2024-25 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 17
INCREASING RESILIENCE IN THE WAVENEY CATCHMENT
RURAL LAND
MANAGEMENT
Working with:
River Waveney Trust
Landowners
EA Lead:
Naomi Boyle
The River Waveney Trust has been working with
landowners to build climate resilience. On the Tin
River upstream of Bungay, where phosphate failures
and rapid runo昀昀 contribute to nood risk, measures
include reconnec琀椀ng the river with its noodplain,
bu昀昀er strips, tree plan琀椀ng, and contour ploughing.
In the Dove catchment, an online pond has been desilted to trap sediment and nutrients, while leaky
barriers downstream are helping to reconnect the
channel to its noodplain and enhance wet
woodland.
Outputs:
£172,507
Total Project Value
685 trees planted
Feasibility study produced for revetment removal
3 NFM projects developed for future delivery
Camera and gauge board monitoring in place
On-line pond desilt at Oakley and 3 leaky dams
Tree Plan琀椀ng along the Tin River
Credit: Ange Lamb, Waveney
Rivers Trust
Installa琀椀on of
leaky barriers
downstream of
the online pond
at Oakly
Credit: Ange
Lamb, River
Waveney Trust
installed
Outcomes:
£30,000
£142,507
EA Funding
Partnership Funding
Increased biodiversity
Improvements to water quality
Increased resilience to climate change
Community engagement in Bungay
De-sil琀椀ng of online pond at
Birdwalk
Planta琀椀on,
Oakley
Credit: Ange
Lamb, River
Waveney Trust
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