Medway Action Plan

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Partners

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

Increase enjoyment and use of the river
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Recruit River Guardians/River Search volunteers to report/help clear litter and debris from the River Eden.	Eden	Environment Agency Local Community South East Rivers Trust	Planned	0	View

Ensure stakeholders are aware and can contribute to the catchment improvement process
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Continued stakeholder engagement with the Medway Catchment Partnership and its River Eden sub-group.	Eden	Kent Wildlife Trust	Active	0	View

Ensure the river is well-valued and understood by the local community
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Deliver engagement events through 'Love Your River' days	Eden	Environment Agency Local Landowners/Farmers/Managers Medway Valley Countryside Partnership	Active	0	View

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

Eradicate and control Invasive non-native flora and fauna
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Delivery of the citizen science Riversearch initiative	Eden	South East Rivers Trust Surrey Wildlife Trust	Active	View
Map mink presence in the sub-catchment	Eden	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Eradicate Invasive Non-Native Species from the sub-catchment	Eden	South East Rivers Trust Surrey Wildlife Trust	Proposed	View

Improve condition and biodiversity of riparian areas
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Creation of habitat for protected species	Eden	Environment Agency Kent Wildlife Trust	Planned	View
Explore potential for floodplain rehabilitation at Hever Castle	Eden	Kent Wildlife Trust Surrey Wildlife Trust	Planned	View
Promote riparian buffer strips on agricultural land	Eden	Kent Wildlife Trust Surrey Wildlife Trust	Active	View
Identify potential for floodplain rehabilitation throughout the catchment	Eden	Kent Wildlife Trust Surrey Wildlife Trust	Active	View
Establish community action groups to deliver the improvement plan	Eden	Environment Agency South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

Enhance river hydromorphology and biodiversity
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Identify locations for habitat restoration	Eden		Proposed	0	View

To improve water quality

Reduce siltation in the river
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Work with landowners to improve failing banks at Mill Pond, Haxted Mill (TQ41880 45524)	Eden	Kent Wildlife Trust Environment Agency	Planned	0	View

Reduce run-off into the river by creating more sustainable sewage treatment solutions
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Identify opportunities for the use of nature-based solutions e.g. reed bed/wetlands, to improve sewage treatment works final effluent quality.	Eden	Environment Agency	Proposed	0	View

Improve awareness and understanding of water quality
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Develop the 'Yellow Fish' initiative in urban centres along the Eden	Eden	Environment Agency	Proposed	0	View

Reduce agricultural diffuse pollution from entering the river
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Reduce run-off and minimise impacts of sedimentation	Eden	Environment Agency	Planned	0	View

Catchment wide actions

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To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Delivery of river restoration on the Hammer Stream	Beult	Environment Agency	Completed	View
Work up designs, secure permissions and deliver improvement works that address the Reasons for Not Achieving Good status on the Water Framework Directive for this waterbody.	Upper Medway	Environment Agency	Active	View
Investigate opportunities to de-culvert watercourses near Chiddingstone.	Eden	Environment Agency	Planned	View
Investigate fish passage throughout Eden catchment	Eden	Environment Agency Kent Wildlife Trust	Active	View

To improve water quality

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
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	View
Preventing Plastics Pollution (PPP) project aims to quantify plastic pollution, test methods for reducing plastic pollution and use lessons learnt to enable transformational change.	Lower Medway	Local Community	Planned	View

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Habitat restoration to help achieve Good Ecological Potential in the Hammer Stream	Beult	Environment Agency Kent Wildlife Trust South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Remove blockage at bridge in South Godstone to prevent repeat flooding events	Eden	Highways Agency	Proposed	View

To develop sustainable water management within the catchment

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Develop a community flood warden network	Eden	Environment Agency	Proposed	View
Investigate NFM opportunities in the Eden	Eden	South East Rivers Trust	Planned	View