River Restoration Opportunity

Tokyngton Park Flood Alleviation Scheme (Phase 2)
River: Lower Brent
Catchment: Brent
Project length (km): 0.8
Project status: Concept design

Project driver

Amenity (place making), flood reduction and nature/biodiversity

Restoration Type

Habitat enhancement

Restoration details

Create riparian zone, increase in channel habitat heterogeneity, remove hard engineering and re-meander/re-profile

Project description

In 2003, river restoration transformed half of the R Brent at Tokyngton Park. Options for Phase 2 for further river improvements plus flood alleviation that could combine new storage areas with new aquatic habitat along an 800m stretch that is currently a concrete channel.

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