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The Dodder River Catchment

www.streamscapes.ie SAFETY FIRST!!! The ‘StreamScapes’ programme involves a hands-on survey of your local landscape and Welcome to StreamScapes, a dynamic environmental waterways...safety must always What is a Catchment? be the underlying concern. If you education programme for schools, community groups, and individual citizens. Undertaking a StreamScapes are undertaking aquatic survey, When you think of it, we all live in valleys, no matter how steep or broad, remember that all bodies of water project will give you a deeper understanding of: are potentially dangerous places. and all of our valleys have streams and rivers. From the hills above us to • How your local (rural or urban) catchment Slippery stones and banks, broken environment functions, the sea below, these watercourses make their way across our landscape glass and other rubbish, polluted water courses which may host • How human activities impact upon natural habitats, and define the Catchment in which we live. Here a mountain stream disease, poisonous plants, barbed • How high quality freshwater environments reflect runs swiftly and tumbles over waterfalls, there a wide river flows easily wire in riparian zones, fast moving wise landscape management, currents, misjudging the depth of past green fields, through our communities and down to the sea. water, cold temperatures...all of • How to achieve best practice in pursuit of livelihood these are hazards to be minded! and recreation, and, In that river, along its banks and into the surrounding landscapes, If you and your group are • How your informed and active participation in may be found a wealth of biodiversity; fish, birds, insects, animals, planning a visit to a stream, river, environmental stewardship can improve the quality canal, or lake for purposes of of life now and for those who will follow trees, wild flowers, and people, but only if our waters run pure and clean. assessment, ensure that you have a good ratio of experienced and For our Catchment also contains our farms and factories, towns and This book provides information in support of theoretical water-friendly adults to students, toilets. We need all of these, but we must also come to understand keep clear of danger, and insist on and practical Environmental Studies. It is intended for the discipline and caution! use of Primary & Secondary School Students, but may be how, as we work and play, or cook, and clean, and garden at home, relevant to Farmers, landowners, or anyone interested in we have a huge impact on water quality around us. conserving their local waters, such as Angling Clubs or Tidy Towns Committees. An accompanying ‘Teacher’s StreamScapes Series Editor: Mark Boyden Guide’, ‘StreamScapes Múinteoir’, is available to advise This book introduces us to the River Dodder Catchment, Print: Ryson, further Catchment studies, and there are other resources © Coomhola Salmon Trust, Ltd. 2018 available on the website www.streamscapes.ie in the Water Cycle, the wonderful variety of Biodiversity that clean Published by Coomhola Salmon Trust, Ltd., Bantry, Co. Cork, Republic of support of projects. waters support, and the various people and agencies who are striving t: (353/0) 275 0453 e: [email protected] w: www.streamscapes.ie to ensure that the Dodder achieves high status water quality and Cover Photo: Rhea Boyden, Milltown becomes a resource that we all may enjoy. It also encourages us to Original drawings: Jessie Mae Winchester and Mary Moorkens be aware of how we may minimise our own impacts, and to be active Appreciation is expressed to Robert Redmond for Dodder inspiration. Thanks to Paddy participants in protecting the waters of the Dodder Catchment. Morris, EPA Catchments Unit, Sinead Hurson, “To protect your rivers, LAWPRO, the supporting Dublin Local Authorities, Dodder Anglers, Dodder Action, protect your mountains.” and to all of the enthusiastic participants (from all Sectors) who have taken part in StreamScapes Projects since 1989! - Emperor Yu (1600BC)

Let ’s build ‘Catch ment Co nsciou sness’!

Printed on Cocoon Offset Fibre sourcing and recycling 100% post-consumer fibres, FSC ® Recycled certified and PCF (Process Chlorine Free). Chemicals: no substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or repro-toxic (CMR) are used as raw materials. Printed using vegetable oil-based inks and water based varnishes and sealants. Chemicals and solvents used in the processes are recycled or safely disposed of outside the public drainage system. Welcome to the Water-Cycle! Our Catchment’s journey from Source to Sea

All these things need water (well ok, maybe The water not ginger bread that’s on the people)

earth today is (or dinosaurs) exactly the same water that was (but everything else) everything (but always here - no more and no less! But that’s only half the And story - how does it what about get up there in there people???? In the summer a big tree needs first place? about 200 buckets-full of Most animals need water EVERY DAY! to drink every Some animals day (adult humans don’t usually 2-3 litres) and die drink but get the within a few days water they need if they don’t in their food

1 water in 2 through the roots 3D Catchments

Water is used for all sorts of things in your home

3 4 5 6 River Dodder Catchment A Catchment is a Community related by Water!

