Case study:Wansbeck 100

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Status	Complete
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Themes	Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Peter
Main contact surname	Kerr
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Contact organisation	Northumberland Rivers Trust
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Partner organisations	National Trust, Environment Agency, Community Foundation
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	Wansbeck 100

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The Wansbeck and many of its tributaries are currently viewed as ‘failing’ under the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The main reason for failure is numbers of fish. The main issue behind this appears to be the amount of silt, sediment and nutrients that are washed into the rivers and streams from farmland and forests. Other factors include weirs that hold up fish migration, and a lack of bank-side and in-stream habitat. This ambitious community project aims to help address these issues, and improve the quality, WFD status and local enjoyment of 100km of river and stream. The rivers and streams that are part of the project include:The Upper Wansbeck; The Font; The Hartburn; The Delf Burn; The Ray Burn. The project will work closely with schools and communities to help renew local interest and ‘ownership’ of the rivers in this rural part of Northumberland. Outputs will include: improvements to fish passage; lengths of fenced buffer strip to filter out sediments; new and improved wetland features to settle out sediment and nutrients; improvements to vehicle crossings; new native woodland; work with farmers and land managers to reduce run-off in ways that reduce their costs; engagement and communications activity with schools, communities and angling clubs.

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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 Northumbria River basin Northumberland Rivers Subcatchment River name Wansbeck from Source to Ray Burn Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m Maximum altitude (m) 347347 m <br />0.347 km <br />34,700 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Improved grassland Waterbody ID GB103022076960 Site Edit site Name Wansbeck WFD water body codes GB103022076960 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Wansbeck from Source to Ray Burn 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) 100,000100,000 m <br />100 km <br />10,000,000 cm <br /> Project started 2012/07/01 Works started Works completed Project completed 2015/03/31 Total cost category 100 - 500 k€ Total cost (k€) 465465 k€ <br />465,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Defra Catchment Restoration Fund 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 Water quality Hydromorphology Continuity for organisms Biology Fish Physico-chemical Nutrient concentrations Other reasons for the project Improved farming practices; Improved community involvement, knowledge and ownership. Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Fenced off riverbank, Weir removal Floodplain / River corridor Creation of wet woodland, Creation of wetland, Riparian planting Planform / Channel pattern Other Hardened crossing points Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Work with schools and communities Other Work with farmers and land managers 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 RRC Monitoring table - Wansbeck Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Project briefing note Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information