Case study:Restoring Brent Rivers and Communities

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://https://www.thames21.org.uk/brent-rivers-and-communities/
Themes	Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Social benefits, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Carolina
Main contact surname	Pinto
Main contact user ID	User:Carolfp10
Contact organisation	Thames 21
Contact organisation web site	http://www.thames21.org.uk
Partner organisations	Greggs Foundation, Brent Council, The Rivers Trust
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Volunteer Photographing river Brent at Quainton Street Open Space

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The Restoring Brent Rivers and Communities project engaged local people in areas of high social deprivation in Barnet, Brent, Ealing and Harrow. Together we restored and improved sections of the river habitats with the aim to also increase community well-being. We increased access to the river and its paths, collaborating with local communities on practical river repair workshops, celebrating and sharing successes.

We aimed at the rewilding of sections of the river Brent by creating new wetlands, planting native aquatic plants, removing wooden toe-board and helping the river meander more naturally in its channel.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Quainton Street Open Space WFD water body codes GB106039023590 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Brent (below Silk stream down to the Thames) Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body Yes 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) 550550 m <br />0.55 km <br />55,000 cm <br /> Project started 2019/01/01 Works started 2020/09/01 Works completed 2021/03/15 Project completed 2022/03/31 Total cost category 50 - 100 k€ Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Greggs Foundation and GLA 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 Physical Modifications Hydromorphology Lack of diversity Biology Fish: Abundance, Fish: Species composition, Invertebrates: Abundance, Invertebrates: Diversity Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Removal of bank reinforcements Floodplain / River corridor Restoration of pond, Maintenance of riparian vegetation Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Litter picking Social measures (incl. engagement) Community Education, Community Events, Community Litter-picking work, Community involvement 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