River Restoration Opportunity

Westwood Rec

River: Seven Kings Water

Catchment: Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne

Project length (km): 0.3

Project lead: Redbridge Council

Project status: Feasibility study complete with landowner agreement and concept design

Project driver

Flood reduction and nature/biodiversity

Restoration Type

Daylighting, de-culverting and habitat enhancement

Restoration details

Increase in channel habitat heterogeneity, remove hard engineering and re-meander/re-profile

Project description

Project to re-meander/remove concreate banks from a stretch of Seven Kings Water through Westwood Recreation Ground, with further potential to deculvert the downstream extent of this section. This project has flood risk and biodiversity benefits. Speak to RBI Catchment Partnership host (will.oliver@thames21.org.uk) or Dhiresh Bhatt, Redbridge Head of Highways & Transportation for more information (Dhiresh.Bhatt@redbridge.gov.uk).

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