Salmon to – the story of the River Don Fish Super-highway Martin Slater Area - Operations Manager

‘MANAGING AND DEALING WITH RISK TO DELIVER SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS’

Media City, Salford Tuesday 28 January 2020 Returning the wild

Dendritic - The power Salmon and rivers get of beer everywhere alliteration Where is the Don? Problems and risks

Water quality External conditions Partnerships & Engagement EA resources

Re- colonisation Project Project potential - prioritisation Funding issues can fish return? “Before the industrial revolution Yorkshire’s Rivers were the best salmon rivers in ” – so they say, probably said by a Yorkshire Man! River Don (boom time)

• 1637 - Don at Sheffield (John Harrison): “ye chiefest river within this manor is ye river that passeth through the same, wherein we get store of salmon”

• 1689 - selling for less than 2d per pound (approx. 2p per kg) due to its ready availability.

• 1700 – in apprenticeships contracts a clause was common ‘that the master should not compel the lad to eat salmon more than twice a week’ 31 species recorded in the Don

8 Ammonia River Don 1979 - 2018

Green shoots of recovery - first signs.

Sprotbrough weir River Don - a salmon caught below the weir. Legislation and the mechanism to drive change

WFD & Catchment Based Approach

Water quality right ✓ Fish returning

✓ Fish passage Funding prioritised ✓ ✓? CaBA Partnerships

EA team place ✓ Make it happen by creating a vision and telling a compelling story

• Flexible plan & adaptable • People on the ground to make it happen • You will not see our plan written down • Substance • Change perceptions Perception is everything.. then and now Substance! Sprotborough Fish Pass 2014! Ward End weir removal EA 2015

Beeley Wood weir removal. EA 2016

Create a compelling story…

Salmon and beer Promotional work with the Don Network and the Sheffield Brewery Company Create a compelling story…

The power of alliteration - Salmon to Sheffield/ Salmon to Skipton (DNAire) / Fish to the Friars Re-introduction of diadromous (anadromous and catadromous) species to empty or vacant ecological niches Create a compelling story…

… by telling a compelling story The man/women in the street, talk about it everywhere, getting into public consciousness…. drip, drip, drip… Art…. in public places January 2020 What have we achieved?

Current situation CurrentFisheries situation status FisheriesCurrent situation status FisheriesCurrent situation status CurrentFisheries situation status Current situationStatus Fisheries status Weir 2014 Weir 2015 Weir 2016 Weir 2017 Weir 2018 Weir 2020 Upper/Lodge Holmes WharncliffeCollapsed Side Upper/Lodge Holmes WharncliffeCollapsedPassable Side Upper/Lodge Holmes WharncliffePassableCollapsed Side Upper/Lodge Holmes WharncliffePassableCollapsed Side Upper/Lodge CollapsedWharncliffePassable Side Upper/Lodge Holmes Collapsed Passable Passable Holmes Wharncliffe Side WharncliffeYorkshire Side Water asset WharncliffeFish passageNot passable Side proposed WharncliffeNotFish passable passage Side proposed WharncliffeYWFish NEP passage 2020 Side proposed FWharncliffeish passageYW NEP Side proposed 2018 Yorkshire WaterDelivery asset completed 2018 in 2018 Passable YW Business Plan Yorkshire Water business plan Crag View/ Upper Crag View/OughtibridgeCollapsed Upper CragCollapsed View/OughtibridgePassable Upper CragPassableCollapsed View/Oughtibridge Upper CragPassableCollapsed View/Oughtibridge Upper CollapsedCrag View/OughtibridgePassable Upper Collapsed Passable Passable

Oughtibridge/ Middlewood Oughtibridge/Damaged Middlewood Oughtibridge/DamagedPassable Middlewood in high flows Oughtibridge/PassableDamaged in high Middlewood flows Oughtibridge/PassableDamaged in high Middlewood flows DamagedOughtibridge/Passable Middlewood in high flows Damaged Passable in high flows Passable in high flows

Middlewood Iron Works MiddlewoodDamaged & Iron could Works be removed MiddlewoodPassableDamaged in & highIron could Worksflows be removed MiddlewoodPassableDamaged in & Ironhigh could Works flows be removed DamagedPassable in high flows Passable in high flows Middlewood Iron Works Damaged & could be removed Passable in high flows Middlewood Iron Works Damaged Passable in high flows

