Medway Action Plan

To achieve our shared Vision for the Medway, the Partnership have created a Catchment Plan which you can explore below. This plan outlines the Aims, Objectives and Actions required to achieve our shared Vision, restoring the River Medway and all its tributaries back to health.

Our Aims:

The river should support a mosaic of habitats with high biodiversity value
To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population
To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse
To improve water quality
To develop sustainable water management within the catchment
To have communities that enjoy, engage with and protect the river

Explore the map and table below to find out more.

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Partners

The river should support a mosaic of habitats with high biodiversity value

Eradicate and control Invasive non-native flora
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Delivery Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) programme across the Medway catchment.	Beult	Environment Agency	Active	0	View
Develop a network of volunteers to monitor Invasive Non-Native Species.	Beult	Environment Agency Local Angling Groups Volunteers	Proposed	0	View

Improve condition and biodiversity of riparian areas
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Identify locations for riparian habitat creation in partnership with landowners	Beult	Environment Agency Medway Valley Countryside Partnership	Proposed	0	View

To develop sustainable water management within the catchment

Develop an Ecosystems services model for improved aquifer recharge
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
PROWATER - Investigate options for improving water resource provision through landscape management	Beult	Kent County Council Natural England South East Water	Active	0	View
PROWATER - Investigate options for improving water resource provision through landscape management	Beult	Kent County Council Natural England South East Water	Planned	0	View

Reduce the impact of flooding
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Scope priority sub-catchments to implement NFM (Natural Flood Management) to manage flood risk more effectively throughout the catchment and build on the success of the Medway NFM project (2018-2021).		Environment Agency Kent County Council	Proposed	0	View

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

Enhance river hydromorphology and biodiversity
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Delivery of river restoration on the Hammer Stream	Beult	Environment Agency	Completed	View
Add woody debris and berm deflector to increase flow diversity at Bayham L'Eglise.	Teise	Kent High Weald Partnership Environment Agency	Completed	View
Restore habitat at Harpers Weir	Teise	Environment Agency Kent High Weald Partnership Local Angling Groups South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Adjustment to flow regimes from Bewl water	Teise	Environment Agency Kent High Weald Partnership		View
Habitat restoration on the River Bewl	Teise	Environment Agency Kent High Weald Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Implement SSSI restoration plan for the river between Steven's bridge to Bell Lane.	Beult		Planned	View

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population

Address fish passage so fish can access appropriate habitats
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Creation of fish passage at Dairyhouse Weir	Teise	South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Develop fish passage projects within the Teise	Teise	Kent High Weald Partnership	Active	View
Create fish passage at Gatehouse weir	Teise	South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Create fish passage at New Lodge Weir	Teise	South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Improve fish passage within the Tudeley Brook sub-catchment	Middle Medway	Environment Agency Medway Valley Countryside Partnership	Proposed	View
Investigate options for fish passage at Palace Avenue weir	Middle Medway	Environment Agency Medway Valley Countryside Partnership	Proposed	View

Understand the current and potential fish population
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Investigate fish populations within the River Bourne	Middle Medway	Local Angling Groups South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	0	View

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Improve fish passage at Harpers Weir by removal of redundant structure	Teise	Environment Agency Kent High Weald Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Habitat enhancement on the River Teise below Woodfall's weir to Medway confluence	Teise	Environment Agency Kent High Weald Partnership		View
Habitat restoration to help achieve Good Ecological Potential in the Hammer Stream	Beult	Environment Agency Kent Wildlife Trust South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View

To improve water quality

Improve awareness and understanding of water quality
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Promote best practice farming approaches	Middle Medway	Environment Agency Kent Wildlife Trust South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	0	View
Raise awareness of point source pollution from domestic and small scale sources	Middle Medway	Environment Agency Local Community Medway Valley Countryside Partnership	Proposed	0	View

Tackling Diffuse Pollution
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Deliver silt trap and wetland treatment train in Dobb's Field to address sediment and nutrient loading of pond from upstream catchment, following South East Rivers Trust investigation and outline design report, to address the 'un-favourable' - no change state of this SSSI.	Eden	Environment Agency Local Authorities Local Community Local Landowners/Farmers/Managers Natural England South East Rivers Trust Sutton and East Surrey Water	Active	0	View

Catchment wide actions

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To have communities that enjoy, engage with and protect the river

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Offer events and provide educational content on rivers to local people to increase their engagement with their local river and improve their awareness of the most important issues facing water management and the River Medway: www.formedway.org	Upper Medway	Local Community Medway Valley Countryside Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Active	View