Environment Agency

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The Environment Agency

Bristol

BS1

United Kingdom

Partnership actions tagged by Environment Agency

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

Improve condition and biodiversity of riparian areas
	Sub catchment	Status
Deliver tree work at Shoreham to increase light levels to the channel	Darent	Completed
Work up designs, secure permissions and deliver habitat improvement works	Teise	Active	View

Promote strategies to deal with invasive species
	Sub catchment	Status
Develop network of citizen science volunteers to monitor Invasive Non-Native Species across the catchment	Cray and Shuttle

Protect and enhance the habitats of the river corridor & floodplain
	Sub catchment	Status
Investigate options for pond creation at Foots Cray Meadows	Cray and Shuttle	Proposed
Deliver habitat restoration at Hall Place	Cray and Shuttle	Completed
Deliver habitat enhancement at St Marys recreation ground	Cray and Shuttle	Proposed
Deliver habitat enhancement at Hales Meadows Sidcup	Cray and Shuttle	Completed
Deliver habitat enhancement to Hall Place reservoir	Cray and Shuttle	Completed
Deliver habitat enhancements at Dartfordian Rugby Club	Cray and Shuttle	Proposed
Deliver habitat enhancements at Foots Cray Meadows	Cray and Shuttle	Completed

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

Enhance river hydromorphology and biodiversity
	Sub catchment	Status
Adjustment to flow regimes from Bewl water	Teise		View
Habitat restoration on the River Bewl	Teise	Completed	View
Scoping for and implementing possible habitat improvements in Pippingford Brook and Medway at Weirwood catchments	Upper Medway	Planned	View
Scoping for and implementation of habitat improvements in Lower Teise to provide refuge for fish and increase longitudinal connectivity along the river.	Teise	Planned	View

To develop sustainable water management within the catchment

Reduce the impact of flooding
	Sub catchment	Status
Natural flood management at Reeds Farm to reduce flood risk downstream and offer additional benefits.	Middle Medway	Completed	View
Natural flood management at Capel to reduce flood risk at Capel and further downstream.	Middle Medway	Active	View
Natural flood management at Birch Wood to reduce flood risk downstream and offer additional benefits.	Beult	Completed	View
Natural flood management at Stonehall Farm to reduce flood risk downstream and offer additional benefits.	Beult	Completed	View
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).		Proposed	View

Develop an Ecosystems services model for improved aquifer recharge
	Sub catchment	Status
Investigate options for improved aquifer recharge	Darent	Proposed

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population

Address fish passage so fish can access appropriate habitats
	Sub catchment	Status
Investigate options for fish passage through Otford	Darent	Proposed
Create a bypass channel at Sundridge weir for fish passage	Darent	Completed
Improve fish passage within the Tudeley Brook sub-catchment	Middle Medway	Proposed	View
Investigate solutions for addressing culverted sections of river	Darent	Proposed
Investigate options for fish passage at Palace Avenue weir	Middle Medway	Proposed	View

Modify structures or install appropriate measures to allow eel passage
	Sub catchment	Status
Improve eel passage at Hawley gauging station	Darent	Proposed

	Sub catchment	Status
Habitat enhancement on the River Teise below Woodfall's weir to Medway confluence	Teise		View
Investigate improvement to fish passage and habitat enhancements through the Upper Darent	Darent	Proposed

To improve water quality

Improve awareness and understanding of water quality
	Sub catchment	Status
Promote best practice farming approaches	Middle Medway	Proposed	View
Raise awareness of point source pollution from domestic and small scale sources	Middle Medway	Proposed	View