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|Project summary=The Hampshire Avon has historically been dredged, over-widened and impounded in many places due to past river management. This has led to a reduction in the river’s geomorphological processes, which has, in turn, led to a decline in the habitat quality and quantity throughout the reach. This decline, despite recent sympathetic management, has continued due to the lack of variation in channel form and flows, as well as riparian land use.
|Project summary=The Hampshire Avon has historically been dredged, over-widened and impounded in many places due to past river management. This has led to a reduction in the river’s geomorphological processes, which has, in turn, led to a decline in the habitat quality and quantity throughout the reach. This decline, despite recent sympathetic management, has continued due to the lack of variation in channel form and flows, as well as riparian land use.
This project focuses on two 750m reaches of the Hampshire Avon at Figheldean and West Amesbury, identified in the Strategic Framework for the Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA) as being in need of restoration for habitat quality.
The restoration aims to return a more natural flow regime at the two sites, in order to promote natural bed scouring and increase riparian habitat for a variety of organisms.


'''Description of Works'''
'''Description of Works'''
The Hampshire Avon has historically been dredged, over-widened and impounded in many places due to past river management. This has led to a reduction in the river’s geomorphological processes, which has, in turn, led to a decline in the habitat quality and quantity throughout the reach. This decline, despite recent sympathetic management, has continued due to the lack of variation in channel form and flows, as well as riparian land use.
This project focuses on two 750m reaches of the Hampshire Avon at Figheldean and West Amesbury, identified in the Strategic Framework for the Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA) as being in need of restoration for habitat quality. The restoration aims to return a more natural flow regime at the two sites, in order to promote natural bed scouring and increase riparian habitat for a variety of organisms. This will be achieved through:
This project focuses on two 750m reaches of the Hampshire Avon at Figheldean and West Amesbury, identified in the Strategic Framework for the Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA) as being in need of restoration for habitat quality. The restoration aims to return a more natural flow regime at the two sites, in order to promote natural bed scouring and increase riparian habitat for a variety of organisms. This will be achieved through:
*the narrowing of over-widened channels to promote bed scouring and increase Ranunculus growth;
*the narrowing of over-widened channels to promote bed scouring and increase Ranunculus growth;
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*introduction of woody debris to aid channel narrowing and create in-channel habitat for fish and invertebrates;
*introduction of woody debris to aid channel narrowing and create in-channel habitat for fish and invertebrates;
*creation of gravel riffles to create fish spawning habitat and flow variation;
*creation of gravel riffles to create fish spawning habitat and flow variation;
*tree planting for channel shading and to provide future woody de-bris;
*tree planting for channel shading and to provide future woody debris;
*riparian habitat creation/enhancement, such as scrape creation for invertebrate and bird life and bank re-profiling to reconnect the river to the floodplain (re-wetting wet woodland/pasture).
*riparian habitat creation/enhancement, such as scrape creation for invertebrate and bird life and bank re-profiling to reconnect the river to the floodplain (re-wetting wet woodland/pasture).


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Status In progress
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Themes Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology
Country England
Main contact forename John
Main contact surname Rattray
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Contact organisation web site http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org
Partner organisations Environment Agency, Natural England, Wessex Water, Wiltshire Fishery Association
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The Hampshire Avon has historically been dredged, over-widened and impounded in many places due to past river management. This has led to a reduction in the river’s geomorphological processes, which has, in turn, led to a decline in the habitat quality and quantity throughout the reach. This decline, despite recent sympathetic management, has continued due to the lack of variation in channel form and flows, as well as riparian land use.

Description of Works This project focuses on two 750m reaches of the Hampshire Avon at Figheldean and West Amesbury, identified in the Strategic Framework for the Restoration of the River Avon (SFfRRA) as being in need of restoration for habitat quality. The restoration aims to return a more natural flow regime at the two sites, in order to promote natural bed scouring and increase riparian habitat for a variety of organisms. This will be achieved through:

  • the narrowing of over-widened channels to promote bed scouring and increase Ranunculus growth;
  • re-meandering of channelized sections, through the creation of berms and the use of woody debris, to restore natural deposition/erosion processes;
  • introduction of woody debris to aid channel narrowing and create in-channel habitat for fish and invertebrates;
  • creation of gravel riffles to create fish spawning habitat and flow variation;
  • tree planting for channel shading and to provide future woody debris;
  • riparian habitat creation/enhancement, such as scrape creation for invertebrate and bird life and bank re-profiling to reconnect the river to the floodplain (re-wetting wet woodland/pasture).

Each restoration project completed will act as an example to future projects in the area. Through appropriate publi-cation and engagement this project will help to raise awareness of river restoration techniques and implementation on the River Avon catchment. Restoring natural functions to the river system will also increase the potential of the river to adapt to a changing climate in the future as part of a living landscape.

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River basin district South West
River basin South Devon

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River name Avon
Area category 10 - 100 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 500 - 1000 m
Maximum altitude (m) 513513 m <br />0.513 km <br />51,300 cm <br />
Dominant geology Siliceous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Improved grassland
Waterbody ID GB108046004940



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Name Hampshire Avon
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Reference morphology Re-meandering
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Heavily modified water body No
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Total cost category 100 - 500 k€
Total cost (k€) 286.470286.47 k€ <br />286,470 € <br />
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Mitigation of a pressure
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Other reasons for the project Climate change mitigation, Socio-Economic


Measures

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Bank/bed modifications Creation of gravel riffles to create fish spawning habitat and flow variation
Floodplain / River corridor Tree planting for channel shading and to provide future woody de-bris;
Planform / Channel pattern Re-meandering of channelized sections, through the creation of berms and the use of woody debris, to restore natural deposition/erosion processes; the narrowing of over-widened channels to promote bed scouring and increase Ranunculus growth.
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