Great to get all the #Cumbria River Restoration Programme partners together today, to see inspirational projects from National Trust in the North and Ullswater Catchment Management CIC. Check out the partnership’s #EuropeanRiverprize award-winning work here:
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Another river training day for the future practitioner’s Lowther Castle & Gardens Dynamic Rivers

Great morning discussing options for an amazing restoration site in Croxteth Liverpool with Andy Brown 💙💛 Mersey Rivers Trust Dynamic Rivers

Great day delivering another free river restoration event with Dynamic Rivers and James Robinson. Inspiring the next generation of restoration bods across the business and external partners

In case you've not seen it, put aside just 4 and a half mins, to experience the re-wiggling of (the now quite famous) Swindale Beck 😃

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River restoration workshop and training event, to show other colleagues in other parts of the business the why’s and how’s of what we do to improve our rivers Dynamic Rivers Environment Agency ECRR Network Environment AgencyNW

This pond’s only 1 year old and bouncing with life, spotted Curlews,Snipe, Swallow, Dragonflies,Otters & so much more
When the stream ran dry in the drought this was vital for wildlife and farm livestock. Balancing farming and nature
Env Agency NW Olly Southgate
#drought23 #pond

Mark Lee Env Agency NW Olly Southgate Starting to get the hang of things now 😉

Using big stones to make the in stream habitat better.
We did this project in June and it’s settling in well. Hopefully after a few big floods have washed through it’ll make a nice deep holding pool for Trout & Salmon
Partnership project with Env Agency NW

Checked on a wetland that we made last year. The only water that’s left in this field, the stream has long since dried up
A refuge for wildlife and a vital drinking source for stock

#wetland #pond #drought

So rewarding to see the swallows feeding on a pond that we made only 2 months ago. It already has water boatmen,damsel flies and so much more . Such an easy win in a wet corner of a field
Part of a larger project of river restoration with Env Agency NW Olly Southgate Natural England Cumbria

More top of the catchment natural flood management work.
Reducing the depth of some historic draining by raising the bed level to allow heavy rain to spill out and use the paleo-channels (original, natural flow routes)
Without doubt our busiest year for delivery yet!

Better late than never. Some great pics of our successful Dam removal conference 2023 Dynamic Rivers West Cumbria Rivers Trust South Cumbria Rivers Trust Natural England Prof Neil Entwistle EmiratesOldTrafford Dam Removal Europe

Given the way that prolonged droughts seem to be more frequent, we’re going to focus on some of the smaller tributaries. If we can put in some simple features like riffles to raise the water level, it’s going to be a game changer for young Salmon & Trout
#drought #salmon #trout

When this culvert under the A66 was built in 1960’s, fish passage wasn’t considered. As such it blocked access to several miles upstream for many species including limiting access to Salmon & Trout to reach spawning grounds. By adding complexity it’s even passable now in drought

Using big toys to put stones back in the beck. They were taken out as part of old management styles to get the water away as quickly as possible. Putting them back where there’s no flood risk, but they’ll slow the flow & create great habitat for Salmon,Trout & much more