Tyne Catchment Survey

This document summarises the results of a survey conducted by Tyne Rivers Trust in May/June 2012. The survey was designed to capture local knowledge about the issues within the River Tyne catchment, to help prioritise issues for action in a catchment plan for the Tyne.

Tyne Catchment Survey Contents

Background ...... 2 The survey ...... 2 The e-survey ...... 2 The paper survey ...... 3 Collation of responses ...... 3 The survey results ...... 3 Question 1 – Issues ...... 4 Question 2 – Locations ...... 4 Location of the ‘hot’ issues ...... 6 Question 3 – Solutions...... 15 Question 4 – Flooding ...... 18 Diversity of respondents ...... 19 Appendix 1 E-survey ...... 22 Appendix 2 Paper survey ...... 28 Appendix 3 Distribution of paper surveys ...... 29 Appendix 4 Issues, locations and solutions identified in the Survey ...... 31 Appendix 5 Flooding details...... 73

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 1 of 75 Background

In early 2012 Tyne Rivers Trust was successful in its bid to host one of 25 ‘pilot catchments’ in a project funded by Defra. All 25 hosts were given the task of producing a catchment plan to improve the water environment by December 2012. A key part of the pilots was stated to be the engagement and involvement of a wide range of organisations, individuals and members of the public in developing catchment plans.

The Tyne Rivers Trust Project Board decided to carry out a survey to capture information about the issues affecting rivers across the whole of the catchment. The purpose was to add to Tyne Rivers Trust’s own knowledge about the issues, and to capture an understanding of what was considered important to other organisations and the general public. A secondary purpose was to raise awareness about the Tyne Catchment project and about Tyne Rivers Trust’s work in general.

It was anticipated the survey results would help prioritise the actions targeted in the Tyne Catchment Plan, as there was insufficient time and funding to develop a plan to tackle all of the issues across the whole catchment.

The survey

The survey was carried out over a 5 week period in June/July 2012 and took 2 forms:  an online e-survey

 a paper survey.

Both surveys asked open questions about issues affecting the rivers in the Tyne catchment, where these issues occur and what respondents thought the solutions might be. A further question about flooding was also included, to help inform the work of the Community Flood Partnership.

Basic diversity information was collected to assess whether some groups were inadvertently excluded from the survey. The e-survey included a question about which sector(s) the respondent belonged to; this question was left out of the paper survey due to space constraints, but the answer was estimated where possible (see below for more information).

Both surveys were anonymous, though contact details were collected if respondents answered stated that they were interested in volunteering on Tyne Rivers Trust’s river projects, or if they would like to receive its newsletter.

The e-survey

The e-survey is set out in Appendix 1. It was created through the Survey Monkey online survey tool (www.surveymonkey.net) and was made available via a web link between 19 May and 25 June 2012.

Respondents could list up to 5 issues/areas/solutions, and could answer the survey more than once if they wished to list more than 5 issues.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 2 of 75 A link to the e-survey was emailed to 895 people on 28 and 29 May 2012. The email addresses were taken from Tyne Rivers Trust’s database and other key contacts advised by the Trust’s staff. Recipients were asked to complete the survey and also to send the email on to their own networks and contacts to extend its reach.

The paper survey

The paper survey is set out in Appendix 2.

Approximately 750 copies of the paper survey were made available throughout the catchment at a variety of venues. Details of the distribution of the paper surveys can be found in Appendix 3. Face to face surveying at markets throughout the catchment was planned (eg. Quayside Sunday market in Newcastle, Tynemouth weekend market and Hexham Farmers Market) but the poor weather during the survey period made it impractical to attempt surveying on the days the markets were running. Other opportunities to distribute the paper survey were taken as they became available, for example at Riverwatch Group meetings and when Tyne Rivers Trust staff were invited to the Gateshead mayoral event.

Collation of responses

The e-survey responses were downloaded from the Survey Monkey website into an Excel spreadsheet on 26 June 2012. In total the e-survey was completed 170 times. Seven responses were removed from the results because they were clearly ‘tests’ of the survey system and did not make sense.

Although the e-survey allowed respondents to list multiple issues separately, in some cases several issues had been listed together. Where it was clear that the issues were to be considered separately (for example, where they had been numbered and separate locations/solutions listed for each) each was counted as an individual issue.

The paper survey responses were typed verbatim into a spreadsheet to permit direct comparison across both surveys. The paper survey contained only one box to name each of issues, locations and solutions. Where multiple issues were clearly listed they were recorded in separate spreadsheet columns, in the same way as the e-survey.

The survey results

There were 163 responses to the e-survey and 55 to the paper survey. The full responses to the questions about issues, locations and solutions are set out in Appendix 4. The detailed responses given by those respondents who were affected by flooding are set out in Appendix 5.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 3 of 75 Question 1 – Issues

In total 342 individual issues were raised. 143 respondents raised one issue, 42 respondents raised two issues, 15 respondents raised three issues, 10 respondents raised four issues and 6 respondents raised five issues.

After the e-survey and paper survey responses were combined they were analysed and a list of common ‘issue categories’ made. Each issue was then allocated to one or more issue categories. If a response did not obviously fall into one of the issue categories, it was given the category of ‘Other’. Figure 1 shows the number of responses for each issue category.

The broad category(ies) each issue was assigned to is included in Appendix 4.

Question 2 – Locations

The locations mentioned in the survey responses ranged from very specific place names / stretches of river to large sections of the catchment. Some responses were non-specific and could not be attributed to a location or stretch of river, while others were stated to be ‘catchment wide’ or ‘at various locations throughout the catchment’.

Where possible the locations mentioned were assigned to broad divisions of the River Tyne catchment. Where a tributary was mentioned it was assigned to the section of main river it flows into. This gives a very broad overview of the distribution throughout the catchment of the issues raised – see Figure 2.

The complete survey responses, including the broad locations the responses were assigned to, are included in Appendix 4.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 4 of 75 Figure 1 Number of responses for each broad issue category An issue may fall in more than one category

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Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 5 of 75 Figure 2 Broad distribution of the locations mentioned in the survey Some responses were assigned to more than one location

3% North Tyne 12% 8% Kielder South Tyne 17% 18% Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam Main tyne - Wylam to coast Derwent Uplands 3% 18% 10% Throughout the catchment 11% Unclear/non-specific

Location of the ‘hot’ issues

The top categories of issues raised in the survey (those mentioned more than 20 times) were:

 pollution (a combination of the 4 sub-categories of ‘sewerage’, ‘minewater’, ‘agricultural run-off’ and ‘other’)

 anti-social behaviour

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 access for recreation (a combination of the 6 sub-categories of ‘access for canoeing’, ‘access for fishing’, ‘access for walking’, ‘access – general’, ‘access for other activities’ and ‘access – conflict’)  sediments (a combination of the 2 sub-categories of ‘contaminated’ and ‘other’)

 invasive species  in-river obstructions

 fish populations.

Figure 3 to Figure 16 below show how these issues were reported to be distributed throughout the catchment. The maps are designed to give a general idea of where the issues are located; in many cases it was impossible to pinpoint the exact location of an issue from the information given, and so all locations should be considered to be approximate only. Even if a specific location was mentioned more than once, it has been plotted only once on the map. The location information provided by survey respondents is set out in Appendix 4. Figure 3 Broad distribution of reported pollution issues in the Tyne catchment

Pollution (combined)

2% 1% North Tyne Kielder 23% 17% South Tyne Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam 6% Main tyne - Wylam to coast Derwent 14% Uplands 26% Throughout the catchment 7% 4% Unclear/non-specific

Pollution from agricultural run-off Pollution from sewerage

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 7 of 75 Pollution from minewaters Pollution - other sources

Figure 4 Map of pollution issues reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown; most responses for agricultural run-off stated the problem was catchment or sub-catchment wide

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 8 of 75 Figure 5 Broad distribution of reported anti-social behaviour issues in the Tyne catchment Figures for the Derwent may be skewed due to the limited face to face surveying of the public carried out in other locations

2% North Tyne 6% 17% Kielder 8% South Tyne Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam 13% 17% Main tyne - Wylam to coast Derwent Uplands Throughout the catchment 37% Unclear/non-specific

Figure 6 Map of anti-social behaviour issues reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 9 of 75 Figure 7 Broad distribution of reported recreational access issues in the Tyne catchment

North Tyne

19% 16% Kielder

South Tyne

Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam

17% Main tyne - Wylam to coast 17% Derwent

Uplands 4% Throughout the catchment 25% 2% Unclear/non-specific

Figure 8 Map of recreational access issues reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 10 of 75 Figure 9 Broad distribution of reported sediment issues in the Tyne catchment

Sediments (combined) 2% 4% 6% North Tyne Kielder 21% South Tyne Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam Main tyne - Wylam to coast 6% 39% Derwent Uplands 14% Throughout the catchment 8% Unclear/non-specific

Contaminated sediments Other sediments issues

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 11 of 75 Figure 10 Map of sediment issues reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown

Figure 11 Broad distribution of reported invasive species issues in the Tyne catchment

3% North Tyne 12% Kielder 21% South Tyne Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam 23% Main tyne - Wylam to coast Derwent Uplands 6% 32% Throughout the catchment Unclear/non-specific 3%

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 12 of 75 Figure 12 Map of invasive species issues reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown

Figure 13 Broad distribution of reported in-river obstructions in the Tyne catchment

12% 11% North Tyne Kielder 11% South Tyne Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam 8% Main tyne - Wylam to coast Derwent

4% 54% Uplands Throughout the catchment Unclear/non-specific

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 13 of 75 Figure 14 Map of in-river obstructions reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown

Figure 15 Broad distribution of reported fish population issues in the Tyne catchment

11% 11% North Tyne Kielder South Tyne 18% 21% Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam Main tyne - Wylam to coast 3% Derwent

11% Uplands 25% Throughout the catchment Unclear/non-specific

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 14 of 75 Figure 16 Map of fish population issues reported in the survey Only responses which gave very specific location information are shown

Question 3 – Solutions

The solutions mentioned in the survey were varied but many fell into the same broad categories. The solutions were assigned to broad categories – see Figure 17 below. The complete survey responses and the category(ies) they were assigned to are set out in Appendix 4.

A range of solutions were suggested for the issues raised in the survey. Many respondents mentioned the same solutions for certain issues, for example community or voluntary action to remove invasive species. For some of the issues the solutions clearly favoured one or two types of action – for example the most frequently suggested solution by far for in-river obstructions was removal or modification. Likewise, for invasive species, the most frequently suggested solution was removal, though a range of other approaches to the problem were also suggested. For other issues raised the solutions suggested varied considerably, for example concerns about fish populations attracted a wide range of suggested solutions.

Figure 1 shows the categories of solutions suggested for the top 7 issues, the issues mentioned more than 20 times.

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Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 16 of 75 Figure 1 Suggested solutions for the ‘hot’ issues (those mentioned more than 20 times)

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Change / upgrade / build infrastructure Change to legislation Change to working practice Community / voluntary action Conservation action Culling / removal Education Financial incentives No solution suggested Other Physical modification of river / banks / floodplain Regulatory action Remediation Research and/or monitoring Restocking

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 17 of 75 Question 4 – Flooding

209 respondents answered the question about flooding. Of these, 22% said they were affected by flooding. The responses varied in terms of the impacts of flooding – few reported their homes being flooded, but many reported being inconvenienced by floodwaters on roads and land. Some responses highlighted issues with access to rivers for recreation in times of flood. Figure 2 shows how the responses were split between flooding from surface sources (eg. road run-off/drains) and flooding from rivers. Figure 3 shows the locations of specific flood risk areas mentioned in the survey responses.

Seven responses highlighted concerns about the potential for flooding to become worse due to changing management practices (eg. less dredging / ceasing gravel removal from rivers / non-maintenance of flood defences) or from changing weather patterns.

The details provided by those affected by flooding are set out in Appendix 5. Figure 2 Flooding impacts by source

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From surface water / drainage 47% From rivers

47% Not stated

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 18 of 75 Figure 3 Map of flood risk locations highlighted in the survey responses The locations include the responses to the specific question about flooding, and also responses to the ‘issues’ question which mentioned flood risk

Diversity of respondents

Gender

204 respondents (out of 218 in total) stated their gender. 69% were male and 31% were female.

Age

210 respondents answered the question about their age - see Figure 4 below. No responses were received from people aged under 16. Over 60% of respondents were in the ‘46 to 65’ category, and a further 22% were in the ‘over 65’ category. People under the age of 46 were heavily under-represented, with just 17% of the total responses.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 19 of 75 Figure 4 Age distribution of survey respondents

3% under 16 22% 14% 16 to 25 26 to 45 46 to 65 over 65

61%

Sector

The e-survey asked respondents to identify which of 8 sectorial categories they belonged to (see Figure 5 below for the categories). Respondents could select more than one category if they wished and 70 respondents identified themselves as belonging to two or more groups. Where the sector question had not been answered in the e-survey, they were listed as ‘unknown’.

The paper survey did not ask respondents to identify which sector they belonged to. Where possible a sector was attributed to each response after completion. If it was unclear exactly where or when a survey had been completed the respondent’s sector was listed as ‘unknown’.  paper surveys completed in public places (eg. on footpaths or at the county show) were allocated to the sector ‘member of the public’

 paper surveys completed at Tyne Rivers Trust community group meetings were allocated to the sector ‘community group member’

 paper surveys completed at angling shops were allocated to the sector ‘recreational river user’.

