Case study:Sunrise, River Trent, Staffordshire University

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://https://www.erdf-sunrise.co.uk/
Themes	Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Nick
Main contact surname	Mott
Main contact user ID	User:Nick Mott
Contact organisation	Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://https://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/
Partner organisations	Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Staffordshire University, Wild Trout Trust, ERDF, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Dynamic Rivers, University of Salford
Parent multi-site project	Sunrise, Staffs Trent Valley
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

Riparian zone restoration, Sept 2020

Project summary

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Part of the ERDF-funded Sunrise Project. 500 metres of heavily-engineered, trapezoidal channel was restored to a multiple channel connected to a wider area of floodplain with backwaters, exposed riverine sediments, ponds and reedswamp.

Monitoring surveys and results

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Baseline geomorphology (drone DTM and depths), fish and invertebrate sampling carried out in 2020. Repeat surveys ongoing. Results include first breeding records for Brown Trout in the urban River Trent in December 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Lessons learnt

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The University and the project partners are planning a second phase of work along an upstream reach to connect the University-owned area to Trent Mill.

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