Managing our catchments requires us to Chun ár gcuid abhantrach a bhainistiú ní mór understand and integrate a huge range of dúinn glacadh le réimse leathan eolais agus an information - how people are using the water, Dodder Catchment t-eolas úd a thuiscint - an leas a bhaintear as including drinking, agriculture, industrial, use with 2010-2015 uisce, mar shampla ól, talmhaíocht, tionsclaíocht, níochán chomh maith le tíreolas agus geolaíocht for bathing; the geography and geology of an Water Quality Status an cheantair. Caithfear féachaint ar an gceangal area, looking at how all the water bodies are idir na coirp uisce ar fad atá faoi thalamh agus os connected both above and below ground, how a chionn, ar an sruth uisce báistí chun farraige, ar the water flows from where it falls as rain to an leas a bhaintear as an dtalamh chomh maith le the sea: how people use the land and water coirp uisce chun slí beatha a bhaint amach. Ní mór bodies and what livelihoods are supported; smaoineamh ar fhoinsí a chruthódh truailliú mar and possible sources of pollution, including fhearais chóireála fuíolluisce uirbeach, dabhaigh urban waste water treatment plants, septic mhúnlaigh agus taomadh ó fheirmeacha, foraoisí, tanks and runoff from farming, forestry, hard dromchlaí crua, foirgníocht agus líonadh talún. surfaces, construction and landfills. Le blianta beaga anuas tharla an-chuid dul chun cinn maidir le mórthruailliú a cheansú ach tá mórán In recent years there has been good progress fós le déanamh maidir le foinsí beaga truaillithe in tackling serious pollution but small point is iad scaipthe óna chéile. Ceist mhór fós is ea an and diffuse sources of pollution and physical díobháil fhisiciúil a dhéantar do bhealaí abhann. damage to river corridors remain an issue. Is í aidhm an leabhráin seo ná eolas a scaipeadh Good Water Quality Status This booklet is designed to inform people of ar an ról a bhíonn ag an bpobal maidir le cúrsaí the part they play in nature’s water cycle and Moderate Water Quality Status nádúrtha uisce agus modhanna a mhíniú chun gur provide us with lots of information on how we Outside the Dodder catchment féidir linn ár dtionchar ar uiscí a laghdú. Táthar ag can reduce our impact on waters. Hopefully, súil dá bharr go mbeidh breis eolais againn go léir ar na hábhair seo agus go mbeimid in ann suim it will also encourage better informed a chothú san abhainn atá gar dúinn agus cur le individuals and communities to reconnect with Source: Esri, DigitalGlove, GeoEye, Earthstar, Author: Rob O”Loughlin chéile chun gnáthóga agus cáilíocht uisce araon a their local river and work together to restore Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, Catchments Unit athnuachan. habitat and water quality. AeroGRID, IGN and the GIS User Community Date: 12/10/2018

7 8 We are interested in Salmon and Trout (the salmonids) because they are the proof of clean water and a healthy habitat - and they taste delicious too!

9 10 11 12 13 14 Our Wildlife If we can achieve high-quality waters in our water catchment, lots of benefits follow.

These pictures are a few examples of the variety of birds which we might see in The River Dodder, and along its banks. Most of these photos were Otter taken by local people, Photo: Brian Tansey who kindly allowed us to use them in this book. Cormorant Dipper Photo: John Stanton Photo: Brian Tansey Eel Humans Photo: Dodder Anglers Photo: Dodder Anglers

Salmon Egret Photo: Michael Finn Heron Kingfisher Photo: John Stanton Photo: Michael Finn Minnow Trout Photo: Dodder Anglers Photo: Dodder Anglers

If you are visiting the Dodder, tick the boxes of any of the species shown here that you are lucky Fox to see... and don’t forget to tell your friends and Photo: Alice Luby Swans Bat family all about the wild and wonderful nature you’ve seen when you visited The Dodder. Photo: John Stanton Photo: Michael Finn Photo: Fintan Ryan How many species can you find? 15 16 Bio-Monitors: Our Bugs!

