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Back to nature for Bradford Beck | |
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2021-06-21 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
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Press release
Back to nature for Bradford BeckThe natural environment along Bradford Beck has had a welcome boost now a three year river restoration project is complete. ![]() Some of the techniques used to naturalise Bradford Beck include the use of 'coir rolls' The Environment Agency has worked in partnership with Bradford City Council, Friends of Bradford Beck and the Wild Trout Trust to complete a river restoration project on an urbanised stretch of Bradford Beck in Shipley since 2018. A range of measures have been introduced to improve the natural ecology and biodiversity of the beck and surrounding woodland. Rolls of natural fibre have been attached to the edges of the beck to help establish riverside plants and create varied habitats for fish and invertebrate species. Together with new planting near the beck, this will help slow the flow of water into the channel, which can play a part in reducing water quality problems and flood risk downstream. The beck is set in a deep channel and is difficult to reach from the pavements above, so a new path has been built to allow public access down to the river where people can enjoy the local wildlife including woodland birds, herons, ducks and fish. New native trees, shrubs and wildflowers and bird and bat boxes alongside the beck will create better habitat for birds and other species. In addition, new trees will help tackle climate change. In 2019 and 2020, weirs and structures under road bridges at four locations were modified with wooden baffles which slow the flow and increase the depth of water to help fish including trout, bullheads, stone loaches minnows and eels to swim upstream more easily from the River Aire. Ineke Jackson, project manager at the Environment Agency said:
Andrew Mindham, project manager at Bradford City Council said:
Although the project has come to a close, the project partners are looking to make more improvements in future years. They will be working together on a section of the beck further upstream next to Valley Road, along with other works to improve habitat and water quality in the catchment. The main funder of this project is the Environment Agency, with additional funding from Bradford Council and the EU’s BEGIN (Blue Green Infrastructure through Social Innovation) fund. It has been supported by local expertise and volunteering by Friends of Bradford Beck, and technical advice, fish pass construction and monitoring by the Wild Trout Trust.
Published 21 June 2021
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来源平台 | UK Environment Agency |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/332867 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
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