife Trust
Contact organisation web site http://http://www.essexrivershub.org.uk/
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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Anglian
River basin Combined Essex

Subcatchment

River name Blackwater Pant
Area category 10 - 100 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category Less than 100 m
Maximum altitude (m) 6868 m <br />0.068 km <br />6,800 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Arable and Horticulture
Waterbody ID GB105037033860



Other case studies in this subcatchment: Bocking Blackwater River Restoration


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Mitigation of a pressure
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Other reasons for the project Habitat creation, Landscape enhancement


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