Figure 5 below shows the sectors the respondents belonged to. Those who categorised themselves as ‘Other’ or ‘Other professional’ were able to give more detail if they wished. They included teachers and tutors, angling coaches, people associated with specific Tyne projects, farmers, fishery owners, environment champions and nature lovers, homeowners, outdoor activities instructors, archaeologists and historians, riparian owners, and tree wardens.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 20 of 75 Figure 5 Sectorial distribution of survey respondents A respondent could allocate themselves to more than one sector

1% Community group representative or member 8% Environmental professional 27% 12% Industrial river user <1% Local council representative or member 5% Member of the public Other 7% Other professional Recreational river user 36% 4% Unknown

Respondents’ home locations

The survey asked respondents to give their postcode. 196 gave their full postcode; 5 were from areas distant from the Tyne catchment; those that were within the Northumberland, Durham and Cumbria postcode areas have been plotted in Figure 6. Figure 6 Postcode areas given by survey respondents

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Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 28 of 75 Appendix 3 Distribution of paper surveys

Survey site Location Number Number Survey style Date of survey Additional notes distributed collected Lower Derwent walk / near Winlaton Mill 20 20 Face to face over a 12 June 2012 cycle path period of 2 hours Northumberland Corbridge 35 5 Face to face over a 4 June 2012 County Show period of 7 hours Haltwhistle Fayre Haltwhistle Leisure 10 2 Face to face 19 May 2012 Centre Gateshead mayoral Gateshead Civic 60 1 Surveys left on 18 May 2012 The survey was announced during a speech event Centre tables to the attendees and distributed afterwards Hallington Reservoir North Tyne 30 1 Surveys left in 26 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the angling hut/shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Kielder Castle Visitor Kielder Castle 20 0 Surveys left at 26 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the Centre visitor centre June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Tower Knowe Visitor Kielder 20 2 Surveys left at 26 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the Centre visitor centre June 2012 e-survey was also displayed. Unfortunately the 2 responses completed were misplaced and could not be included in the results. Leaplish Visitor Centre Kielder 20 2 Surveys left at 26 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the visitor centre June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Swalwell Visitor Swalwell Bank, 10 4 Surveys left at 26 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the Centre Gateshead visitor centre June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Thornley Woodland Rowlands Gill, 20 0 Surveys left at 26 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the Centre Gateshead visitor centre June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Flash Fishing Tackle Seaton Delaval 20 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Lewis Tackle Supplies Whitley Bay 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Billys Fishing North Shields 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 29 of 75 Survey site Location Number Number Survey style Date of survey Additional notes distributed collected ID Fishing Walker 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Bagnall & Kirkwood Newcastle City 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the Centre shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Frasers Angling & Gateshead 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the Outdoors shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed AMH Angling Stanley 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Orvis Corbridge 25 3 Surveys left in 29 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Derwent reservoir Derwent 30 0 Surveys left in 22 May to 25 A laminated sheet with a link to the angling hut/shop June 2012 e-survey was also displayed Haydon Bridge Haydon Bridge 40 7 29 May 2012 Surveys passed on by group members to Riverwatch group Haydon Bridge library and local Women’s Institute group Tyne Green Golf Club Tyne Green, 12 30 May to 2 A laminated sheet with a link to the Hexham July 2012 e-survey was also displayed Friends of Tyne Green Tyne Green, 20 0 30 May 2012 A number of people said they would event Hexham complete the online survey Church High School Jesmond 20 - 20 June 2012 Year 11 students asked to complete the survey online Hexham Try It Day Hexham 10 0 24 June 2012 Environment Agency EA offices, 20 0 20 June 2012 Fisheries Forum Newcastle Axwell Park Angling Axwell Park, 10 4 June 2012 Committee Meeting Derwent

Approximately 200 further paper surveys were distributed by Tyne Rivers Trust staff during the survey period.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 30 of 75 Appendix 4 Issues, locations and solutions identified in the Survey

These are the unedited issues, locations and solutions identified by survey respondents (green columns), together with the category(ies) each response was assigned to after the survey was completed (grey columns).

Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) 1. CSO overflows. Weak planning  Pollution - sewerage Ouseburn/ North Newcastle.  Main Tyne - Wylam to Upper Ouseburn: As with other forms of  Change to legislation and irresponsible greenfield Ouseburn mouth. coast irresponsible development, invent ways of  Regulatory action developer exploitation of known retro-charging private organisations  Change to working capacities of an old system without appreciative of impacts of their plans and practice bringing appropriate investment to charged with the responsibility of that system to make it future proof. responsible development ie developer beware and developer pays. Make it possible to sack local officers and charge their councillors whose performance does not demonstrate action in the public good. 2. Ousebrn barrage.  In-river obstructions Ouseburn/ North Newcastle.  Main Tyne - Wylam to 2. The barrage has been a demonstrable and  Change to working Ouseburn mouth. coast expensive failure as predicted due to practice partiality of authority and organsiations charged with expertise and oversight. The result was in contradiction to all good policy. The Newcastle Council contribution to the PURE programme (Public participation) provides the background (the whitewash) to all Ouseburn issues and was a travesty that still requires honest scrutiny. Without such scrutiny we will have no change and no sense of progress in our public administrations. Close ref not myopic reference to PPS statements; environmental impacts (properly scoped cost benefit analysis) would help. 3. minewater overflow in wet  Sediments – Ouseburn/ North Newcastle.  Main Tyne - Wylam to With the mineworkings... industrial scale  Change / upgrade / conditions from old mineworkings... contaminated Ouseburn mouth. coast heat recovery programmes etc to make build infrastructure particularly that 500 yards from  Pollution - capping viable?  Remediation source. minewaters  Financial incentives

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 31 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Access  Access - general entire catchment area  Throughout the right to roam, similar to Scotland.  Change to legislation catchment

Access for canoeists  Access for canoeing All the white water  Unclear/non-specific Fishermen to have the same relaxed views as  Other the continentals and cooperate more Access for kayaking and canoeing.  Access for canoeing The entire catchment above  North Tyne Recognition of the right to navigate all inland  Community / Wylam.  South Tyne waterways. voluntary action  Main Tyne - Hexham to Wylam Access for the recreating public to  Access - general All along the river corridor.  Throughout the Two prongs. a) A very long term plan  Change to working and along therivers and their catchment (100years) to enable access to and along the practice corridor. banks for cyclists, walkers including where  Community / appropriate access points from the public voluntary action highway. Small car parks. From train stations, etc. b) Access to and along the river for Canoeists and Anglers etc. Both ideas must be accompanied by a sensible and pragmatic approach to wild life and the sustainability of habitat and the environment, a sort of M of U/access arrangement. Access for walking is poor on many  Access for walking Bywell to Riding Mill. The  Main Tyne - Hexham to Permissive rights of way. New public rights of  Change to legislation stretches of the rivers. former Hexham to Wylam way Chollerford railway line

Access to river access over land  Access – general various locations  Unclear/non-specific open access like Scotland has agreements in  Change to legislation place or legislation Access to riverbanks, lack of rubbish  Access - general Various areas  Unclear/non-specific Publish maps of rivers and walks locations  Other bins  Other Access to spawning areas  In-river obstructions Throughout catchment area  Throughout the More work to improve access to spawning  Change / upgrade /  Fish populations catchment areas on smaller tributaries build infrastructure

Access to spawning areas  Fish populations  Unclear/non-specific Funding, education, research  Financial incentives  Research and/or monitoring  Education

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 32 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Access to the river for recreational  Access for canoeing Potentially all parts except  Not clear Amendment of right to roam legislation  Change to legislation canoeing the publically owned parts at along the lines of the Scottish act Tyne Green and Prudhoe Riverside Parks access to the river when water levels  Access for canoeing throughout the catchment  Throughout the agree a water level that is appropriate for  Change to working permit for canoeists catchment canoeists based on the EA river water levels. practice

Acidifcation of runoff in North Tyne  Forestry North Tyne as far as  North Tyne Enhanced land management in Kielder Forest  Change to working by Kielder Forest  Pollution - other confluence at Warden practice Agricultural & forestry run off  Pollution - Catchment wide  Throughout the closer control and monitoring of agricultural  Regulatory action agricultural run-off catchment practices. Possibly introduce river bank  Research and/or  Forestry buffer zones to limit residues leaching into monitoring the water courses.  Conservation action Agricultural field drainage  Land drainage Catchment wide, particulary  Throughout the Research into the issue and targetted risk  Research and/or more intensivesly farmed catchment based approach to tackle some of the monitoring areas negative effects  Change to working practice Agricultural land use  Land drainage Abundant but local impacts  Unclear/non-specific Catchment Sensitive Farming techniques  Change to working  Pollution - vary practice agricultural run-off Agricultural land use eg: poaching of  Erosion of river banks Most rural reaches of the  South Tyne Land owner advice on better management of  Education river banks by cattle and sediment  Pollution - Tyne and Tributaries  North Tyne watercourses and riparian habitat on their run off from ploughed fields agricultural run-off  Main Tyne - Hexham to land Wylam Agricultural pollution  Pollution - system wide  Throughout the  No solution agricultural run-off catchment suggested

Agricultural pollution, particularly  Pollution - Most of the river and  Throughout the Stronger legislation to limit use of  Change to legislation insecticides agricultural run-off tributaries, although Derwent catchment insecticides, improved agricultural practices.  Change to working and North Tyne appears less practice affected than South Tyne, believe this may be related to impact of large reservoirs at the head of these rivers.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 33 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Agricultural pollution/pesticides  Pollution -  Unclear/non-specific  No solution agricultural run-off suggested Agricultural runoff  Pollution - The catchment is a rural  Throughout the Increase the planting belt between the  Conservation action agricultural run-off catchment so this is a catchment agricultural land and the river to act as a  Soil erosion widespread issue. A specific filter similar to a reed bed before runoff hits example can be found at the river. Ebchester/Shotley Bridge where agricultural land adjoins the river edge. Agricultural run-off  Pollution - worst cases are well known,  Throughout the Comunity work to remove invasive species.  Community / agricultural run-off but throughout catchment catchment voluntary action

Agricultural runoff/pollution/siltation  Pollution - Arable land throughout the  Throughout the Liaise with farming community and better  Other agricultural run-off system catchment education and monitoring  Education  Research and/or monitoring Agricultural runoff: particularly from  Pollution - medium-high altitude beef  Not clear better control of drainage from stackyards,  Change / upgrade / stackyards/animal housing and from agricultural run-off farms, and piggeries and reduced muck spreading on well drained build infrastructure muckspreading on well-drained  Land drainage fields: limits on drains.  Change to working 'improved' fields practice Anecdotal reduction of trout stocks  Fish populations South Tyne  South Tyne Determining if this is an accurate picture and  Research and/or then habitat improvement programme. monitoring  Conservation action anglers taking red and black fish  Fish populations tends to be on the upper  North Tyne Education  Education reaches of the catchment on  South Tyne the North and South Tyne and Rede Argricultural land drainage  Land drainage Throughout the catchment -  Throughout the Landscape scale approach to researching and  Research and/or both upland and lowland field catchment remediating the negative cumulative effects monitoring drainage  Remediation

Artificial bank obstructions and  In-river obstructions  Unclear/non-specific Easement  Change / upgrade / erosion  Erosion - river banks build infrastructure Artificial obstructions  In-river obstructions  Unclear/non-specific Removal of obstructions  Change / upgrade / build infrastructure

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 34 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Artificial reservoir flow release  River flows North Tyne and Rede,  North Tyne Research and modelling of the effects of  Research and/or regimes  Water abstraction Derwent, Erring Burn - all ecologicaly determined flow regimes, trial monitoring reservoir affected sub tests and monitoring of outcomes catchments availability and cost  Access - other main tyne  Main Tyne - Hexham to opening water that the council or any other  Change to working Wylam public bodies own practice  Main Tyne - Wylam to coast Back up flooding of foul drains  Flood risk Westlands Haltwhistle  South Tyne The water authority may have resolved this a  Other year or two ago balsam  Invasive species various locations  Unclear/non-specific riparians to take responsiblity  Change to working practice Bank erosion  Erosion of river banks All over the place  Throughout the For someone to take responsibility for it  Other catchment

Bank erosion  Erosion of river banksErosion Stocksfield of river Burn banks  Main Tyne – Hexham The kind of soft/green engineering solution  Physical modification to Wylam recently carried out on Stocksfield Burn of river / banks / appears to work well and with the necessary floodplain financial support could be carried out more widely.

