Case study:Yeading Brook Fields/Meadows

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Location: 51° 32' 49.57" N, 0° 26' 6.76" W

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Status	Planned
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Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity
Country	England
Main contact forename	Sarah
Main contact surname	Woodcock
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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To create, restore and reconnect riverine and wetland habitat (including wet woodland, reedbed, emergent and marginal vegetation, and pond) along the River Crane. BAP habitat creation and improvement in river marginal vegetation for water voles, birds, invertebrates and fish.

HLF Bid - Biffaward secured

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Biffaward secured, with potential for greatly increasing the scale of the project through an HLF bid. Part of River Crane Projects: 3 sites: Roxbourne Park, Yeading Brook Fields/Meadows, and Crane Park. Cost total value: £230,500; project length (m): 8000m; main funding org: Biffaward (£148,500)

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district Thames River basin London Subcatchment River name Yeading Brook (west arm) Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m Maximum altitude (m) 126126 m <br />0.126 km <br />12,600 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Suburban Waterbody ID GB106039023060 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Roxbourne Park Site Edit site Name Yeading Brook Fields/Meadows WFD water body codes GB106039023060 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Yeading Brook Pre-project morphology Reference morphology 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 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) 80008,000 m <br />8 km <br />800,000 cm <br /> Project started Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 10 - 50 k€ Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Biffaward secured, Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) 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 Riparian development Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Creation of wetland, Reedbed creation, Creation of pond Planform / Channel pattern Other UK BAP habitat creation/restoration Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative 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 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 Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information