Case study:Eycott Hill

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Location: 54° 39' 36.00" N, 2° 56' 8.16" W

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/38_eycotthill.pdf
Themes	Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology
Country	England
Main contact forename	Stephen
Main contact surname	Cumbria Wildlife Trust
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Contact organisation	Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/
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Cumbria Wildlife Trust purchased the Eycott Hill Nature Reserve near Penrith (Photo 1 and Map 1) in April 2015. The reserve consists of important mire habitats, in amongst some less interesting areas of upland grassland. The aim of conservation management on the reserve is to create a more diverse mosaic of better quality upland habitats that will support a greater range of wildlife. This will result in a mixture of wetlands, mires, grasslands, woodlands, scrub and hay meadows along with a section of restored river. The grazing on the reserve has been changed from intensive sheep grazing to an extensive, all year round, low intensity system with hardy native breed cattle. After a relatively short time changes can already be seen in the vegetation, which has become much more complex in structure. Other conservation work has included extensive tree planting and the blocking of artificial drainage channels. In 2017, a section of canalised river will be restored. As well as the biodiversity benefits, the conservation management on the reserve should have wider environmental benefits including reducing flood risk and improving water and carbon storage. Conservation management work at Eycott Hill will produce a more varied, complex mosaic of habitats that will be richer in wildlife, while slowing down and reducing the flow of water into part of the Derwent catchment. This catchment has suffered severe flooding in recent years and has several communities at risk including Keswick and Cockermouth.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Site Edit site Name Naddles Beck WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name 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) Project started 2014 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category Total cost (k€) £111k"£" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Higher Level Stewardship, WREN, 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 Flood risk management Hydromorphology Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other Surface drainage systems improved 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