Case study:QUERCUS Ravensbourne

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Location: 51° 27' 34.60" N, 0° 0' 49.65" W
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Project overview

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Status Complete
Project web site http://www.quercus-project.eu/index.asp
Themes Economic aspects, Social benefits, Urban
Country England
Main contact forename Paul
Main contact surname Chapman
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation London Borough of Lewisham
Contact organisation web site http://www.lewisham.gov.uk
Partner organisations Chester City Council, United Kingdom, Gemeente S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
This is a parent project
encompassing the following
projects
Cornmill Gardens (QUERCUS), Ladywell Fields (QUERCUS), The River Ravensbourne (submission for UK Rivers Prize 2016
Ladywell Fields, created backwater, August 2008

Project summary

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The vision of the project, was to reduce crime and fear of crime in order to increase use and enjoyment of the river and its surroundings. The aims were to create new community open space called Cornmill Gardens near Lewisham town centre and to create a new river channel, meandering through the middle of the park Ladywell Fields.

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Cornmill Gardens, facing upstream
Ladywell Fields, created backwater, August 2008
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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Thames
River basin London

Subcatchment

River name Ravensbourne (Catford to Deptford)
Area category 100 - 1000 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m
Maximum altitude (m) 132132 m <br />0.132 km <br />13,200 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Urban
Waterbody ID GB106039023270



Other case studies in this subcatchment: Broadway Fields/ Seagers Distillary, Catford Greyhound Stadium, Cornmill Gardens (QUERCUS), Ladywell Fields (QUERCUS), Ladywell Fields Phase 2, Ladywell Fields to Cornmill Gardens, Ladywell Fields toeboarding, Lewisham College weir, Linear Park, Ravensbourne Tescos... further results


Site

Name Cornmill Gardens, Ladywell Fields
WFD water body codes GB106039023270
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WFD water body name Ravensbourne (Catford to Deptford)
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Heavily modified water body Yes
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Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
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Project background

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Project started 2006/06/01
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Project completed 2008/09/01
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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Land drainage, Flood risk management, Urbanisation
Hydromorphology Width & depth variation, Quantity & dynamics of flow
Biology Fish, Invertebrates, Macrophytes
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Measures

Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications Removal of concrete banks and bed, Bank reprofiling, Planting, Depth variation, Removal of fencing
Floodplain / River corridor Buffer strips, Creation of backwaters, Creation of terraces, New footpaths
Planform / Channel pattern Improvement of channel morphology, Creation of meanders
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Additional links and references

Link Description
http://www.quercus-project.org.uk/documents/toolkit/Toolkit 1 Laymans Report March 2009.pdf Quercus project final report, March 2009

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