Big build up of stones and gravel on  Flood risk In Haydon Bridge - both sides  South Tyne Stones and gravel should be removed and  Physical modification riverbed especially since gravel was  Sediments - other of bridges and between river banks built up more to prevent flooding of river / banks / stopped being dug out of river bridges floodplain

Bird predation of fish stocks  Other Throughout the catchment  Throughout the Control population size  Culling / removal area catchment

Blocked conduits in small streams  In-river obstructions Specifically west of  Main Tyne - Hexham to Unblock the conduit, enlarge, place metal  Change / upgrade / leading to flow over local roads  Flood risk Plunderheath beneath the Wylam grids over entrance and exit to stop blockage build infrastructure (lanes) - in some cases eroding road waterfall - this is part of the and resurface road. surfaces - in winter water freezes Northern section of the 'John over road. Martin' Trail. Grid reference approx 659849.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 35 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Blocked trash screens which can have  Flood risk various locations along our  Main Tyne - Wylam to Better maintenance and clearance  Change to working an effect on flood risk stretch of the river Don. coast practice

Brwn trout numbers in the main tyne  Fish populations The area I have Knowledge of  Main Tyne - Hexham to Fly life and habitat, the low number of spring  Other is the lower main tyne above Wylam fly eg large dark olives. Wylam

Campsites - consequent pollution -  Anti-social behaviour Meadows situated on banks  Derwent Monitoring - enforce ban currently in force  Research and/or beer cans, clothing etc of river (Lower Derwent walk) monitoring  Regulatory action Canoes - but only the irresponsible  Access - conflict North & South Tynes  South Tyne Enforcement of access regulations  Regulatory action ones. There has been an increase in  North Tyne the last 2-3 years. Can't think of any  No known issues n/a  Unclear/non-specific n/a  No solution suggested Cattle drinking water  Erosion of river banks Upstream areas  Uplands Fencing off the river  Conservation action  Pollution - other Chemicals from land draining into  Pollution - where there is agricultural  Throughout the Making farmers/landowners more aware of  Education rivers agricultural run-off land catchment chemical risks.

Clarity of usage of the river for  Access for canoeing Everywhere above Wylam  South Tyne Forming a mangement structure to enable all  Other canoeing activities.  North Tyne water users to discuss shared use of the  Community /  Main Tyne - Hexham to rivers, to address issues of environmental voluntary action Wylam concerns and suitable water levels. Provide  Education information both on line and at launching sites to make users aware of good practice and personal safety. Clean water - CSO / industrial - farm  Pollution – sewerage CSOs  Unclear/non-specific Increase s. pump capacity; separate  Change / upgrade / pollution  Pollution - rainwater drainage build infrastructure agricultural run-off climate change, notably warming of  Climate change mainly headwaters in  Uplands Urgent targeting of EWFIGS and other funds  Other rivers and poor management of previously wooded burns and 'dene' woodland currently poorly maintained wooded 'denes'

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 36 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Combined Sewer Overflows/badly  Pollution - sewerage Throughout the catchment  Throughout the Build remedial actions into water industry  Change / upgrade / managed septic tanks catchment asset plans build infrastructure

Compaction of gravel below Kielder  Sediments - other Upper reaches of North Tyne  North Tyne Introduce gravel along the banks of  Physical modification Reservoir tributaries to wash into river when streams of river / banks / flood floodplain Connectivity of Rivers and Burns.  In-river obstructions Many of the tributaries and  Not clear Barrier removal where at all possible. Fish  Change / upgrade / There are a range of barriers and main river stems. passes are second best. build infrastructure obstructions. Consett YMCA use the River Derwent  Pollution – sewerage This issue is ongoing,  Unclear/non-specific Do not know the answer, could there be  Regulatory action for many outdoor water activities,  Pollution - other different days on different more rigerous montiroing of water  Research and/or some people end up with stomach months, but it keeps conditions and the sewerage output. monitoring bugs happening Contaminated sediment issues  Sediments - Generally within the area  Main Tyne - Wylam to Continued research into disposal and  Research and/or contaminated between Newcastle Bridges coast remediation options and treatment of monitoring and Wallsend wihich impacts contamination at source  Remediation on the operation of the port and more generally throughout the upriver tidal areas and up into the headwaters of the Tyne. Contaminated sediments in the  Sediments - worst cases are well known,  Throughout the Pressure on government to tackle  Change to legislation estuary contaminated but throughout catchment catchment contaminated sediments  Remediation

Contamination of the estuary by the  Pollution - other Walker Riverside  Main Tyne - Wylam to A remediation scheme consisting of an  Change / upgrade / former St Anthony's Tar Works, coast impermeable barrier between the build infrastructure Walker Riverside contamination and the river sediments  Remediation

Continued pollution in the estuary  Pollution - other Estuary  Main Tyne - Wylam to Swifter action to prevent fish deaths rather  Other  Fish populations coast than waiting for it to happen.

CSO's  Pollution - sewerage In particular Haydon Bridge  South Tyne I'm not a water engineer but a shift of CSO  Change / upgrade / picnic site location would seem most appropriate build infrastructure

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 37 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) culverts where landowners have put  Other widespread agricultural  Throughout the can we identify culverts that could be turned  Research and/or stream undreground. These would improvement practice. catchment into silt traps by opening them up and monitoring often have been slow moving providing crowwing places instead?  Change / upgrade / vegetated streams which caught build infrastructure sediment before it reached main rivers. Cyclists - aggressive behaviour  Anti-social behaviour Lower Derwent walk  Derwent ?  No solution suggested Dams  In-river obstructions Hexham, Haydon Bridge  Main Tyne - Hexham to Fish passes  Change / upgrade / Wylam build infrastructure

Dams on Main Tyne  In-river obstructions Wylam, Bywell, Hexham.  Main Tyne - Hexham to Better fish passes. Restricted fishing below.  Change / upgrade / Wylam Deepening of river below. build infrastructure  Physical modification of river / banks / floodplain Development of flood plains which  Other Gravel workings on the North  North Tyne Re-in statement of flood plains where  Physical modification means the river flow is faster and can  Fish populations Tyne, up and down the River  Main Tyne - Hexham to feasible of river / banks / wash out redds etc. Wylam floodplain  Main Tyne - Wylam to coast Difficulty in negotiating the river for  Access for fishing All pathways as they are  Unclear/non-specific Removing gravel which is surely able to be  Physical modification fishing and walking [response person  Access for walking being washed away used elsewhere of river / banks / 1 of 2 on one survey card] floodplain

Difficulty in negotiating the river for  Access for fishing All pathways as they are  Unclear/non-specific Removing gravel which is surely able to be  Physical modification fishing and walking [response person  Access for walking being washed away used elsewhere of river / banks / 2 of 2 on one survey card] floodplain

Diffuse pollution  Pollution - sewerage misconnections  Unclear/non-specific More advice to property owners and  Education incentives to change misconnections  Change to working practice  Financial incentives

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 38 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Diffuse pollution from agriculture  Pollution - To a greater or lesser degree,  Throughout the Greater uptake by farmers to the Voluntary  Change to working agricultural run-off everywhere - but principally catchment Initiative practice from silage effluent on livestock farms and agrochemicals on arable land Diffuse pollution from agriculture  Pollution - Across the entire catchment.  Throughout the Better education, incresaed use of agri-  Education agricultural run-off catchment environment schemes through out the  Change to working catchment. practice  Financial incentives Diffuse rural pollution  Pollution - other Widespread  Throughout the Better riparian management, reduced stock  Change to working  Pollution - catchment density, buffer zones etc. practice agricultural run-off

Dog fouling [response person 1 of 2  Anti-social behaviour  Unclear/non-specific  No solution on one survey card] suggested

Dog fouling [response person 2 of 2  Anti-social behaviour  Unclear/non-specific  No solution on one survey card] suggested

Dog litter, general rubbish -  Anti-social behaviour Near car parks, areas near  Derwent More wardens?  Regulatory action especially after Bank Holidays picnics picnic benches and rivers [Lower Derwent walk] Dog walkers not picking up  Anti-social behaviour Corbridge  Main Tyne - Hexham to More dog bins  Other Wylam

Drainage  Land drainage High catchments  Uplands More work needed to restore water-  Conservation action retaining properties of the moors drains on moorland  Land drainage Redesdale moorland and  Uplands mapping, categorising,working with partners  Conservation action  River flows allotments. Some drains on to prioritise blocking in a strategic way  Erosion blanket bog, many drains on (NNPA and NWT, NE). degraded wet heath and acid grassland; many steep sided; not good for lambs or small birds, does the drainage also increase speed of runoff and contribute to erosion downstream?

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 39 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Erosion - resulting in the loss of nest  Erosion of river banks River Tyne west of A69 bridge  Unclear/non-specific Artificial nest sites  Conservation action sites for speices of birds such as sand martins. Erosion especially tributaries such as  In-river debris River Allen (main)  South Tyne Adding groins or large stones would prevent  Physical modification the River Allen. Trees falling into the  Erosion - river banks downstream of Cuplar Bridge erosion where it is worst. Fallen trees could of river / banks / river can create dams but also are a and also approx 1 mile above be identified for later removal. Also where floodplain hazard to canoeists. Hagg Weir above Planky Mill trees are snagged on bridges again canoeists could inform Highways. I notified Northumberland County of a tree that has been on Ovingham Bridge since last year. This tree is still there and could weaken the bridge. Erosion gravel movements  Erosion of river banks Hexham east of bridge  Main Tyne - Hexham to  No solution Warden upstream of Paper Wylam suggested Mill Bardon Mill - bank adjacent to sewage treatment works Erosion of former floodplains which  Sediments - All along the river system  Throughout the Bank stabilsation and river management  Physical modification contain metal rich sediment contaminated where floodplains are now catchment of river / banks /  Erosion - river banks re-eroding due to incising floodplain river Erosion of historic mine dumps by  Sediments - Nenthead, south of the  South Tyne Construct retaining wall at base of dump  Change / upgrade / River Nent. contaminated village, adjacent to the build infrastructure Smallcleugh Mine SSSI erosion of the banks  Erosion of river banks River South Tyne from Crow  South Tyne possible reinforcement of the banks?  Physical modification wood to Warden of river / banks / floodplain Erosion of the Nenthead Mines SAM  Erosion of river banks Within the Nenthead Mines  South Tyne Resources required to rehabilitate and  Physical modification  Pollution - SAM maintain the watercourses which drain and of river / banks / minewaters cross the site floodplain  Remediation excess speed of certain motorised  Anti-social behaviour scotswood to ryton  Main Tyne - Wylam to greater policing or points for reporting  Regulatory action craft coast incidents

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 40 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Excessive fine sediment delivery to  Sediments - other This is a diffuse problem  Throughout the A risk based landscape scale approach to  Conservation action watercourses throughout the catchment catchment tackling excess fine sediment sources

Excessive soil and road rubbish  Sediments - Greenhead village centre,  South Tyne If we could store the water at the tops of the  Change / upgrade / pouring from drains and from contaminated coming off the golf course, hills around the village and use it to power build infrastructure outflow from drainage from old  Pollution - other off the ex-opencast area hydrams in a controlled way, there would be  Change to working opencast works into the Tipalt Burn  River flows above the Greenhead Burn, benefits all round! We can't put the peat practice every time there are heavy rains in off the cycle track and off the back. But we can surely stop any more open Greenhead - I know it's a flash roads. Once there were casting on the tops in this whole area as way flooding river - but these days it has cattle troughs, wells etc and of beginning to help avert flooding in the to receive run-off from many sources once the peat on the lowlands - perhaps even paying hill farmers all in the village centre or at moorland held back the to keep their water ? Bankfoot, coming much faster than in water - it floods down into the old days and bringing silt and bank foot bringing masses of pollution much more than in the past stones, soil and branches when water was held better on the with it. This is because the tops - which is where it needs to be opencast people made held once again drainage when they left! Extraction  Water abstraction Various places particularly  Main Tyne - Hexham to Register of all extraction points  Regulatory action Main Tyne agricultural needs. Wylam  

factorys discharging  Pollution - other various  Unclear/non-specific no factorys along river  Change to working practice

fallen trees  In-river debris various areas on the north  North Tyne  No solution tyne suggested

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 41 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) farm buildings with poor guttering,  Pollution - widespread  Throughout the best time to visit is when it is raining in the  Education rainwater getting from mucky agricultural run-off catchment winter when animals are inside. Need to get  Change to working farmyards into rivers. farms ahve farmer to understand the problem but also practice become industrial but often buildings very useful to ask him what he could sugest are not suitable. farmers are worried as a solution; they are often good at coming that to make people such as TRT up with solutions. about such issues would put them in breach of cross compliance so do nothing instead. Farm rubbish being dumped in river  Anti-social behaviour rivers Rede and South Tyne  South Tyne Education and prosecutions!!  Education on the back of a flood  Regulatory action fertilizer pollution  Pollution - All down the tyne area  Throughout the Not fertilizing land next to the river restoring  Change to working agricultural run-off catchment old water meadows allowing grwoth on the practice banks  Conservation action

field drainage and farming run off,  Pollution - virtually every farm but  Unclear/non-specific to stop flooding, creating of swamp areas  Change / upgrade / fertilizers and slurry etc. agricultural run-off especially crop farms and blocking of drainage system, for build infrastructure  Land drainage fertilizers more precise spreading or high tax  Change to working rates on fertilizers, for slurry problems high practice fines or jail sentences  Regulatory action Fine metalliferous sedimentation  Sediments - Principally in the lower  Main Tyne - Wylam to Dredging - but we're not allowed to say that!  Conservation action contaminated reaches - large increases in coast Better management of 'catchment  Physical modification volume from Wylam down connectivity' and links between floodplain of river / banks / due to floodplain influences sediment stores during high discharge events floodplain Fine sediment in the river channels  Sediments - other Throughout the catchment  Throughout the catchment survey and sediment source  Research and/or particularly areas of intensive catchment controls monitoring agricultural activity and in  Conservation action previopusly engineered channels Fish & Wildlife  Fish populations  Unclear/non-specific  No solution suggested

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 42 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Fish access to areas above Hexham  In-river obstructions Hexham Fish Pass is a real  Main Tyne - Hexham to A new fish pass is necessary and mopst  Change / upgrade / obstacle in low flows. Wylam anglers were under the impression it would build infrastructure have been built by now. Anglers were under the impression that the £250,000 the Rivers Trust got from the Tyne Tunnel would go towards this work. What is actually happening AS WE HEAR NOTIHING ABOUT THIS NOW.? Fish mortalities in the estuary in hot  Fish populations Mainly in the upper estuary  Main Tyne - Wylam to Formalising of the use of releases from  Change to working dry summers  River flows coast Kielder to attract fish into the freshwater practice river (as shown by research which I carried out through JBA consulting for the EA). Not sure whether this has been formally agreed. Fish obstructions to movements  In-river obstructions River Derwent (bottom 5  Derwent Fish easements  Change / upgrade / miles) build infrastructure Fish pass at Dilston is not a good  In-river obstructions Devils Water  Main Tyne - Hexham to New fish pass required  Change / upgrade / design is very difficult for fish to Wylam build infrastructure accend.

