Case study:Sowe Valley Project

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Location: 52° 24' 38.68" N, 1° 26' 59.16" W

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project
Themes	Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Anna
Main contact surname	Squires
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Contact organisation	Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
Partner organisations	Coventry City Council, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium
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The Sowe Valley Project is a community based river restoration project, working with local communities along an 8 1/2 mile stretch of the River Sowe in Coventry to help improve it for both people and wildlife. The project, with local volunteers deliver the following work along the valley: 1) himalayan balsam control 2) mink monitoring 3) removal of polluting items from the channel 4) bank side vegetation work to improve light and shade levels in the river 5) bank side planting of native species. The project has at least 4 volunteer days per month - see the website for full details. The Sowe Valley project has also supported the formation of the Friends of Sowe Valley, a voluntary group set up to keep the river conservation work going after the project funding ends.

The Sowe Valley Project has received £211,512 of funding from Natural England’s Access to Nature Programme, funded by £25m from the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Space programme. The project has also received funding from the Environment Agency, BKW housing consortium and kind donations from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust members. It is also supported by Coventry City Council.

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Name	Sowe Valley
WFD water body codes	GB109054044660 and GB109054044550
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WFD water body name	River Sowe
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Protected species present	Yes
Invasive species present	Yes
Species of interest	Water Vole, otter (Lutra lutra)
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River corridor land use	Predominantly urban corridor, with some agricultual land use
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Reach length directly affected (m)	8 1/2 miles"/2miles" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
Project started	2009/10/01
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Funding sources	Natural England, Big Lottery, Environment Agency, BKW Housing Consortium, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members

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http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sowe-Valley-Project/132893750072998	Sowe Valley Facebook Page
http://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sowe-valley-project	Sowe Valley Project webpage

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