Case study:Western Rother Fishery Habitat Enhancement

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Location: 50° 57' 23.58" N, 0° 35' 53.63" W
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Project overview

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Status Complete
Project web site
Themes Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydromorphology, Land use management - agriculture, Social benefits
Country England
Main contact forename Ses
Main contact surname Wright
Main contact user ID
Contact organisation Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust
Contact organisation web site http://www.oart.org.uk/
Partner organisations Wild Trout Trust, Petworth & Bognor Angling Club
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Image of the Rother pre-restoration

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The Western Rother Fishery Habitat Enhancement Project is a partnership project that will use CRF funds to provide multiple habitat improvements on a section of the lower Rother at Shopham Bridge, just south of Petworth in West Sussex.

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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district South East
River basin Arun and Western Streams

Subcatchment

River name Western Rother
Area category 100 - 1000 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m) 241241 m <br />0.241 km <br />24,100 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Arable and Horticulture
Waterbody ID GB107041012810



Other case studies in this subcatchment: Rother meander reconnection


Site

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WFD water body codes GB107041012810
WFD (national) typology
WFD water body name Western Rother
Pre-project morphology
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Heavily modified water body No
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Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
Species of interest
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Project background

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Project started 2012/07/01
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Works completed
Project completed 2015/03/01
Total cost category 100 - 500 k€
Total cost (k€) 130130 k€ <br />130,000 € <br />
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Funding sources Defra Catchment Restoration Fund

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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology Continuity for organisms, Channel pattern/planform, Substrate conditions, Width & depth variation
Biology Fish, Invertebrates
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Measures

Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications Bank reprofiling
Floodplain / River corridor
Planform / Channel pattern Diversification of in-channel features
Other Non BAP habitat creation/restoration
Non-structural measures
Management interventions Fencing
Social measures (incl. engagement) Community involvement
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