Fish passage  In-river obstructions Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Build fish pass  Change / upgrade / Wylam build infrastructure

Fish travel  In-river obstructions Tyne Bridge, Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to A fish ladder  Change / upgrade / Wylam build infrastructure

Fishing debris within the river -  In-river debris Lower harbour and Fish Quay  Main Tyne - Wylam to Education of fishermen and policing by  Education trawls, nets and wires.  Anti-social behaviour coast regulatory authorities  Regulatory action

Fishing should be more accessible for  Access for fishing  Unclear/non-specific  No solution everyone suggested Flash pollution  Pollution - other  Unclear/non-specific  No solution suggested

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 43 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Floating debris  In-river debris Along the whole tidal range.  Main Tyne - Wylam to Education of the public. Continuation of the  Education coast Clean Tyne Project.  Conservation action

Floating debris  In-river debris The whole of the Tyne  Main Tyne - Hexham to Possible catchment areas to block and  Change to working especially the lower regions Wylam recover such debris, beach clean ups to practice towards the Sea mouth.  Main Tyne - Wylam to prevent re entry to the river.  Community / coast voluntary action floating debris  In-river debris all over  Throughout the catch logs at source  Change to working catchment practice

Flood damage from the last major  Flood risk Past the weir by the  Derwent Clean up tree damage and reeds to let the  Conservation action river flood. Ebchester Boathouse. water flow naturally. Flood risk - drainage / bank erosion /  Flood risk Corbridge 1/4 mile upstream  Main Tyne - Hexham to Remove willow and grass from new (post  Physical modification flooding  Erosion - river banks and downstream of 1674 Wylam 1986) gravel deposits currently growing due of river / banks /  Sediments - other road bridge to vegetation floodplain

Flood waters rise and fall quicker  Flood risk Haltwhistle reaches of the  South Tyne Minimise drainage on feeder stream areas or  Conservation action than years ago and I think this has a  Land drainage South Tyne help create deeper pools on main streams?  Physical modification large effect on the wildlife of river / banks / floodplain flooding  Flood risk Winlaton Mill and Swallwell  Derwent control of tidal waters  Change / upgrade / build infrastructure Flooding  Flood risk Haydon Bridge  Main Tyne - Hexham to Dredge the river regularly to lower the river  Physical modification Wylam bed. This used to be done years ago of river / banks / floodplain

Flooding  Flood risk The Old Mart site (Sainsburys  South Tyne This was investigated two years ago after  No solution and old peoples homes) serious flooding took place caused by storm suggested water not being able to get into the South Tyne

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 44 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Flooding  Flood risk FloodWest risk of Bywell Bridge and  Main Tyne – Hexham The EA will never be able to support schemes  Education onto Ovingham and to Wylam to protect small numbers of rural properties. Stocksfield Burn at Burnside There is probably no answer given that too and Brumwell Court near many properties have been permitted in A695 flood risk areas though continuing to provide householders with advice on flood protection equipment is well worthwhile.

Flooding of houses at Wellbank,  Flood risk Wellbank, Corbridge, NE45  Main Tyne - Hexham to Reduction of gravel accretion adjacent to  Physical modification Corbridge.  Sediments - other 5AN. Wylam Corbridge bridge. of river / banks / floodplain

Flooding. Access along riverbank is  Flood risk Haydon Bridge, below  South Tyne Removing stones  Physical modification getting more inaccessible due to  Access - general waterfall to picnic area of river / banks / water erosion, especially for  Other floodplain fishermen and walkers. Both river and bank is a total eyesore. Fly tipping  Anti-social behaviour Riverbanks especially those of  Main Tyne - Wylam to Education, prosecution and physical barriers  Education tributaries of the Tyne. The coast to keeping vehicular access away from  Regulatory action River Don in the Jarrow area secluded spots. More regular clean ups  Change / upgrade / is especially bad. Disposal of before hot-spots get out of hand. build infrastructure oils and fats in these areas are also a problem Fly tipping  Anti-social behaviour South side if the river  Unclear/non-specific land scape the area  Physical modification of river / banks / floodplain Fly Tipping, specifically dumping in  Anti-social behaviour most secluded locations  Unclear/non-specific Increased litter picking/clean up efforts,  Community / rivers increased consequences for those caught fly voluntary action tipping/dumping.  Regulatory action Footpaths  Access for walking Continous footpath on one or  Throughout the Lots of money  Financial incentives other or both banks would be catchment fantastic

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 45 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Former mine spoil washing into the  Sediments - Former mining areas in upper  Uplands Sediment management on river edge, bank  Conservation action river system particularly during storm contaminated catchment stabilisation, and capping of former spoil  Physical modification events  Pollution - heaps of river / banks / minewaters floodplain  Change / upgrade / build infrastructure Giant Hogweed  Invasive species It is quite prolific in the  Main Tyne - Hexham to Someone is trying to control it, but a whole-  Culling / removal Ovingham area. Wylam river solution needs to be followed, and a  Education key part of that solution should be an aim to get to all flowering specimens to prevent them seeding. If cutting is done as close as possible to the individual flowers, they will quickly wither. If (a large portion of?) stem is left attached to the umbels, the flowers can mature into viable seeds. Where specimens have already turned to seed, we need an official but practicable system for disposal. Not many people that I speak to know about the dangers of GH - a public awareness campaign, particularly in schools, would help. Giant hogweed  Invasive species On river banks and islands  Main Tyne - Hexham to yes - destroy plants before they can seed and  Culling / removal east of Hexham Wylam dig up seedlings. Does not spread as fast as Himalayan Balsam, but is more dificult to remove. Gravel beds are silted over reducing  Sediments - other Everywhere due to run-off  Throughout the Create buffer strips, fence of waterways and  Conservation action the ability for various fish to spawn  Pollution - from agricultural land use. catchment plant trees, arable reversion on steep slopes, and pearl mussels to breed. agricultural run-off sediment traps and ponds where the sediment can gather, grip blocking on moorland. habitat issues, mainly over widening  Fish populations South Tyne & tributaries  South Tyne Giving main river more room, disconnecting  Conservation action & salmonid juvenile habitat loss  Sediments - other sediment supplies, restoring tree cover,  Physical modification caused by coarse sediment from restoring in stream woody debris of river / banks / mined landscapes floodplain Harnessing the energy created by  Other All rivers, burns etc feeding  Throughout the Miniature dams / hydro electric  Change / upgrade / flood water during periods of heavy into & including the river catchment installations???? build infrastructure rainfall Tyne

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 46 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Have just spent the evening helping  Invasive species All along the riverbank at  Main Tyne - Hexham to Unfortunately manual destruction seems the  Culling / removal to clear Himalayan Balsam from the Tyne Green, Hexham. Wylam best way to tackle this plant thus organised riverbank at Hexham I know volunteer sessions seems the practical way. understand how invasive species are affecting the natural balance. Heavy metal contamination of river  Sediments - Throughout the South Tyne  South Tyne These are currently being studied by Phase II  Change / upgrade / sediments by abandoned metal mine contaminated and Tyne  Main Tyne - Riversmeet of the River Tyne Sediment Study - likely to build infrastructure wastes  Pollution - to Wylam be a combination of remedial actions  Remediation minewaters  Tidal reaches including mine waters treatment, spoil heap consolidation, erosion control, sediment containment in the tidal waters Hexham Fish Pass  In-river obstructions Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Complete the building of the pass as a  Change / upgrade / Wylam priority build infrastructure

Hexham Hydro Turbine Project -  Hydropower River Tyne, Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Thorough consultation, research and design.  Research and/or possible effect on salmon migration.  Proposed or current Wylam monitoring development  Change / upgrade / build infrastructure himalayan balsam  Invasive species crow hall  South Tyne uproot it  Culling / removal Himalayan Balsam  Invasive species Throughout catchment but  South Tyne arrange for clubs and other to pull and strim  Culling / removal my knowledge of the the balsam-perhaps the trust could help with  Community / problem is at Lipwood and obtaining grants to purchase suitable voluntary action Unthank on th South Tyne strimmers/hedgcutters himalayan balsam  Invasive species in many places on the south  South Tyne Yes - Stop it spreading by pulling out plants in  Culling / removal Tyne, its tributaries and the  Main Tyne - Hexham to a position to spread their seed. I have  Community / main Tyne river Wylam cleared a large area in Wylam, but new seeds voluntary action come down river with floods so clearly we also need to eliminate it in the higher reaches

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 47 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Himalayan Balsam  Invasive species It's easier to say where it  Throughout the As well as working downstream from its  Research and/or isn't! catchment point of furthest spread, areas that are not monitoring subject to water-born seeds - and there are  Culling / removal plenty of them - should be identified and targetted as high-priority areas. Working along river banks is not going to be time- efficient until much more has been cleared upstream. Himalayan balsam  Invasive species Thornley woods, most open  Derwent Spraying. More money to pay people to  Culling / removal areas in Derwent valley remove it  Financial incentives Himalayan Balsam, Jap Knotweed  Invasive species River Derwent, Tyne, Team  Derwent Targeted more finance control, Vol  Community / Valley  Main Tyne - Wylam to [Volunteer?] co-ordinated tasks voluntary action coast  Culling / removal

Historic lead mining discharges into  Sediments - Mainly into the south Tyne  South Tyne Research required on sustainable drainage to  Research and/or catchment; can be a problem in contaminated arising on other local  Main Tyne - Hexham to protect/create new flood meadows. monitoring Northumberland in flood conditions  Pollution - authority areas, then passes Wylam minewaters through Northumberland to  Main Tyne - Wylam to lower Tyne where it becomes coast a problem. hostile fisherman and attitudes of  Access - conflict below the weir in hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to better understanding of rights of river users  Education landowners and also at rivers meet at Wylam and more tolerance acomb

I do not know of any issues in this  No known issues Please see above.  Unclear/non-specific please see above  No solution area. suggested Ignorance, Rudeness, lack of public  Access – other North tyne, south tyne  South Tyne Be inline with Scotish access system, act  Community / knowledge about access to water  Access - conflict  North Tyne responsible voluntary action  Other Illegal fishing  Fish poaching Throughout the Tyne system  Throughout the Enforcement of fisheries legislation  Regulatory action catchment

Impact of Kielder releases  River flows at Kielder  Kielder Funding, education, research  Financial incentives  Water abstraction  Research and/or monitoring  Education

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 48 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Improved access to fishing stretches  Access for fishing Many spots on the North  North Tyne Cooperation with riparian owners.  Other Tyne above Bellingham. Inadequate maintenance of piped  Flood risk Bludder Burn at Springhouse  Derwent Create proper headwall at top of pipe run,  Change / upgrade / sections of streams where they pass  Pollution - other Lane, Ebchester increase pipe size (currently only 225 mm); build infrastructure under highways causing local and regularly maintain ditches and road  Change to working flooding by natural diversion of gullies (DCC) practice water, carriageway erosion and opportunities for contamination from highway increased siltation, alien plant  Sediments - other main river and S Tyne. Main  South Tyne Develop control for alien plants, increase  Conservation action species  Invasive species river at Riding Mill certainly  Main Tyne - Hexham to water hold up in upper reaches of catchment Wylam to reduce rate of run off.