The insects that live in a stream provide indication of water quality in what is known as the ‘Q’ Scale: Q2 Whirlygig Q3 Water Q3 Water Q3 Cased Q1=Very Poor Q1 Worm Beetle Boatman Boatman Caddis Fly Q2=Poor

Q3=Moderate Q1 True Worm – Fíor - Phylum Annelida : normally live in silt and mud and can tolerate pollution Q4=Good Q2 Whirlygig Beetle – Ciaróg Whirlygig – Gyrinidae - Q5 = Very Good Oval, black-bronze sheen: predators/scavengers Q3 Water Boatman – Bhádóra Uisce – Notonecta glauca: Carry bubbles of air under their wings Q3 Cased Caddis Fly – Nimfeach Caddis Eitilt – What bugs will we Hydropsychidae: Builds home of twigs or pebbles Q4 Mayfly nymph – Nimfeach Mayfly - find in Our Stream? Emphemeroptera Baetis: Very sensitive to pollution Q4 May Fly Q4 May Fly Q5 Q5 Stone Fly Q5 Stone Fly nymph – Nimfeach Eitilt Cloch - Stone Fly Dinocras cephalotes: Indicator of the highest water quality

Built Heritage The River Dodder has been an important part of Dublin’s history, and has been a source of drinking water for centuries. The Dodder used to be very important for industry, with many mills using Old cottages its water for power. Nowadays, Beaver Row Footbridge, Orwell Weir constructed circa 1880 circa 1964 on Dodder Row only some millraces survive. These (Photo: DCC) (Photo: Dodder Anglers) (Photo: Michael Finn) photos highlight some of the built heritage along The Dodder. Packhorse Bridge at Milltown London Bridge Road with Aviva (Photo: Brian Tansey) Old Watercourse from Balrothery Stadium in background (Photo: DCC) Wier which supplied water to the 17 Poddle (Photo: LAWPRO) 18 Water Quality Issues & Characterisation Dodder Catchment: Habitats & Species (Habitat types from Fossitt, 2000) The Dodder catchment is 168 square kilometres, with the Urban rivers hold a certain fascination in that they and is surrounded by an impressive array of habitats Dodder rising in the south of the catchment and generally You can find out more on have the potential to be extremely rich wildlife and species. There are orchid-rich areas in Dry flowing north until it reaches the Liffey estuary between Grand corridors in the midst of densely populated areas. Calcareous and Neutral Grasslands (GS1) that contain Canal Dock and . www.catchments.ie Though the River Dodder has had its share of threats Green-winged orchid and Small-white orchids and other to its integrity over the years, the efforts of local very rare flowers such as Yellow Archangel and Yellow The Dodder is 26 kilometers long and flows through areas citizens and community organisations, environmental Bird’s nest. One of Ireland’s rarest habitats is also managed by County Council, Dun Laoghaire ngo’s, Local Authorities and State Agencies have present in this valley which is Calcareous spring (FP1), Rathdown County Council, and Dublin City Council. combined to the point where one may now see also known as Petrifying springs. These are calcareous otters, kingfishers, and jumping trout...in Milltown (limestone) springs that are oligotrophic (nutrient The Dodder flows into , which is a UNESCO Biosphere. and along other stretches! poor). Downstream of the reservoir, the Dodder enters The Dublin Bay Biosphere covers all of Dublin Bay, reflecting woodland dominated by alder, willows, sycamore, ash its significant environmental, economic, cultural and tourism The Dodder is one of the three main rivers that flow and beech as it heads toward the Dublin city boundary. importance, and extends to over 300 square kilometres. Over through the greater Dublin area, along with the 300,000 people live within the Biosphere. You can read more on and the Tolka. The Dodder Catchment The Dodder has suffered from pollution, fly tipping www.dublinbaybiosphere.ie encompasses much of south from and flooding, but local community action groups have the Wicklow County bounds to Ringsend. The river helped clean the river and flooding is being reduced A predominantly urban catchment, it displays some of the can be broadly divided into two sections; an upland through infrastructure development. Oldbawn and major issues associated with inefficient drainage systems stage from its source to the Oldbawn / are the first urban areas, Built land (BL3), that and problems with sewer misconnections. This is a known area; and a lowland and urban stage from Oldbawn the river encounters on its course. From here as far major issue for the respective Local Authorities and work is to the river’s confluence with the River Liffey. In the as , the river has good riparian bankside underway to further identify the sources of these environmental stark beauty of the uplands or the pools and riffles habitat, lined