Case study:Taming the Tame

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Location: 52° 37' 11.79" N, 1° 41' 32.30" W

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://http://www.tamevalleywetlands.co.uk/
Themes	Environmental flows and water resources, Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Water quality, Urban
Country	England
Main contact forename	Tracey
Main contact surname	Doherty
Main contact user ID	User:TameValley
Contact organisation	Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Contact organisation web site	http://http://www.tamevalleywetlands.co.uk/
Partner organisations	Environment Agency, Tamworth Borough Council, Tameside Wildlife Conservation Group, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Parent multi-site project	tame valley
This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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To create a backwater channel linked to the River Tame to create an important habitat and refuge for fish. The project aims to complete river restoration aspirations at Tameside Local Nature Reserve in Tamworth. This follows the original project started in 2009 by the EA, Tamworth BC and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust which pulled back bank, created 10 scrapes and small ponds as well as creating a fish refuge linkage into smiley face pool. The second phase of delivery which was not carried out was to create a linked backwater channel on the right bank of the reserve. This channel will create additional and important habitat for fish and fry while also being profiled in such a way to be attractive to any remnant water vole population that exists or which may be re- introduced in the future. The island created from the work will be an important refuge for ground nesting birds.

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WFD baseline data River profile surveys Drone images from above before and after - aerial Fixed point photos before and after land

Fish survey in new channel and invertebrate surveys to be carried out 2018 to see what is in the channel

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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 Humber River basin Tame Anker and Mease Subcatchment River name River Tame from R Blythe to River Anker Area category 100 - 1000 km² Area (km2) Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m Maximum altitude (m) 134134 m <br />0.134 km <br />13,400 cm <br /> Dominant geology Calcareous Ecoregion Great Britain Dominant land cover Arable and Horticulture Waterbody ID GB104028046440 Other case studies in this subcatchment: Prologis Midpoint Park river restoration scheme Site Edit site Name WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present Invasive species present 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 2005 Works started Works completed Project completed Total cost category 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 Hydromorphology Biology Fish Physico-chemical Other reasons for the project Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications Channel reprofiling Floodplain / River corridor Planform / Channel pattern Habitat creation, Habitat restoration, Creation of an island 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