River Restoration Opportunity

Beresford Avenue to A40

River: Lower Brent

Catchment: Brent

Project length (km): 2.5

Project lead: Clean up the River Brent, LAGER Can and London Borough of Ealing

Project status: Underdeveloped opportunity

Project driver

Nature/biodiversity and water quality

Restoration Type

Habitat enhancement

Restoration details

Increase in channel habitat heterogeneity

Project description

In this section the river is constrained in a concreate channel, the stretch would be broken into reaches. The initial reach would be at the downstream end between the railway and the A40 (0.35km). Options include adding artificial riffles, floating reedbeds, bioengineering, mussel beds and a rubbish trap. Funding has been sought for a feasibility study .

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