River Restoration Opportunity

King Georges Park

River: Wandle

Catchment: Wandle

Project length (km): 0.6

Project lead: South East Rivers Trust, LB Wandsworth

Project status: Underdeveloped opportunity, discussed with landowner and Environment Agency

Project driver

Amenity (place making), nature/biodiversity, floodplain connectivity, carbon, tree planting and public access

Restoration Type

Habitat enhancement, constructed wetland, floodplain reconnection and tree planting

Restoration details

Create riparian zone, remove hard engineering, two-stage channel and channel reprofiling

Project description

The project involves in-channel habitat creation and flood plain reconnection. Potential developments on right bank, open green space with potential for reprofiling and marginal habitat creation. Overwidened shallow river - in channel structures.

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