Increasing amounts of sewage going  Pollution - sewerage Upriver from Philips Burn at  South Tyne Monitoring of private cesspit outlets - are  Regulatory action directly into the River Allen from Allendale for a couple of they emptied, and do they exist?  Research and/or private houses has reduced life in the miles, and possibly all the monitoring river over the years. way up to Allenheads Indiscriminate removal of pike a  Fish populations On any salmon beat on the  Throughout the Educating the morons who think they know  Education natural predator in the river system. river Tyne. catchment better than mother nature

INNS (especially Himalayan Balsam)  Invasive species Large sections of the South  South Tyne Control of invasive species via mannual or  Culling / removal impacting on the biodiversity and Tyne around the Warden chemical control. bank stability of the catchment area and also the Rivers East and West Allen Invasive alien species - himalayan  Invasive species Widespread in the lower  Main Tyne - Hexham to A better jointed up approach starting at the  Community / balsam, Japanese Knotweed and catchment but locally serious Wylam highest levels of occurrence in the catchment voluntary action Giant Hogweed. in the Ovingham area where I and working (perhaps for many years) down  Culling / removal live. the catchment. Local volunteers such as Green ovingham should continue to tackle the problem locally also. Invasive non native plants  Invasive species Catchment wide although  Throughout the Systematic control from source backed up  Community / locally ditributed. catchment with local initiatives of direct control voluntary action  Culling / removal

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 49 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) invasive non native species  Invasive species Himalayan balsam is now  Main Tyne - Hexham to The solution is that since it is formally  Change to working very common along the Wylam recognised as a serious issue (ie WLCAct practice banks of the river Tyne listing) it should also have sufficient priority  Financial incentives to attract the necessary funding and action  Culling / removal to ensure effective control; listing isn't sufficient. Invasive non native species  Invasive species Throughout the Tyne  Throughout the Comprehensive mapping, awareness raising  Research and/or Catchment catchment and effective co-ordination and mobilisation monitoring of extensive volunteer network  Education  Community / voluntary action Invasive plants - control and removal  Invasive species Japanese knotweed (200m2)  Unclear/non-specific Volunteer action to be encouraged  Community / giant hogweed and H Balsam voluntary action  Culling / removal invasive species  Invasive species throughout (a map of local  Throughout the re: Himalayan balsam active removal from  Community / sites where they occur can be catchment the beginning of the catchment. There's little voluntary action supplied) point removing it from specific sites down  Culling / removal stream as they will only get recolonised from the seed source further up stream Invasive species  Invasive species Everywhere, especially  South Tyne More river watch groups and a catchment  Community / threatening Sites of Special wide plan to tackle the problem with voluntary action Interest on the Allen and volunteers from the source onwards. A point  Culling / removal South Tyne. must be made to tackle areas immediately adjacent to the rivers first. Invasive species  Invasive species throughout but of particular  Unclear/non-specific Eradication  Culling / removal concern is Himalayan Balsam in woodlands to the south

invasive species  Invasive species throughout the catchment,  Throughout the systematic removal and prevention  Culling / removal plant and animal catchment

Invasive species - Himalayan Balsam  Invasive species River banks at Ovingham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Spraying.  Culling / removal Wylam

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 50 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Invasive species (both plant and animal but Invasive chiefly Himlayan species InvasiveBalsam species - vast stretches of the  Main Tyne – Hexham Regular balsam bashing is working well on  Community / Balsam and Japanese Knotweed) Tyne and its tributaries. For to Wylam stretches of tributaries and we are pleased voluntary action example locally the section with the success of our efforts along  Culling / removal from Bywell to Prudhoe and Stocksfield Burn. However on some beyond. Knotweed - less stretches of the Tyne the problem seems so obvious but even more overwhelming that more drastic solutions difficult to eradicate and is would seem necessary. evident on the north bank of the Tyne from Bywell to Ovingham. Invasive species preventing public  Invasive species Large reaches of the River  Throughout the Advise landowners on how to control  Education access to river - Giant  Access - general Tyne and tributaries catchment invasives on their land to stop seeds and Hogweed/Japanese Knotweed/ pollen getting into the watercourse Himalayan Balsam Invasive species.  Invasive species Watersmeet, Acomb  Main Tyne - Hexham to Not sure about invasives  No solution Wylam suggested

Invasive weeds  Invasive species Himalayan Balsam  South Tyne Cutting down in the Spring & pulling the  Culling / removal proliferations at 3 of our  North Tyne remainder in August beats on the South & 1 on the Noth Tyne. Irresponsible dog owners (leaving  Anti-social behaviour Lower Derwent walk  Derwent ?  No solution dog mess, bags etc) suggested I've never really thought about it, but  Pollution - other As Above  Main Tyne - Hexham to Careful monitoring and measuring of  Regulatory action I do wonder about the paper mill at Wylam outflow. Hexham, it often looks as if it is belching out pollutants. Japanese knotweed  Invasive species In many places  Unclear/non-specific yes. Does not spread fast and by vegetative  Culling / removal means only. Can be removed by cutting vegetation above ground on a fortnightly basis, but this can take as long as 10 years if there is a massive rootstock. I also understand that the stems of the plant can be injected with weed killer.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 51 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Japanese Knotweed  Invasive species Lots of patches, including  Main Tyne - Hexham to Letting us know how seriously it is being  Other some near the pillars of the Wylam taken and Identifying who is responsible for  Education bridge between Ovingham it where, then we will know who to contact and Prudhoe. when we see it. Kielder releases - not manged  River flows North/Main Tyne  Main Tyne - Hexham to Slower rate of release giving giving fish and  Change to working enough from an environmental  Water abstraction Wylam insects time to adjust to temperature fall and practice perspective.  North Tyne rise.  Kielder Kielder water quality - oxygen and  River flows North Tyne (and other rivers  North Tyne draw off from nearer the surface and  Change to working temperature  Water abstraction where piped)  Kielder effective Kielder discharge water quality practice measures and monitoring particularly during  Research and/or low flows (summer levels) monitoring lack of a coherent and adequately  Other entire catchment  Throughout the The current exercise will be a step in the  Other funded management plan run by an catchment right direction but needs follow through and  Financial incentives organisation that can pull all the funding strings together and take the "big picture" view Lack of a fish pass over a wier  In-river obstructions At Whitfield (Bearsbridge) on  South Tyne A fish pass  Change / upgrade / the West allen build infrastructure lack of access  Access – general North Tyne  North Tyne More thought around opportunities for  Change to working people to access the river in order to enjoy it. practice Lack of access for water users other  Access – conflict All Tyne river  Throughout the Anglers to be made aware that  Education than anglers catchment kayak/canoeing does not harm fisheries

Lack of canoeing access from Bywell  Access for canoeing Bywell to Prudhoe  Main Tyne - Hexham to Change access agreement so that paddlers  Other to prudhoe at weekends even during Wylam from tyneside can access this stretch at times whae the river is open weekends

lack of control of fish predators  Fish populations scotswood to wylam  Main Tyne - Wylam to control of cormorants  Culling / removal coast

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 52 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Lack of large woody debris (LWD) in  Other Throughout the catchment  Throughout the Installation of trial - anchored LWD in  Conservation action streams catchment streams to obtain ecological benefits with  Physical modification reduced flood risk, (engineering a lost facet of river / banks / of a natural system in a managed river floodplain system) lack of native brown trout  Fish populations south tyne Alston to waters  South Tyne lack of inverterbrate, mine water  Other meet competition with young of migratory fish Lack of oxygen in low water in the  River flows In the lower Tyne  Main Tyne - Wylam to Continuing to clean up the river, and  Conservation action summer.  Water abstraction coast continuing to manage Kielder releases to  Change to working  Kielder provide relief in the summer. practice

land access to North Tyne  Access - general Chollerford  North Tyne Obtain access behind petrol station/cafe at  Other the campsite land-sourced pollution from farms,  Pollution - throughout the catchment  Throughout the carrot and stick - grant incentives and better  Regulatory action mines, forests and roads agricultural run-off catchment policing  Financial incentives  Pollution - minewaters  Pollution - other legacy of mining pollution  Sediments - all of South Tyne, and Tyne  South Tyne Several things: addressing pollution sources  Change to working contaminated itself downstream of  Main Tyne - in upper catchment; managing sediment in practice  Pollution - confluence, all way to sea Watersmeet to Wylam middle and lower reaches.  Conservation action minewaters  Tidal reaches Lingering UDN every Autumn.  Fish populations Catchment in general,  South Tyne Difficult, but abrasions caused by dams  No solution specifically South Tyne feeder aggravate viral infection. suggested burns. e.g. Newbrough Burn. Litter  Anti-social behaviour River Don  Main Tyne - Wylam to Community work groups  Community / coast voluntary action

Litter  Anti-social behaviour Wherever people walk by the  Throughout the School visits to help children understand how  Education river. catchment litter can threaten wildlife as well as spoil the the appearance of our beautiful river area. Hopefully they will be more responsive than adults. Litter  Anti-social behaviour All over Gateshead - Derwent  Derwent Empty bins  Other walk Litter  Anti-social behaviour Derwent walk  Derwent More bins  Other

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 53 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Litter and dog fouling on the banks.  Anti-social behaviour At Haltw where the  South Tyne To educate dog owners about picking their  Education population is large dog's fouling up and to especially not bag it  Community / enough.histle and other areas then leave it on trees or on the ground voluntary action where it is protect with a jacket and will never break down naturally. The litter problem could be resolved by education and organised litter picks by volunteers Litter and dog poo!  Anti-social behaviour Lower Derwent  Derwent  No solution suggested Litter caught in debris along the River  Anti-social behaviour [ along the River Derwent  Derwent Clear debris sooner, then litter will not be a  Change to working Derwent below Rowlands Gill. Debris  In-river debris below Rowlands Gill] problem so much. practice impedes flow. Litter collection along the river and  Anti-social behaviour Anywhere there is a  Throughout the Public education - plan for the future,  Education surrounding river banks. settlement - the larger the catchment educate in primary schools now with a view  Change to working settlement, the larger the to following through to secondary and older practice problem. Also anywhere in terms of top up awareness raising. Teach there is a popular open green kids when they are young and space with access to the impressionable and rely on pester power to river. teach the adults. Manufacturing education - encourage the manufacture of degradable packaging - a lot of progress has been made in this area but there is still an abundance of plastic around which does not degrade. Approach it as a local initiative to generate innovative packaging solutions and then it can be rolled out from there. Litter especially coming down river.  Anti-social behaviour on the river banks, roadsides  Throughout the education and raise awareness to  Education catchment manufacturers  Other

Litter left behind youths  Anti-social behaviour Lower Derwent  Derwent  No solution suggested Litter maybe more bins  Anti-social behaviour Around lake area and  Derwent More police  Regulatory action riverbank [Lower Derwent walk]

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 54 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Litter on banksides  Anti-social behaviour Priestlands Dene, Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Regular litterpicks and setting an example  Community / Wylam voluntary action

litter on beachs after holiday makers  Anti-social behaviour blyth [outside Tyne catchment] council to patrol and issue warnings  Regulatory action go home LITTER. flytipping,builders and farm  Anti-social behaviour washed down stream it's  Main Tyne - Hexham to It is against the law !! NOTHING hits home  Regulatory action rubbish blackplastic ect. worse in floods tree are hung Wylam better than a well publicized prosecution or roadside rubbish, cheap camping with plastic even tents and two. Get the press on side. From past stuff and gardeners tips, sleeping bags. Haydon experience August in often a time when their Bridge and even up short of a good story. stream.there must be tons of the stuff wash in the shores at themouth of the river!! Little bank work on parts of Lower  In-river obstructions Fallen trees major  Derwent Tree specialist to look at removal and some  Conservation action and Upper Derwent obstruction on Broken Oak opening out of canopy. Not removal but area. Less so on Wiskey Jacks some sensitive opening up. Bridge Linsford due to flood partly clearing Low Flow  River flows North and South Tyne  South Tyne re N. Tyne, better conduct of Keilder releases  Change to working  Water abstraction  North Tyne practice  Kielder Low oxygen concentration in the  River flows particularly in the Riding Mill  Main Tyne - Hexham to more generous and regular Keilder releases  Change to working water during summer low water  Water abstraction area Wylam practice levels  Kielder

Low water conditions in the N Tyne  River flows Below Kielder Dam except  North Tyne Increase the flow above the current  Change to working catchment area, affecting runs of  Water abstraction when water is released  Kielder compensation level. practice migratery fish. Low water flow, particularly South  River flows South Tyne catchment  South Tyne Less abstraction. Improved agricultural and  Change to working Tyne.  Uplands forestry practices in the headwaters to practice improve retention of water in soil after times of heavy rain. Maintenance of capped slime dumps  Other At Nenthead, north of the  South Tyne Pay attention to the maintenance of the  Change / upgrade / village capping on the dumps, and prevent access to build infrastructure the capped dumps  Other

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 55 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) man-made barriers restricting access  In-river obstructions various locations throughout  Throughout the intensive survey of locations, removal of  Research and/or to smaller tributaries, and increasing catchment catchment barriers where possible, easement of monitoring predation in impoundments on larger barriers in other situations  Change / upgrade / parts of the river build infrastructure  Physical modification of river / banks / floodplain Man-made structures preventing fish  In-river obstructions Various places  Unclear/non-specific Create fish passing places or remove  Change / upgrade / to migrate upstream obsolete structures all together. build infrastructure Migratory salmonids - disruption of  In-river obstructions Potntial if inchannel works at  Main Tyne - Hexham to Re-thinking the enginerring aspects to the  Change / upgrade / passage Hexham proceed Wylam scheme build infrastructure

