Case study:Yeading Brook Fields/Meadows

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Location: 51° 32' 49.57" N, 0° 26' 6.76" W
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Project overview

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Status Planned
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Themes Environmental flows and water resources, Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity
Country England
Main contact forename Sarah
Main contact surname Woodcock
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To create, restore and reconnect riverine and wetland habitat (including wet woodland, reedbed, emergent and marginal vegetation, and pond) along the River Crane. BAP habitat creation and improvement in river marginal vegetation for water voles, birds, invertebrates and fish.

HLF Bid - Biffaward secured

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Biffaward secured, with potential for greatly increasing the scale of the project through an HLF bid. Part of River Crane Projects: 3 sites: Roxbourne Park, Yeading Brook Fields/Meadows, and Crane Park. Cost total value: £230,500; project length (m): 8000m; main funding org: Biffaward (£148,500)


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Catchment and subcatchment

Catchment

River basin district Thames
River basin London

Subcatchment

River name Yeading Brook (west arm)
Area category 10 - 100 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category 100 - 200 m
Maximum altitude (m) 126126 m <br />0.126 km <br />12,600 cm <br />
Dominant geology Calcareous
Ecoregion Great Britain
Dominant land cover Suburban
Waterbody ID GB106039023060



Other case studies in this subcatchment: Roxbourne Park


Site

Name Yeading Brook Fields/Meadows
WFD water body codes GB106039023060
WFD (national) typology
WFD water body name Yeading Brook
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Heavily modified water body No
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Protected species present No
Invasive species present No
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Project background

Reach length directly affected (m) 80008,000 m <br />8 km <br />800,000 cm <br />
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Total cost category 10 - 50 k€
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Funding sources Biffaward secured, Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)

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Reasons for river restoration

Mitigation of a pressure Riparian development
Hydromorphology
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Physico-chemical
Other reasons for the project Landscape enhancement


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Floodplain / River corridor Creation of wetland, Reedbed creation, Creation of pond
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