River Restoration Opportunity

Ravensbury Park back channel and lake

River: Wandle

Catchment: Wandle

Project length (km): 0.9

Project lead: SERT, LB Merton, Wandle Piscators

Project status: Underdeveloped opportunity with feasibility study complete, landowner agreement and stakeholder liaison

Amenity (place making), flood reduction, nature/biodiversity, fish passage, INNS, H&S and public access

Habitat enhancement, floating pennywort management, fish connectivity, barrier easement and flow management

Increase in channel habitat heterogeneity, remove barrier, remove hard engineering, fish barrier easement and INNS

The project involves INNS management, habitat creation, barrier easement, connectivity and vegetation management

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