with trees (Treelines WL2). There are pressures. The Dodder’s catchment has a large variation in land of the lowlands, the River Dodder offers a corridor of also areas of woodland in , and cover types, with a dominance of peat bogs and forestry in the • Check out the Maps & tranquillity away from the hectic pace of Dublin life. Milltown, which are mostly Mixed Broadleaf Woodland headwaters of the Dodder. Data pages (WD1). Parks like the Dodder Valley Park, Bushy Park, Many people who know the Dodder as it flows through As the river flows downstream and enters the greater Dublin Orwell Park, Darty Park and (Scattered Dublin are unaware that 26 km upstream of Dublin Bay area, the land cover changes to urban fabric, with a large • Sign up to receive the trees and Parkland WD5) are familiar recreational are a collection of little known streams, on the side number of industrial, sports & leisure, construction and areas on the Dodder banks, with walking paths and ‘Catchments Newsletter’ of Mountain, that are the sources of the River dumping sites throughout. cycle ways. Common birds and animals like mallard, • Read the article about the Dodder. These little rivulets and streams, cut into the heron, coot, moorhen and fox are regular sightings. The catchment has a low Standard Average Annual Rainfall in hillsides, are surrounded by Upland blanket bog (PB2). Dodder at: However, the river is also home and habitat to rarer the range of 670-1035mm in the lower catchment, with a more This bog is composed mostly of purple moorgrass species such as kingfisher, dipper, badger, otter and moderate 1278-1597mm in the upper reaches. The Dodder has www.catchments.ie/ and heathers with bog asphodel, bog cotton, and various species of bats. Fish species include trout, been divided up into 5 segments as it flows from the mountains dodder-gathering-2017- Sphagnum moss present. There are also patches eel, stone loach and three-spined stickleback. Salmon to the sea. Each of these segments has been assigned a status of Wet Heath (HH3) that are dominated by heather. inspiring-positive-future- have also begun to return as the river quality has that tells us how healthy it is. These 5 statuses are High, Two rare birds, merlin and peregrine falcon, are improved. Invasive alien species such as Japanese Good, Moderate, Poor and Bad, and are assigned based on connecting-people-nature/ occasionally sighted, as are deer such as Red deer and knotweed and Himalayan balsam are present and will scientific assessments of The Dodder’s chemistry, ecology and Sika. Where these streambeds are lower due to erosion, require control as they cause erosion and replace hydromorphology (how the river flows). And, if you have a story to there is shelter for grasses and the odd windblown native plants. tell about The Dodder let your tree to develop. The streams from here are Eroding Starting from the Dodder’s headwaters on Kippure Mountain Community Water Officer know at: upland streams (FW1), and continue down through to Just upstream from BallsBridge is a weir that marks in The Dublin Mountains, the Dodder_010 is Good , then areas of deeper peat lower along the mountainside, the point where the river enters its tidal phase. This www.watersandcommunities.ie/ flowing downstream from the Dodder_020 (which includes which when harvested and are known as Cutover Bogs 2km Tidal River (CW2) stretch links the Dodder to the the Glenasmole Upper and Lower reservoirs) is Good, the (PB4). The bankside vegetation continues to develop the mouth of the River Liffey in Ringsend, the Liffey’s Dodder_030 which starts near Kiltiper is Good, The Dodder_040 as trees such as ash, sycamore, hawthorn and oak are Estuary (MW4) and Dublin Bay (Sea inlets & Bays which starts near Oldbawn is Moderate, and finally The present along the first fields of Improved Agricultural MW2). The River Dodder comprises a complete river Dodder_050 which starts at Bushy Park and flows all the way to Grassland (GA1). Here in the middle of the Glenasmole cycle with a wealth of ecological and social services The Liffey beside Dock is Moderate. Valley is the Bohernabreena (or Glenasmole) Reservoir. in Dublin’s own backyard! This Reservoir (FL7) is an important source of water for many Dodder Catchment residents and businesses, Vincent Murphy, StreamScapes Consultant Biologist

19 20 The Dodder Bank a poem by Paddy O’Toole I tripped along the Dodder bank, I think that I was three. The Dodder: memories & stories My Da he carried my net and jar, there’s one there you see. They swam around my crystal dome, a kaleidoscope so bright. My first encounter with our stream oh how I slept that night.

