River Restoration Opportunity

EDF weir easement

River: Wandle

Catchment: Wandle

Project length (km): 0.2

Project lead: South East Rivers Trust, LB Wandsworth

Project status: Underdeveloped opportunity

Project driver

Amenity (place making), nature/biodiversity and fish passage

Restoration Type

Habitat enhancement (along engineered walls) and easement of barrier

Restoration details

Create riparian zone, increase in channel habitat heterogeneity, remove barrier and remove hard engineering

Project description

The project involves the creation of vegetated terraces along flood walls with tidal mudflats communities. EDF weir easement: it is currently partially passable at high tide.

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