Beeley Woods Upper Beeley WoodsCollapsed Upper BeeleyCollapsedPassable Woods Upper BeeleyPassableCollapsed Woods Upper BeeleyPassableCollapsed Woods Upper CollapsedPassable Passable Beeley Woods Upper Collapsed Passable Beeley Woods Lower Beeley WoodsPotential Lower removal BeeleyProposedNot Woods passableremoval Lower project BeeleyNotPartially passable Woods removed Lower BeeleyPassablePartially Woods removed Lower PartiallyPassable removed Passable EA EA 2016 EA 2016 EABeeley 2016 Woods Lower Partially removed Passable Niagara / NiagaraAlaskan /Wadsley fish pass NiagaraAlaskanPassable /Wadsley fish pass NiagaraPassableAlaskan /Wadsley fish pass NiagaraPassableAlaskan /Wadsley fish pass AlaskanPassable fish pass EA 2016 Passable Niagara /Wadsley Alaskan fish pass Passable OwlertonCollapsed OwlertonCollapsedPassable OwlertonPassableCollapsed OwlertonPassableCollapsed CollapsedPassable Passable Owlerton Collapsed Passable Ward End/Old park Ward End/OldPotential park removal WardPartial End/OldNot removal passable park WardPassablePartially End/Old removed park WardPassablePartially End/Old r emoved park PartiallyPassable removed Passable EA Spring 2015 EA 2015 EA 2015 EAWard 2015 End/Old park Partially removed Passable / Parkwood Springs NeepsendPartial/ Parkwood collapse Springs NeepsendPartialPassable collapse/ Parkwood Springs NeepsendPassablePartial collapse / Parkwood Springs NeepsendPassablePartial collapse / Parkwood Springs PartialPassable collapse EA 2015 Passable Neepsend/ Parkwood Springs Partial collapse Passable Packhorse/Steelbank Packhorse/SteelbankDCRT HLF bid Packhorse/SteelbankDCRTNot HLF passable project Packhorse/SteelbankNotDCRT passable HLF project Packhorse/SteelbankDeliveryDCRT HLF 2016/17 project DCRTPassable HLF project Passable Fish pass 2016 FishPackhorse/Steelbank pass 2016 DCRT HLF project Passable Kelham KelhamDCRT HLF bid KelhamDCRTNot HLF passable project KelhamNotDCRT passable HLF project KelhamDeliveryDCRT HLF 2016/17 project DCRTPassable HLF project Passable Easement 2016 Easement 2016 Lady’s Bridge DeliveryDCRT HLF 2016/17 project KelhamPassable DCRT HLF project Passable Lady’s Bridge Lady’s BridgeDCRT HLF bid Lady’sDCRT Not BridgeHLF passable project NotDCRT passable HLF project Lady’s Bridge DCRT HLF project Passable Easement 2016 Easement 2016 Walk Mill WalkAlaskan Mill A fish pass WalkPassableAlaskan Mill A fish pass PassableAlaskan A fish pass Lady’sPassable Bridge DCRT HLF project Passable Walk Mill Alaskan A fish pass Passable Walk Mill Alaskan A fish pass Passable

Norfolk Bridge Norfolk DCRTBridge HLF bid NorfolkDCRTNot BridgeHLF passable project NorfolkNotDCRT passable BridgeHLF project DeliveryDCRT HLF 2016/17 project Walk MillPassable Alaskan A fish pass Passable Norfolk Bridge DCRT HLF project Passable Easement 2016 EasementNorfolk Bridge 2016 Existing rock ramp ineffective Passable Sanderson’s SCC project Sheffield FAS Delivery 2017/18 Sanderson’s Sanderson’sPotential opportunities in conjunction withPotential Not opportunitiespassable in conjunction with Sanderson’sNot passable SCC project Sheffield FAS Delivery 2018/19 DCRT HLF project

