2022-23 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 20
STIFFKEY TOTAL Catchment MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATED
WETLANDS
Working with:
Norfolk Rivers Trust
EA Lead:
Amy Prendergast
£523,000
Total Project Value
£75,000
EA Funding
£448,000
Partnership Funding
The S}oey catchment wetlands are low-cost
nature-based solu}ons (NbS) to further reduce
nutrients and bacterial loading from the water
recycling centres (WRC).
Norfolk Rivers Trust are working in the S}oey
catchment, taking a total catchment approach to
address all water quality issues, this includes
improvements in farming prac}ces, river
restora}on to restore natural processes,
wetlands to improve water quality (tackling
di昀昀use and point source pollu}on) and
engagement with communi}es.
Outputs:
Designs for 3 wetlands and delivery of one
at Langham (see photos)
Restora}on of stream & wet woodland
near Barney
12 volunteer days
0.7 km of river restored
Design work for 2.5 km of river restora}on
10 ha of priority habitat improved
Langham site pre-work
New stream channel created
Newly created wetland cell
Outcomes:
Improved water quality in chalk stream
and receiving estuary
Improved biodiversity
Rela}onship building
Partner engagement
£25k of plug plants ready to be planted out
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