Mine workings  Sediments - R Nent  South Tyne  No solution contaminated suggested  Pollution - minewaters mineral sediments leading to  Sediments - All along the river Nent  South Tyne preventing run off from old mine workings  Change / upgrade / pollution, lack of life in the river and contaminated build infrastructure high growth of green algae  Pollution - minewaters Minewater discharges from the  Sediments - Dishcrages at the top of  Throughout the Remediation of minewater discharges and  Change / upgrade / upper catchment rich in zinc in contaminated catchment (Nenthead etc) catchment sediment management. build infrastructure particular but also containing other  Pollution - and sediments throughout  Remediation metals, these metals then become minewaters the catchment even in attached to clay particles and travle floodplains down throughout the catchment Minewaters from abandoned mines  Sediments - North Pennines, other mining  Uplands treatment by passive or active means.  Remediation from both coal and non coal sources. contaminated areas  Pollution - minewaters More bins especially down by the  Anti-social behaviour Lower Derwent  Derwent More bins, signs for individuals to take more  Other river where people sit responsibility  Education More seats  Access – general Lower Derwent walk  Derwent  No solution suggested More spaces for picnics by river  Access for other Lower Derwent walk  Derwent  No solution activities suggested

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 56 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Netting  Fish populations mouth and surrounding  Main Tyne - Wylam to Close netting asap  Change to legislation beaches coast

Nitrogen and sugar beet flytipped on  Anti-social behaviour B6277 a layby at Whitesyke  South Tyne Remove the poluting materials which have  Remediation a layby on the b6277 at Whitesyke mine above garrigill burn been there two years. which is above a garrigill gill which stream which runs into Souht runs in to the South Tyne at Garrigill. Tyne Also gravel/broken stone dumped too.And a rusty piece of machinery No re-stocking of brown trout  Fish populations River Derwent  Derwent Stock fish small browns  Restocking not enough hedges.  Other widespread  Throughout the hedges are great; cheap, barriers to runoff,  Conservation action  Pollution - catchment habitats and most farmers are possitive  Other agricultural run-off about them. no schemes to plant them now so hedges which tend to be all a similar age are becoming very gappy; lobby to create widespread hedging scheme. Obsession with balsam  Invasive species riverbanks generally  Throughout the leave it alone - it's attractive  Other catchment

obstruction to fish passage  In-river obstructions hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to  No solution Wylam suggested

obstructions  In-river obstructions throughout the river system  Throughout the fish passes, removal of wears, cutting into  Change / upgrade /  In-river debris from majot (eg Hexham catchment concrete aprons and clearing debris build infrastructure bridge) to minor (eg fallen trees in small streams) Obstructions to migratory fish  In-river obstructions In-riverLower obstructions ford above Ridley Mill  Main Tyne – Hexham TRT has the technical ability to provide fish  Change / upgrade / in Stocksfield is a local to Wylam easements such as that now planned for our build infrastructure example for us in Stocksfield lower ford. Lack of funding is presumably a problem but since removing such obstructions would benefit the angling 'industry' which must be worth vast sums to the local economy it is sure worth DEFRA

financing more schemes

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 57 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Obstructions to migratory fish  In-river obstructions Riding Mill, Hexham,  Main Tyne - Hexham to Improved fish passes, pareticularly at  Change / upgrade / movements Chollerford, Haydon Bridge Wylam Hexham build infrastructure

Oil spills from scrap yards and  Pollution – other tidal zone  Main Tyne - Wylam to  No solution harbours coast suggested

other than migratory fish the south  Fish populations virtually the whole of the  South Tyne not easy to resolve as the causes are  Other tyne is a dead river all other species south tyne numerous i have fished this river for seventy are virtually extinct years and could elabarate if requested

Over fishing of salmon and sea trout  Fish populations Tyne estuary.  Main Tyne - Wylam to Restrict the catches at sea.  Change to legislation in estuaries. coast

Over-grazing leading to erosion,  Sediments – other Widespread throughout the  Throughout the Buffer fencing, at least initially to allow  Conservation action sedimentation and loss of riparian  Erosion - river banks catchment. catchment regenerations of herbaceous vegetation and  Change to working trees and cover. shrub/tree understory. If not permanant practice fencing, long-term, greatly reduced stock density along watercourses. People dying at riding Mill  Access for canoeing Riding mill weir  Main Tyne - Hexham to Replace weir with a friendly design  Change / upgrade / Wylam build infrastructure

People moaning about us paddling  Access - conflict all of it  Throughout the Campaign for Scottish style right to roam  Change to legislation catchment

people say that there used to be  Fish populations in the river  Throughout the Finding and stopping agricultural practices  Regulatory action masses of trout in the Devil's Water, catchment that affect fish, and/or what is put in by  Research and/or but not any more householders monitoring

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 58 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Phosphate enrichment  Pollution - Sewage outlets (both treated  Unclear/non-specific Ban phosphate from detergents (like in other  Change to legislation agricultural run-off and untreated in case of high countries has been done), better sewage  Change / upgrade /  Pollution - sewerage levels of rainfall) + septic treatment, more sewage connections to build infrastructure tanks. Also through run-off farms. Better land management with buffer  Change to working from farms. strips, tree planting, soil testing (to practice determine whether nutrients are necessary) and arable reversion near waterways. Plastic bags, dog mess (at Rowlands  Anti-social behaviour River banks and trees [Lower  Derwent More dog mess bins  Other Gill end of walk and near car parks), Derwent walk] hanging bags in trees Plastic waste - from silage bags to  Anti-social behaviour Across the catchment  Throughout the If it was easy it would be done. Combination  Education shotgun shells, traffic cones to catchment of activity, awareness raising, organised litter  Community / sleeping bags picks - not just anglers but local community voluntary action involvement to raise awareness of issue and consequences - it turns into marine litter eventually poachers  Fish poaching throughout the River  Derwent More EA Enforcement Officers  Regulatory action Derwent Poaching  Fish poaching Across most areas on the  Throughout the Recruit a Tyne system anti poaching team  Regulatory action system. simply not enough catchment paid for by a levy to all Tyne Anglers. This  Change to working people in Environment would be say £10/head for all anglers. Day practice Agency to do this - if there anglers to pay the same - just add it to the was you would not need to rates on Fishpal. Clubs to pay £10/head for have the Trust as you are each member. Anglers who are members of doing what the Agency multiple fishing clubs pay £10 for each club should be doing. they are in. - monies to be added to club fees. It would be a visible, direct and active action that if seen would get the Trust an improved reputation. Poaching/anti-social behaviour -  Anti-social behaviour River Derwent  Derwent Enforcement - prosecution of offenders -  Regulatory action fires. Disruption of natural  Fish poaching education of those involved  Education environment Poaching/illegal fishing  Fish poaching River Derwent (bottom 5  Derwent Greater powers to club bailiffs  Regulatory action miles)

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 59 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Point and diffuse source metal  Pollution - Extensive in the headwaters. I  South Tyne Minewater remediation plans are being  Remediation pollution from abandoned metal minewaters know specifically about the developed by the EA and Coal Authority for  Change / upgrade / mines  Sediments - Nent (Nenthead, Nentsberry, the West Allen. Further monitoring is being build infrastructure contaminated Alston) and the West Allen undertaken at Nenthead with a view to a  Research and/or (Coalcleugh and Carrshield). future remediation scheme being monitoring implemented. Remediation measures proposed at Carrshield involve re-profiling a tailings dam and reconstructing a retaining wall to prevent contaminated sediment entering the river. Near future technology to treat minewaters is being developed by Newcastle University and will be trialled in the next few years . Point source pollution  Pollution - sewerage numerous sewage outfalls,  Unclear/non-specific Discussion with Northumbria Water about  Regulatory action  Pollution - mine run-off, landfill sewage discharge allowances - better  Change to working minewaters discharge and poorly- regulation by the Environment Agency. practice  Pollution - other regulated businesses in industrial estates Poisoning of the Grayling and Brown  Pollution - other From Allensford downstream  Derwent Stiffer penalties on the organisation  Regulatory action Trout stock in the River Derwent responsible- Northumbria Water Polluted run-off from old disused  Pollution - This is currently being treated  South Tyne Liaison with the Coal Board - and regular  Other deep mine workings - is the minewaters at a) Diamond Oak bridge in information for local people would be  Education treatment making matters better or Featherstone, and b) in welcomed. worse? At Greenhead colossal Greenhead. amounts of caustic soda is being used every month to remove the iron from the Blenkinsopp pit effluent water. There's a massive build-up from the Byron pit in the latest tank of black sludge. Is all going to plan? Who is checking? Where does all the bad stuff go now? Pollution  Pollution - other Top of estuary  Main Tyne - Wylam to ?  No solution coast suggested

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 60 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Pollution - diffuse and point source  Pollution - other Of especial concern with  Main Tyne - Wylam to misconnections inappropriate regulation ie:  Regulatory action  Pollution - sewerage regard to urban streams in coast consenting legacy Newcastle ie: Ouseburn and Wallsend Dene Pollution - industrial - litter  Pollution - other River Derwent, Tyne, Team  Derwent Targeted more finance control, Vol co-  Community /  Anti-social behaviour Valley  Main Tyne - Wylam to ordinated tasks voluntary action coast  Other

Pollution - local knowledge that river  Pollution - other Causey Arch/Tanfield Railway  Derwent Unaware if the problem has been corrected -  Education is polluted and risk to dogs being inform people through local media walked Pollution - too many nitrates?? In the  Pollution - other  Unclear/non-specific Looking at sources of pollution. Spreading  Research and/or rivers. Dogs?? From info - as a dog owner I'm unsure of how dog monitoring farms/domestic/commercial. Oil faeces affects rivers  Education seeping into the water system Pollution during low flows - lower  Pollution - other Lower river  Main Tyne - Hexham to Funding, education, research  Financial incentives river Wylam  Research and/or  Main Tyne - Wylam to monitoring coast  Education Pollution of the South Tyne from the  Pollution - other between Fourstones and  South Tyne Ask them nicely? Assuming that will likely  Change to working paper mill between Fourstones and Warden fail, is there a legal option? practice Warden  Regulatory action Poor water quality in upper tiday  Pollution - other In warm months when levels  Unclear/non-specific reduce pollution load  Change to working reaches of disolved oxygen fall practice  Conservation action population enhancement of salmon  Fish populations North Tyne  North Tyne Genetic study of the impact of stocking.  Research and/or stock from artificial hatchery, at best Assessment of wild recruitment in N. Tyne / monitoring poor use of resources, at worst stocked areas. Radio tagging of stocked fish. displacement of natural stock & genetic weakness in wild stocks Possible flooding  Flood risk Under the road bridges at  South Tyne Regular monitoring of any blockage under  Research and/or Townfoot Haltwhistle the road bridges which the Haltwhistle Burn monitoring goes through Possible introduction of Hydro power  Hydropower Hexham.  Main Tyne - Hexham to Planning permission should be refused until  Other stations on the river.  Proposed or current Wylam more is known about how these will effect development fish stocks and fish welfare.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 61 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Potential pollution from opencast  Pollution - other Stocksfield  Main Tyne - Hexham to  No solution mining  Proposed or current Wylam suggested development

Powerboats and Personal Water  Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Bridge to  Main Tyne - Wylam to Better policing of the existing laws  Regulatory action Craft ignoiring the speed limits Newburn Slipway coast

predation by cormorants, goosanders  Fish populations various locations (ref  Unclear/non-specific efrfective balanced management including  Culling / removal and mergansers cormarant watch survey via culling wherer appropriate Angling Trust Previous flooding in Blanchland on  Flood risk Where Shildon Burn runs into  Derwent Possible angling of the confluence of the  Physical modification the river Derwent. the Derwent at high river stream with the river. At present it is at of river / banks / levels. ninety degrees. floodplain Probably the worst point of pollution Pollution Pollution - other – other Friars Goose boat club  Main Tyne - Wylam to Bring some pressure on the regulatory  Regulatory action to the River Tyne at present is on the coast authorities as all requests to date have base of the slipway and the old failed outfall on the quay wall at Friars Goose Boat club. The outfall discharges noxious levels of Hydrogen sulphide and a diverse range of chemicals, including cyanide and arsenic from the abandoned chemical works.