I ran along the Dodder Bank, my age now ten and three. I steered my worm beneath a bush, and let my line run free. It lay upon a dinner plate, my trout, two pounds or more. A wonderful encounter, with many more in store

I sat upon the Dodder bank, my age now twenty and three. I held her hand, and babbled on and let my words run free, that little river heard those words, and carried to the sea. My happiest encounter, between my love and me.

I crouched along the Dodder bank, my age now forty and three. I present my fly, but I give a sigh, there’s something wrong you see. Now plastic leaves grow on that bush, tin cans replace the gravel. Sea Scouts in 1945 carrying out some A very special place to me high up in the The Dodder is somewhere I go to regularly, to run Now what’s that smell? Well fight it like the devil. boat maintenance on their Skiff on the mountains is where the Dodder is in her along its banks in Kiltipper and the Bohernabreena Dodder Bank in Derrynane Gardens. Note youth and so beautiful is this standing My saddest encounter, our stream its lowest level. reservoir. I love to see the colours change in the two flat buildings in the background rock which I love to visit when I am hiking rhythm with the seasons. I listen to the calming I grope along the Dodder bank, my age now sixty three. are bomb shelters from the second up the Dodder river with my sons. sound of the water flowing, coupled with the World War. The going is hard, be on your guard, keep our river pollution free. Submitted by Simon Sweeney, chirps of birds. In Autumn, I pick blackberries Kiltipper Ramblers with my nephew along the Dodder and make jam And with gods will, clean ups, and no spills. The day it soon may come, Submitted by 4th Port Dodder Sea Scout Group complete restoration, I’ll say, thank god, well done. Submitted by Gar Tyrrell

Dodder “Wilder Wander”

Download the Wilder Wander App and search for the ‘Dodder’ tour. More details on the tour can be found on the website https://wilderwander.com A fabulous 3.3 km easy walk with loads of local history and biodiversity information. The free tour starts in Milltown at Temple Park by the Dropping Well Pub and heads downriver along the Dodder as far as before looping back up the other side of the River. The tour is mostly off-road, with some road crossing sections. Beaver Row’s colourful cottages 9, 10, 11 and The scene during the night of August The wild trails of the upper Dodder Learn about the history, heritage and 12 can be seen across the Dodder. 25th/26th on the bridge over the Dodder (Glenasmole), October 2017, SDCC Rock to wildlife along this magic stretch of the Submitted by Friends of Donnybrook at Ballsbridge 1986 the Top heritage family event. Dodder River. Bring a few phones and Submitted by Sean Brennan, Submitted by Keith Scanlon compete in the gamified tour against Photograph Matt Kavanagh - courtesy Irish Times each other. Suitable for all the family, schools, groups etc.

