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Wildlife set to flourish after project completion on River Stour
The project, which was funded through Defra’s Water Environment Improvement Fund, will help water voles, fish and invertebrates flourish.
This stretch of the Stour has historically been modified to facilitate milling, navigation and land drainage. The project was focused on improving the condition of the stretch by enriching the habitats along the river and enhancing connectivity with the floodplain.
The backwater being created.
Parts of the river edge have been re-profiled to create areas of shallow water that will encourage the growth of marginal plant species.
Five backwaters of varying size have also been created along the bank of the river. A backwater is an aquatic habitat which connects to the main river and has two important functions depending on the flow.
Wildlife set to flourish after project completion on River Stour
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The BBC programme Countryfile aired an episode dedicated to the Stour Estuary on Sunday evening. Did you know? Essex is one of the driest counties in the UK - the average yearly rainfall is often so low that it’s drier than Barcelona and Cape Town. #Countryfilepic.twitter.com/pQt7csy621 BBC Countryfile (@BBCCountryfile) December 13, 2020 Earlier this year the Suffolk Coasts and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) was extended to the southern shore of the River Stour around Manningtree. It was the first extension of an AONB in England in the past 30 years. During Sunday s episode Countryfile presenter Matt Baker said it took campaigners two decades to achieve the beauty title.
The BBC programme Countryfile aired an episode dedicated to the Stour Estuary on Sunday evening. Did you know? Essex is one of the driest counties in the UK - the average yearly rainfall is often so low that it’s drier than Barcelona and Cape Town. #Countryfilepic.twitter.com/pQt7csy621 BBC Countryfile (@BBCCountryfile) December 13, 2020 Earlier this year the Suffolk Coasts and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) was extended to the southern shore of the River Stour around Manningtree. It was the first extension of an AONB in England in the past 30 years. During Sunday s episode Countryfile presenter Matt Baker said it took campaigners two decades to achieve the beauty title.