Problems with motor cycle riders on  Anti-social behaviour Lonnens in Whickham, other  Derwent Should be designated areas for off road bikes  Other bridal paths could be dangerous side of River Derwent proposed archimedes screw hydro  Hydropower Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Abandon project at this site and extend  Change / upgrade / power generation  Proposed or current Wylam existing hydro power facilities at kielder build infrastructure development reservoir which would result in a more efficient use of existing facilities and negate the requirement of funding for a new scheme at an untried location Proposed hydro-electric scheme  Hydropower Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Prevent installation  Change / upgrade /  Proposed or current Wylam build infrastructure development

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 62 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Proposed UKC OPencast mine at  Proposed or current Hoodsclose near Whittonstall  Main Tyne - Hexham to Urgent Objection to the UKC Hoodsclose  Other Hoodsclose and the subsequent development Wylam Opencast within 2 weeks by TVT to Planning, opencasting of a further 4 sites Northumberland CC. Morpeth. approaching Prudhoe Quite clean and tidy. Not enough  Other Lower Derwent walk  Derwent More signposts  Other signposts to cabin in Thornley Woods Rapid rise and fall of the rivers during  Land drainage Main.ly in the North and  South Tyne More tree planting and creation of horizontal  Conservation action wet periods creating sediment,  Sediments - other South Tynes and the upper  North Tyne rather than vertical grips, and grip blocking. washing out of redds, fish mortality reaches of the Main Tyne  Main Tyne - Hexham to etc Wylam Rapid spate  River flows South Tyne Catchment  South Tyne Reinstating the natural sponge effect of high  Conservation action  Uplands moors and agricultural land Raw sewerage  Pollution - sewerage Haydon Bridge down by the  South Tyne Establishing who is responsible and rectifying  Change / upgrade / picnic area on the north side the situation. build infrastructure of the river. Reduced access to the South Tyne at  Access - general Upstream of the bridge at  North Tyne I'd like to be able to talk to them but I don't  Other Warden Warden on the South side. know who they are. historically this has been freely accessible, but recently "Warden angling" whoever they are are trying to restrict access. Release of water from Kielder into  River flows North Tyne  North Tyne Pay more regard to the salmon and sea trout  Education the North Tyne  Water abstraction  Kielder . Listen to what would help fishermen.  Change to working Make the amount of water to be released practice information more available like it used to be Requests for greater access to and  Access for canoeing All along the paddleable  Unclear/non-specific A opening up of the river to strategic access  Other along the river for canoeists. sections. points. A recognition by all sides that there is an issue that can be managed by arrangement and not exclusion of one sector of society by another. Riding Mill fish pass damages  In-river obstructions Main Tyne  Main Tyne - Hexham to Needs investigating.  Research and/or migratory fish at certain heights Wylam monitoring when they run.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 63 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Rights of access for boating  Access for other March to November  Unclear/non-specific Open access throughout the year for ALL  Community / throughout the fishing season activities who want to use the river for leisure - voluntary action majority of boating throughout the summer months will occur in spate conditions anyway which aren't suitable for fishing. Riparian invasive species  Invasive species worst cases are well known,  Throughout the working with landowners to improve  Physical modification but throughout catchment catchment bankside buffers and comply with cross of river / banks / compliance. floodplain  Regulatory action River bank debris entering the  In-river debris Throughout the tidal reach of  Main Tyne - Wylam to Continuation of the Clean Tyne Project and  Conservation action watercourse the river coast increased education of farmers and riparian  Education owners not to push brash and felled trees into the river. River silt/farm run-off  Pollution - From the high level westward  Unclear/non-specific Reclaim some land and build up river banks,  Physical modification agricultural run-off eg. mud pumps like on the Mississippi of river / banks /  Sediments - other floodplain Rubbish  Anti-social behaviour Riverbank  Unclear/non-specific  No solution suggested Rubbish in water  Anti-social behaviour  Unclear/non-specific Rubbish management  Other  In-river debris Rubbish such as tyres, scaffolding  In-river debris Between Dunston and  Main Tyne - Wylam to Volunteer workforces with waders, handline  Community / and wood on the mud flats of Redheugh Bridges coast and wagon to take rubbish away voluntary action Dunston & Teams

Rubbish thrown into water/on banks  Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Quayside  Main Tyne - Wylam to  No solution coast suggested

Rubbish/pollution  Anti-social behaviour Beside/on footpaths and  Unclear/non-specific Fines, more bins  Regulatory action  Pollution - other distributed along the river by  Other the water (washed down) run off  Pollution - agricultural from rural areas  Throughout the encourage buffer strips and changes to  Change to working agricultural run-off urban contamination catchment agricultural practice in rural areas, practice interceptors in urban  Change / upgrade / build infrastructure

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 64 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Run off from agriculture  Pollution - Fields adjacent to  Unclear/non-specific Education and enforcement  Education agricultural run-off rivers/streams. Badly  Regulatory action designed silage/slurry tanks Run off from diary farms and other  Sediments - other Again all over the catchment,  Throughout the Stricter controls on farmers.  Regulatory action large scale agricultural enterprises.  Pollution - think that the EA are very catchment agricultural run-off ineffectual in dealing with this problem. runoff' flooding, i.e. flooding from  Sediments - other Steeper slopes everywhere in  Uplands mapping via stakeholder observation,  Research and/or firm surfaces, principally roads  Flood risk the catchment followed by Highways actions which should monitoring  Pollution - other include sediment management too  Change / upgrade / build infrastructure Sediment  Sediments - other In the South Tyne (we live  South Tyne Better bank stabilisation, perhaps more  Physical modification  Erosion - river banks near Bardon Mill), whenever willow planting, particularly on the outside of of river / banks / there is a river rise above a bend, making horizontal grips rather than floodplain approximately two feet. vertical and blocking grips.  Conservation action sewage works - outlet into the river.  Pollution - sewerage Specifically I am aware of the  Derwent Increase the water quality requirements for  Change to working The outlet has a negative effect on sewage works at Ebchester any outlets into the river. Again use planting practice water quality and people using the although the issues would be to filter the waste products out of the water  Change to legislation river often suffer, even using the best the same for any works in the before it gets to the river rather than  Change / upgrade / hygiene measures. catchment. discharging directly into it. build infrastructure sewage.pollution  Pollution - sewerage sewage.outflow.from.newlan  Derwent new.modern.sewage.system  Change / upgrade / ds.into.derwent build infrastructure Shortage of opportunities for young  Access for fishing Main Tyne  Main Tyne - Hexham to Development of inclusive fishing schemes  Other anglers; salmon fishing too expensive Wylam for young anglers

Silt - contaminated and not  Sediments - South Tyne origins from old  South Tyne prevent new silt and contamination entering  Conservation action contaminated contaminated mine workings for the river system - clean up the estuary  Remediation  Sediments - other contaminated Every tributory and main channel for "clean" Both cause issues in the estuary and along the course of the river Siltation  Sediments - other River Rede  North Tyne Prevent encroachment into watercourse  Physical modification of river / banks / floodplain

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 65 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) silting up  Sediments - other Between Newburn slipway  Main Tyne - Wylam to dredging  Physical modification and the end of the Newburn coast of river / banks / straight, near to where the floodplain Stella power station was located Silting up; it may affect the river at  Sediments - other Hexham and Newburn  Main Tyne - Hexham to Controlled dredging of the riverbed to  Physical modification times of flooding when there is  Access for other Wylam maintain the depth of the channel of river / banks / insufficient cross-sectional area to activities floodplain allow adequate flow. It also affects watersports; mine is rowing. Slime dump erosion at Nenthead  Sediments - South of Nenthead, on the  South Tyne This is part of the Nenthead Mines SAM - will  Change / upgrade / contaminated east side of the river, require work to prevent water entering the build infrastructure  Pollution - adjacent to the Smallcleugh old settling ponds and also treatment of  Remediation minewaters Mine SSSI water leaving the ponds. Soil erosion in the uplands  Soil erosion Commonplace where there is  Throughout the Paying farmers to control numbers of stock,  Financial incentives no Stewardship catchment where they graze and when  Change to working practice

Soil erosion in the uplands from bad  Soil erosion Upland farms not in  Uplands Education and financial incentives to stock  Education stocking practices Stewardship more wisely  Change to working practice  Financial incentives Soil run off from farming and forestry  Sediments - other North west of Newbrough  South Tyne Encourage farmers to plant and maintain  Change to working land  Pollution - thick hedges and wide field borders practice agricultural run-off Soil running off fields which are  Sediments - other All over the catchment where  Throughout the Encourage farmers to plough differently i.e.  Change to working ploughed and seeded in the autumn there is arable land catchment across a field instead of up and down practice during periods of heavy rain.

Some pollution from treated sewage  Pollution - sewerage [on the River Derwent,  Derwent Treat sewage nearer to source.  Change to working on the River Derwent. Untreated Sunniside to Watergate] practice sewage in storm conditions on Black Burn (Sunniside to Watergate) Speeding bikers  Anti-social behaviour Near car parks, areas near  Derwent More wardens?  Regulatory action picnic benches and rivers [Lower Derwent walk] Stones on riverbed near bridge  Sediments - other Haydon Bridge  South Tyne  No solution increasing suggested

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 66 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Swalwell area does need cleaning of  In-river debris Bottom stretches need a  Derwent Financial  Financial incentives rubbish revamp [Lower Derwent area] the amount of native brown trout  Fish populations tyne and tributeries  Throughout the milk fish and restock  Restocking and grayling in the tyne and catchment catchment rivers such as the derwent

The conflict between anglers and  Access - conflict The South Tyne at Warden  South Tyne I'd like to understand what the rules and  Education other river users options really really are. for example, I don't (swimmers/conoeists for example) want to ruin things for fishermen, but I know there are seaons when fishing isn't allowed, and that there are times when there's no point fishing. Surely it should be no problem my swimming then. But what are these parameters? The corkscrew that is briong  Hydropower Has not yet been built. Could  Main Tyne - Hexham to Oppose it's construction unless watertight  Other proposed for Hexham Fishpass  Proposed or current have a drastic effect on Wylam safeguards are in place. development migratory fish

The decline in the indigenous brown  Fish populations Tyne, Allens, Pont,Blyth,  Main Tyne - Hexham to Isolate the causes of the decline in the  Change to working trout populations over the last Wansbeck, etc etc Wylam ephemeridae fly populations, eg farming practice 50years  Main Tyne - Wylam to chemicals-insecticides and fertilisers. coast The fish cannot get up over the weir  In-river obstructions Just beyond the Elks Head  South Tyne To put in a fish ladder  Change / upgrade / in the village of Whitfield (on A686). pub in the village of Whitfield build infrastructure (sometimes marked as Bear's Bridge) The increased risk of floods caused  Flood risk An increasing number of low  Not clear Homes, communities and employment  Change / upgrade / by climate change. lying places centres should be protected by diverting build infrastructure flood waters onto agricultural land. Natural  Conservation action woodland should be increased. Drains should be removed from moorland The increasing number of stones on  Sediments - other My concerns are (a) is the  Unclear/non-specific Remove the stones  Physical modification river bed river bed rising (b) will this of river / banks / increase the risk of flooding floodplain

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 67 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) the proposed Hexham hydro scheme  Hydropower Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Adequate research to ensure no damage is  Research and/or  Proposed or current Wylam done to fish stocks, such a valuable resource monitoring development to the Tyne system

The proposed water turbine to  Hydropower Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Prevent it being built  Change / upgrade / generate power at Hexham  Proposed or current Wylam build infrastructure development

The River Tyne fulfills a significant  Sediments - Various locations. As a  Main Tyne - Wylam to A balanced focus on the importance of the  Other role as a leisure resource but also contaminated representative of North coast river as an economic driver. I would be remains an important driver for the  Sediments - other Tyneside Council I am most concerned at any other approach that tried local and national economy. concerned about sites within to tip the balance away from the economic Sedimentation and associated North Tyneside that support benefits and significant job creation that the dredging requirements, which are local business activity. river can generate potentially complicated by materials in the sediment are a major issue in the continuing economic function of the river. The Tyne is not tourist/visitor friendly  Access for walking As above - shortage of  South Tyne Investment in river-orientated tourism  Other in that (a) there are almost no offered riverside experiences designated riverside walks (with above Warden. No chance of some exceptions) and insufficient manageable circular walks crossing places (a few extra FOOT due to shortage of bridges bridges would be a great asset eg between Haydon Bridge and Warden Ther is none healthy river with lots of  No known issues tynemouth to source of rivers  Throughout the leave the river as it is!!!  Other migratory fish. catchment

Too many fish eating birds  Fish populations all over  Throughout the culling  Conservation action catchment

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 68 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Too many fishermen disturbing the  Anti-social behaviour All over the Tyne  Throughout the Educate the fisheren that they do not own  Education wildlife. Too many fishermen thinking  Access - conflict catchment the river but share it with others that access to the river by car is their right even when there are clear signs indicating otherwise. Too many fishermen who are insensitive to local people who live on the banks of the River Tyne. Too many stones on riverbed  Sediments - other Haydon Bridge up and down  South Tyne Banks built up to avoid flooding  Physical modification river of river / banks / floodplain Too much emphasis is placed on the  Access - conflict Throughout it's length but  Main Tyne - Hexham to Tell the riparian rights owners and fishermen  Education "rights" of the salmon and trout particularly at the Rivers Wylam that other people have a right to enjoy the  Community / fishermen to the exclusion of other Meet downstream to river too! The river could be seen asa green voluntary action parties who may wish to use the river Hexham, Corbridhe and lung from Newcastle into the countryside as recreational resource, e.g. Wylam. and access could be vastly improved. canoeing, walking the river bank, etc. tracks forming link from source of  Sediments - other mainly forestry but also on  Kielder divert runoff from tracks to suitable sites;  Change to working sediment to rivers and streams  Pollution - farmsteads wetland reedbeds maybe? practice agricultural run-off Trees blocking river  In-river debris South Tyne Slaggyford Bridge  South Tyne Remove trees before they move downstream  Conservation action and cause damage Trees snagging on bridges  In-river debris most bridges following  Throughout the remove large trees from bridges once a  Physical modification  Flood risk floods. This could weaken catchment hazard has been identified within a set of river / banks / bridges and also add to timeframe. floodplain flooding. Tyne Green is a popular place for  Access for other Tyne Green, Hexham  Main Tyne - Hexham to Cut down the sycamore etc on the bank  Conservation action boating, but the river bank is allowed activities Wylam to grow, so it is hard to see along the river, which makes boating unnecessarily unsafe, a particular concern as more disabled people are being encouraged to take to the water

