Case study:Source to Sea Programme – 4. River Kent tributaries

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/projects/details/324123-source-to-sea
Themes	Economic aspects, Habitat and biodiversity, Land use management - agriculture, Social benefits, Water quality
Country	England
Main contact forename	Neville
Main contact surname	Elstone
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation	Cumbria Woodlands
Contact organisation web site	http://www.rspb.org.uk
Partner organisations	Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Cumbria Woodlands, Lune Rivers Trust, Morecambe Bay Partnership, Arnside & Silverdale AONB Partnership, South Cumbria Rivers Trust
Parent multi-site project	Case_study:Source to Sea Programme
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

River Kent - Croys and unfenced grasslands

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The project aims to achieve some habitat restoration and demonstration sites to engage with land managers. The current status of the river Kent and its tributaries is “good to moderate”. The reasons for failure to achieve good status throughout are due to diffuse pollution.

Poor geomorphology is also an issue on the Kent. Many of the natural meanders have gone and been replaced by straight, featureless sections. The river has been dredged and much of the natural bed has been dug out and been piled up on the banks. As a consequence the gravel depth is shallow and area available to salmonids to breed has reduced. Bank-side trees and vegetation have been significantly reduced.

Prioritising the Rivers Sprint and Mint, the project is to work with farmers and landowners to: • Establish at least 1500 metres of riparian buffer strips established, up to 10 metres wide on demonstration sites. • Provide 2 demonstration sites, raise awareness of riparian issues locally amongst 4 communities / groups, and pave the way for more ambitious restoration in the river Kent catchment (in line with the Jacobs report). • Minimise erosion, sedimentation and diffuse pollution. • Address diffuse pollution, and move river condition towards good status

Community Involvement - Engagement activities will include public consultations, practical volunteering activities like beach cleans, and tree planting, and awareness-raising through media and face-to-face contact.

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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 North West River basin Kent or Leven Subcatchment River name River Sprint Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 500 - 1000 m Maximum altitude (m) 776776 m <br />0.776 km <br />77,600 cm <br /> Dominant geology Siliceous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Acid Grassland Waterbody ID GB112073071430 Site Edit site Name Kent catchments WFD water body codes GB112073071430, GB112073074640, GB112073071370 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Rivers Kent, Sprint, Mint 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 2012/06/28 Works started Works completed Project completed 2015/03/31 Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€ Total cost (k€) 13501,350 k€ <br />1,350,000 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Catchment Restoration Funds 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 Diffuse pollution Hydromorphology Biology Fish Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Tree planting Floodplain / River corridor Fencing of riparian zone, Riparian planting Planform / Channel pattern Other Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Awareness raising, Media Other Practical volunteering activities like beach cleans, Public consultation 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 - River Kent tributaries prioritising the Sprint and Mint Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents CRF Project briefing note - Source to Sea Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information