Case study:Sydenham Cottages Nature Reserve

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Location: 51° 26' 2.08" N, 0° 1' 37.41" E

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Status	Planned
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Themes	Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Social benefits
Country	England
Main contact forename	Matthew
Main contact surname	Blumler
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Break out concrete wall on the nature reserve side of the river and re-grade the river bank to provide a wide shelf or berm. This berm will be inundated by water several times a year, thus restoring a strip of wet meadowland. Allow more natural fluvial geomorphological processes to occur and increase habitat. (See attached 3x Drawings at end of this form). The small nature reserve, owned by Lewisham Council, lies adjacent to the Quaggy and once formed part of an extensive water meadows system. Sadly, the river has been realigned and set in concrete. Though part of the old natural river channel passes through the nature reserve, it is dry and the site has lost its wetland characteristics. Enhancement would improve the biodiversity and interest of the nature reserve, reconnect river with ground and create a strip of wetland meadow.

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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 Thames River basin London Subcatchment River name Quaggy Area category 10 - 100 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m Maximum altitude (m) 135135 m <br />0.135 km <br />13,500 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Suburban Waterbody ID GB106039023290 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Colfes School, Lidl, Manor House Gardens, Manor House Gardens Gauging Station, Manor Park, Mottingham Farm, Quaggy Flood Alleviation Scheme, Quaggy channel improvements, River Quaggy- Chinbrook meadows, Sutcliffe Park Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes GB106039023290 WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Quaggy 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) 50 m0.05 km <br />5,000 cm <br /> Project started 2008/01/01 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 50 - 100 k€ Total cost (k€) Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources 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 Riparian development, Flood risk management Hydromorphology Quantity & dynamics of flow Biology Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Bank reprofiling Floodplain / River corridor Creation of wetland Planform / Channel pattern Other 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