Case study:Assessing the habitats outcomes of Floodplain Forest restoration: the case study of the floodplain forest at the Ouse Valley Park
Project overview
| Status | In progress |
|---|---|
| Project web site | http://http://www.theparkstrust.com/parks/floodplain-forest |
| Themes | Environmental flows and water resources, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Monitoring, Water quality |
| Country | England |
| Main contact forename | Natalia |
| Main contact surname | Perez-Linde |
| Main contact user ID | User:NataliaLinde |
| Contact organisation | Cranfield University |
| Contact organisation web site | http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/about/media-centre/news-archive/news-2014/floodplain-restoration-project.html |
| Partner organisations | The Parks Trust, Environment Agency, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), Hanson Cement |
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| This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
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Project summary
The case study introduced as part of a PhD research is the best practice example of bringing industry (Hanson), conservation NGOs (The Parks Trust), non-departmental public body (Environment Agency) and academia (Cranfield University) together. Hanson has joined forces with The Parks Trust (the land owners) with the vision of creating this new wet woodland landscape. It is considered as the first project of its kind in United Kingdom where a floodplain forest has been re-created through gravel extraction.
This study aimed to develop a hypothesis driven adaptive monitoring framework (AMF) for assessing ecological outcomes of a real case study floodplain restoration project in Milton Keynes (UK), with application to ecological management.
Monitoring surveys and results
Lessons learnt
Outputs of this research will enhance the understanding of the key aspects to consider when assessing re-creation/restoration habitats of the floodplain forest and the River Great Ouse at Ouse Valley Park and will be used to have a complete understanding management recommendations based on a long-term monitoring approach. These management recommendations will be aimed at application for further restoration projects of similar characteristics and goals.