Sheffield FAS Sheffield FAS Sanderson’s Delivery in conjunction with Delivery 2019 SheffieldSanderson’s FAS. Sheffield City Council SCC completed fish pass in 2019 Passable Brightside DCRT HLF project Delivery 2016/17 Brightside BrightsideDCRT HLF bid DCRTNot HLF passable project BrightsideNot passable DCRT HLF project Passable Fish pass 2016 Brightside DCRTBrightside HLF project DCRT HLF projectPassable Passable Hadfields Meadowhall Fish & eel pass Passable Hadfields Meadowhall HadfieldsFish Meadowhall & eel pass Fish &Passable eel pass HadfieldsPassable Meadowhall Fish & eel pass Fish passPassable 2016 DCRT 2013 DCRT 2013 DCRT 2013 HadfieldsDCRT 2013 Meadowhall Fish & eel pass completed Passable Jordon’s Dam Fish passage proposed YW NEP 2020 HadfieldsDelivery 2017/18 Fish & eel pass completed Passable Jordon’s Dam Jordon’sYorkshire Dam Water and C&RT asset Fish passageNot passable proposed Jordon’sNot passable Dam Yorkshire Water project DCRT 2013 Meadowhall DCRT 2013 YW Business Plan Jordon’s Dam Fish & eel pass under construction 2018. Delivery 2018 Ickles Fish passage Delivery 2016/17 Jordon’s Dam Fish passage completed in AMP 6 by Passable Ickles Private ownership Not passable Ickles Templeborough Biomass Plant YorkshirePassable Water Via planning gain Yorkshire Water Ickles Planning gain opportunity Not passable IcklesFish and eel pass 2017 Templebrorough Biomass Plant development. Passable Masbrough Rotherham Opportunities via hydropower scheme, Not passable Ickles Fish passage via planning gain Passable Masbrough Rotherham Potential opportunities via hydropower Not passable Masbrough Rotherham Opportunities via, Forge Island Fish &Not eel passablepass completed 2017. Rotherham FAS, Rotherham Masbroughand/or Rotherham Rotherham FAS phase 2. Potential opportunities via hydropower Not passable MasbroughRegeneration Rotherham, Rotherham FAS Detailed design underway 2018. Potential Not passable regeneration. and/or Rotherham FAS phase 2. Aldwarke Hydropower scheme and fish passagedelivery MasbroughPassable opti Rotherhamons via Rotherham regeneration.Fish Passage construction begins January 2020 Not passable Aldwarke Potential opportunities via hydropowerAldwarke Not passable Hydropower scheme and fish passage Completion Autumn 2016 Aldwarke Hydropower scheme licensed Not passable AldwarkeFish pass 2016 Hydropower scheme Passable Aldwarke Fish passage via Projection 2016-17 Thrybergh Potential opportunities via hydropower Not passable Thrybergh Hydropower scheme and fish passageFish passPassable 2016 Thrybergh Hydropower scheme and fish passage PassableFish pass 2015 C&RT hydropower scheme Thrybergh Hydropower scheme and fish passage PC&RTassable 2015 Thrybergh Hydropower scheme Passable Kilnhurst Collapsed C&RTPassable 2015 Kilnhurst Collapsed FishThrybergh passPassable 2015 Hydro scheme and fish passage Passable Kilnhurst Collapsed Passable Kilnhurst Collapsed Passable Kilnhurst Collapsed C&RT 2015 Passable Sprotbrough Fish & eel pass Passable Sprotbrough Fish & eel pass Passable Kilnhurst Collapsed Passable Sprotbrough Fish & eel pass PassableEA 2014 SprotbroughEA 2014 Fish & eel pass PassableEA 2014 Sprotbrough Fish & eel pass Passable EA 2014 EASprotbrough 2014 Fish & eel pass Passable Crimpsall River restoration and fish pass Passable Crimpsall River restoration and fish pass Passable Crimpsall River restoration and fish pass PassableEA 2001 EA 2014 CrimpsallEA 2001 River restoration and fish pass PassableEA 2001 Crimpsall River restoration and fish pass Passable Crimpsall River restoration and fish pass Passable EA 2001 EA 2001 EA 2001

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June 2015 Juvenile Salmon caught in the River Dearne

Work begins on the last obstruction….

33 And finally….next steps • Masbrough Weir in Rotherham 2020 Great• Don headwater ideas and solve tributary weirs their own• Weir notchingproblems - they just • Salmon monitoring need• Habitat patienceprotection and commitment• Retro fitting - replacing to old make fish passes. it happen.• Public ownership and celebration - festivals