21 22 Dublin Bay Biosphere The Dodder flows into the Liffey at Grand Canal Citizen Science and reporting pollution Dock and then out in to Dublin Bay. In 1981, UNESCO recognised the importance of Dublin Bay by designating North Bull Island as a One of the ways you Record River Obstacles ‘Report Invasive Plants’ in ‘See it? say it!’ if you spot Biosphere because of its rare and internationally can help improve the your community environmental pollution in The Reconnect citizen science important habitats and species of wildlife. To project is looking for your help to Invasive alien plants pose the your area Dodder is by becoming support sustainable development, UNESCO’s identify and record river obstacles, second greatest risk to wildlife The See It? Say It! app developed by the a Citizen Scientist, concept of a Biosphere has evolved to include not and recording data and you can download a mobile after habitat destruction, and EPA, helps to collect and direct your phone app to allow you to do this pose a threat to water quality environmental concern to the correct just areas of ecological value but also the areas that will help us easily. Mapping the locations of by leaving banks vulnerable to local authority so that they can act around them and the communities that live and understand and river obstacles is not a simple task. erosion. The ‘Report Invasive and address it. You can report water work within these areas. There have since been manage the river Ireland’s rivers are over 74,000 Plants’ app allows you to report (fish kill/pollution), waste (dumping/ additional international and national designations, better using kilometres long, and we need your sightings of invasive plants in littering), air pollution (backyard covering much of Dublin Bay, to ensure the help to map all the barriers in them. an app on your phone. your area. Once reported the burning/odour/toxic fumes), and noise protection of its water quality and biodiversity. information will help track the (commercial premises/small factory). You can also report River obstacles can make it hard for extent of these invasive plants. To fulfil these broader management aims for the any environmental fish and other creatures to swim up or down stream, trapping them and This app has been designed to be What to do: ecosystem, the Biosphere was expanded in 2015. pollution you see. reducing the length of the river they easy to use. It includes photos of 1 Download the ‘See it? Say it! App The Biosphere now covers Dublin Bay, reflecting can access. Mapping these obstacles the four most common invasive from Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play its significant environmental, economic, cultural can help us understand what needs plants: Giant hogweed, Himalayan Store and tourism importance, and extends to over 300 2 Click ‘Report Environmental to be done to help fish and other balsam, Japanese knotweed and km2. Over 300,000 people live within the newly creatures survive and thrive. Winter heliotrope. Complaint’ – please note your contact enlarged Biosphere. information may be passed on to local What to do: What to do: authorities and others so that your www.dublinbaybiosphere.ie report can be addressed. 1 Download the ‘River Obstacles’ App 1 Download the ‘Report Invasive 3 Take a Photo & Click ‘Submit’ Use from Apple’s App Store or Google’s Plants’ App from Apple’s App the app to take a photo and provide Play Store. Store or Google’s Play Store details that may be important, and your 2 When you are walking beside a 2 Take photos of any Giant contact information. Your report is river, take a photograph of any hogweed, Himalayan balsam, logged on FixYourStreet.ie where obstacles you see in the river and Japanese knotweed or Winter the location and photo is publicly report it with the App. heliotrope you see and upload the visible, but your contact details are not photo using the App visible. The local authority can see and respond to your report using this site. Contacts & Further Information Local Authority Waters Programme: You can also contact the National www.watersandcommunities.ie Environmental Complaints Line on a 24 hour basis at 1850 365 121. Dublin City Council: www.dublincity.ie

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council: www.dlrcoco.ie

South Dublin County Council: www.sdcc.ie/en/

Dodder Action: www.dodderaction.org

Dodder Anglers: www.facebook.com/dodder.anglers 23 24 Home Truths The StreamScapes method views our toilets, sinks, What is Biodiversity? baths and showers as Tributaries to our Rivers! What The terms ‘nature’and ‘biodiversity’ are we put in them has a huge capacity to impact on local interchangeable. Human Water Quality and Biodiversity. Outside our homes in our beings are an intrinsic part gardens and yards we have an equal ability to create or of biodiversity and interact Instream Insects with it on a daily basis. The destroy natural habitats. These tips will help restore River Dodder is home to many Did you know that a different creatures which can water quality & biodiversity: survey or census on the be grouped into mammals, insects that live in the invertebrates, plants, birds and Dodder River reveals fish. You can also see different Household Best Practice the environmental types of landscapes as you walk • Get your car washed in a licensed car wash so quality of the water? alongside the Dodder including that the runoff is collected and doesn’t end up semi wild areas like the river Stone flies, mayflies banks, the river itself, grass in the Dodder. and cased caddis fly land, woodland and ponds. • Avoid using cleaning products that contain larvae are amongst the phosphates or bleach as these products can most pollution sensitive damage our river. aquatic insects. If you ever find them in the • Never pour common household products Dodder it is a good sign, down a drain. and a great example of • Many household products are labelled as a biodiversity in action. Hazard, Poison or Irritant. They must be treated Salmon & Sea Trout as a toxic waste regarding disposal by following Local Authority Guidelines. Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Hydromorphology spawn in the Dodder, as • Avoid using pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers Hydromorphology is a the Dodder is tidal up to in your garden as they end up in our rivers physical characteristic relating Ballsbridge. The presence and cause problems. Explore more natural ways to the shape, boundary and of these fish is an indicator to garden. content of a water body. of good water quality Good hydromorphological • When carrying out any excavation work and a great benefit to conditions allow physical remember that silt harms water courses so communities who can take habitats for fish, invertebrates up angling. The Dodder don’t let it enter our rivers and harm biodiversity. and aquatic macrophytes. is also stocked with trout • If getting a new patio or driveway, choose a Pressures which can affect every year and anglers, permeable surface rather than an impervious good hydromophological with a licence, can fish surface. Conditions include along the river. canalisation, embankments • Always remember that water is precious and and abstraction. it’s necessary to protect our rivers so that future generations can enjoy them.

Don’t let Nature go down the Drain!

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