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 69 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Uncertainty about access to  Access – general Watersmeet, Acomb  Main Tyne - Hexham to For access - negotiation with landowners to  Other riverbanks and also for  Access for canoeing Wylam improve riverbank raites [?] and swimming  Education swimming/canoeing  Access for other spots. Also, better info about where to go - activities accurate info, good signage Undercutting of banks on opposite  Erosion of river banks Tarset/North Tyne  North Tyne Repair gabions & excavate island forming  Change / upgrade / side of North Tyne where Tarset Burn which makes situation worse build infrastructure enters the river  Physical modification of river / banks / floodplain Unnatural levels of bank erosion due  Erosion of river banks This is a problem across large  South Tyne Stock fencing where possible and where  Conservation action to grasing animals having unhindered areas of the catchment and flooding is an issue stock reduction or  Change to working access to the river banks. especially on the Rede temporary electric fencing. practice Catchment. Upland drainage speeding up the  Land drainage all upland areas drained in  Uplands Uplasnd management Grip blocking  Conservation action transfer of water from upland areas the 1960-70s Urban Diffuse Pollution  Pollution - other Road surface run-off, miss-  Main Tyne - Wylam to Raising awareness campaigns and creation of  Education  Pollution - sewerage connected households on coast sustainable drainage systems in urban areas  Change / upgrade / urban reaches of the Tyne build infrastructure and tributaries Urban run off  Pollution - other In residential and commercial  Throughout the Encourage use of public transport and local  Other areas throughout the catchment facilities that can be accessed on foot rather  Change / upgrade / catchment. than relying on private vehicles. Discourage build infrastructure installation of hard surfacing to private gardens. Introduce more trees and green spaces to urban areas. Introduce more landscaping to streets, access roads, roof gardens and vertical greening to minimise run off and concentration of pollutants. Use of tyres on foreshore for  In-river debris Lower reaches of river on  Main Tyne - Wylam to Education of public and policing by  Education collection of crabs - tyres get into intertidal areas. coast appropriate authorities.  Regulatory action navigable channels and berths and cause damage to vessels propellers and bow thrusters. Damages dredge pumps of trailer suction dredgers and creates a major cost to the port for disposal.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 70 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Users of powered craft not abiding to  Anti-social behaviour Wylam to Scotswood  Main Tyne - Wylam to Speed limit signs on banks plus signs  Education speed limits coast requesting Please slow down for rowers, kayaks etc

Vandalism  Anti-social behaviour Acomb Conservation Area,  North Tyne Security patrols  Regulatory action people cutting down trees etc vandalism and tresspassing  Anti-social behaviour from rivers meet to start of  Main Tyne - Hexham to signage of public footpath over private land  Regulatory action tyne green Wylam and policing in evenings on friday,saturday  Education evenings particulatly when weather is hot

Visitors need more access to fishing.  Access for fishing We have very good brown  Unclear/non-specific A greater collective drive ie. hotel, pub,  Other Tourist board needs to advertise trout fishing that should be tourist board, touris in general as well as more made more public also to TRT, Environment Agency, club and river drive tourism in this area owners. Business Visitors who harm the environment  Anti-social behaviour Signage  Unclear/non-specific  No solution suggested Waste thrown or blown into the  Anti-social behaviour Everywhere from feeding  Throughout the People should be better educated that  Education river.  In-river debris bags from farms to tins along catchment plastic can suffocate wildfowl and fish.  Regulatory action right of ways. Farmers should be fined when they leave  Community / feeding bags on their land to be blown away voluntary action and there should be an annual rubish collection day to get rid of all the plastic in bushes and cans littering the river banks. Water abstraction from North Tyne  River flows Kielder and Barrasford  Kielder More flexible release arrangements from  Change to working and low release levels from Kielder  Water abstraction Kielder, and only abstract at Barrasford when practice river level is above a certain level.

Water extraction  Water abstraction  Unclear/non-specific  No solution suggested water levels  River flows throughout the river  Throughout the looking out for areas/shallow pools where  Conservation action  Water abstraction catchment fish may be trapped when water levels drop  Change to working  Kielder (Corbridge Bridge) and excavating/clearing a practice natural exit channel. Maintaining river banks.  Physical modification Controlling river flow from Keilder. of river / banks / floodplain

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 71 of 75 Issue Issue category(ies) Location Broad location Solution Solution category(ies) category(ies) Water quality  Sediments - other Throughout catchment area  Throughout the Prevention of excessive agricultural run-off  Change to working  Pollution - catchment to reduce siltation and excessive nutrients practice agricultural run-off

Water release and consequent water  River flows Falstone village and  North Tyne Guarenteed water release during certain  Change to working levels fom Kielder dam.  Water abstraction downstream  Kielder weeks of the year practice water releases into the North Tyne  River flows All down the North Tyne  North Tyne Sympathetic releases to encourage the run  Change to working  Water abstraction  Kielder of migratory fish practice water shortage  Water abstraction from Newburn to Wylam in  Main Tyne - Wylam to water companies taking less water out  Change to working  River flows many places coast practice

Weir at Riding Mill is an obstruction  In-river obstructions March Burn, Riding Mill  Main Tyne - Hexham to Repair or modification  Change / upgrade / to fish passage. Wylam build infrastructure

Weir at Whitfield has a blocked fish  In-river obstructions The dam Whitfield 100  South Tyne Re open the pass  Physical modification pass so migratory fish cannot reach meters above the Elks Head of river / banks / the head waters public house floodplain Work is not done to stop erosion of  Erosion of river banks Between The Eals and  South Tyne Removal of banks of gravel and sand  Physical modification land, nor keep the river from altering Featherstone acres of land deposited after flooding, and the river kept of river / banks / its course. has been eroded. in its original bed. floodplain WWW.GEOGRAPH.ORG.UK - NY7546.  Access for walking WWW.GEOGRAPH.ORG.UK -  South Tyne We could perhaps try chasing up the County  Other Owing to illness, it is about one year NY7546. Rights-of-Way Officer for the appropriate since I passed this way but, at that repairs to be made. time, the Right of Way had fallen into the River Nent. Young campers leaving rubbish,  Anti-social behaviour Rubbish [Lower Derwent  Derwent More rangers  Regulatory action burnt timber walk] Youths leaving rubbish, setting fire to  Anti-social behaviour Lower Derwent walk  Derwent More bins with signage to use them  Other trees, destroying fencing  Education

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 72 of 75 Appendix 5 Flooding details

Below is the detail given by the respondents who answered Yes to the question “Are you affected by flooding?”

 Flooding causes debris down stream in large quanties. This has a number of impacts including very large timbers floating in the main river channel and large rafts of smaller debris collecting and structures and also in the main river channel.  The river bank is being heavily eroded in times of spate and the river is now in danger of flooding out onto the track leading to the house.  I live at Haydon Bridge and my garden is occasionally flooded by the South Tyne  Natural however effects fishing when river is in flood. Seems to be more extreme "flooding" due to land not holding the water in teh higher reaches and drainage schemes  It is more the potential for flooding to get worse; at present it afffects me rarely but if the river silts up any more, Tyne Green will flood as will the Tyne around Newburn  Road networks are often closed due to flooding. Insurance costs and increased taxation to repair private and public property  After most heavy rains there is a lake at the bottom of the village across the Military Road in Greenhead right outside the village hall. This can happen during the course of a single coffee morning or whist drive, so people can't leave dry shod! It is often over a foot deep - the village hall has had to install a flood gate which cannot be opened until the water has gone down - or the hall would be flooded! NB many of the drains in the road down the Glenwhelt bank are overgrown, often with many inches of earth supported a vigorous growth of grasses, dockens, etc. Morpeth is too far away to cope with this necessary work - they need to pay the parish council to keep the drains clear in advance of rain. But as water now pours down two roads in to the village bottom, it's not just a matter of the odd drain. It happens several times a year. The river behaves very well - it will only flood the village if it rises above the Vicarage bridge - and in 40 years i have never seen it get that high, though it sometimes only needs another inch!  River Dewent at Ebchester River Tyne at Tyne Green  Within Sotuh Tyneside surface water flooding can occur due to blocked highway gullies during periods of heavy rainfall. Our gully cleansing crew are efficient in dealing with these problems when identified.  Normal spate river The Allen  There are a number of roads that flood because of the poor drainage systems. This causes problems for drivers in the area. There are also issues around water run off in heavy wet weather that can cause flooding.  We were flooded in September 2008 at the same time as Morpeth.  The rain water drains are not cleared correctly or often enough. This causes massive puddles on our roads. This is especially lethal in the winter months with frost and freezing conditions excarbating the problem by attacking the infrastructure and causing potholes in the road.  Some roads in Forest Hall flood, causing traffic problems, most notably in the area of Station Road j/w Station Road North near Forest Hall shops.  The footpath through the park south of Featherstone Castle is being eroded

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 73 of 75  Erosion on some our beats on the South Tyne  A very big flood can affect some fields and gardens  Our factory is loacted in Tyne Mills Hexham  run off from road across field into garden washing away topsoil and gravel. Doesn't get into house/garage, quite! Nearly did once.  Flooding of roads in the Ovingham/Wylam area  Key sites along the river frontage are within the flood risk areas, with potential adverse effect upon development proposals.  As stated previously flooding of meadows/cattle grazing areas etc. with contamination from historic mine workings. Also flooding can affect habitation adjacent to the river.  it causes the drains to overflow pushing some less pleasant items into the river  Blocked gulleys are the biggest problem. Have not been flooded yet, but always a possibility  Occasionally stops us using one of the roads out of the village, and even closed the bridge once.  Water run off from neighbouring fields, compound by badly maintained drainage system to the road network.  Victorian drainage in roads leading to pollution in the river.  Flash flooding runs off the fell and washes through our yard and takes stones etc with it. It has caused a wall to fall over in the village which has now been repaired but when we have flash or severe stormsthe drains cannot cope and have washed part of our track away on many ocassions. It also affects the foootpath to Garrigill village  Flood event January 2005. Whilst it overtopped the flood-defence embankment (which was subsequently breached) the height of the flood immediately prior to the breach was sufficient to enter low-lying properties which were previously 'safe' since 1900 / 1950. The online flood map published by the Environment Agency doesn't take into consideration the embankment on the south side of the river:- http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/GroupCaptain/Corbridgeflooding.jpg That the properties on the north bank that were flooded were previously 'safe' before the 2005 event suggests that something has increased the flood-risk at Corbridge. The build-up of gravel in the middle of the river upstream of the bridge reduces the section of river available for flow. Removal of the gravel deposits (which have accumulated over the last decades) would reduce the flood-risk of those properties that were flooded in January 2005. It was common practice until about 1950 that local builders would remove the gravel deposits for use in building projects. Since this practice was discontinued, islands have appeared with subsequent vegetation binding the gravel. The islands restrict the capacity and impede the flow of the river resulting in slowing of the stream and further deposition of gravels. This is a self-generating situation that worsens with each flood event. Removal of the islands would enable greater capacity through the bridge and avoid 'backing-up' of the flood-water. This backing-up must put additional stress onto Corbridge bridge (as well as threatening the low-lying properties). Please note these properties were NOT built in the flood plain. Historically their locations have never been liable to flooding (prior to the construction of the embankment on the south side), and even since the embankment they weren't liable to flooding before the gravel islands accrued. The embankment has been strengthened (and raised slightly) meaning that flood events approaching that of January 2005 WILL result in flooding of these properties. Removing the gravel islands could save these properties from flooding . . .  Areas in my locality that flood extensively and affect me the most frequently include Lanchester and the access road from Lanchester into Durham.

Tyne Catchment Plan Survey Report, draft 16 July 2012 Page 74 of 75  Our fields get flooded  Flooding has occurred only once in 30 years in the proximity of our house - flood water from a nearby burn entered our lower garden & also flooded nearby houses and the main road outside our house. Fields to the south west of the Alston Arches in Haltwhistle were also flooded by recent heavy rain, this has occurred several times in recent years.  From Tyne tribitaries--Black Burn and Hartley Burn  the enviroment agency has told us the flood defences will not be repaired if they breech again (2005) .We will be exposed then to regular flooding and possible loss of life.  During summer rain storms our street ([name removed], Wylam) turns into a river. Water is diverted from other streets down our street. The manholes are too few and inadequately maintained. Summer rain storms are getting heavier each year. Houses have not yet been flooded but it is only a matter of time  Roads into Hexham, coming off the A69 and around by the railway station. in heavy rain the water accumulates very quickly  mainly flash flooding on roads  See previous response. At times of high rainfall piped stream water rises from road gullies and flows along Springhouse Lane and flows into some neighbouring properties or adds to 'river' conditions on Ebchester Hill and Front Street, Ebchester. Additionally, stream water which cannot enter piped section diverts southward along lane causing obstruction and erosion  It makes the fishing better when river falls back to normal  South side - flood bank integrity and farmfields run-off; north side - 5 houses at risk in 08/01/05 flood level; CSO Wellbank Green  When butterfly bridge washed away, but been replaced after campaign  Not at home but there is a perennial road issue on A6079 at GR929654 when the Red & Birky Burn are in spate  Lanesley Pastures  Occasionally (no damage) our park floods, Tanner's Yard, Gilesgate, Hexham  Only when can't fish due to too much water! You got access the the man (or woman above)

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