Whole farm appraisal in the River Wye Catchment Vowchurch, Hereford
A480 River Wye Catchment Area
A4111 River Wye Catchment (23) Almeley National boundary County/Unitary Authority A4112 boundary CSFO: Kate Adams Eardisley Railway with station A438 Staunton A4110 ye A480 A49 R W on Wye Clifford Bredwardine Burghill Credenhill County of Herefordshire Hay-on-Wye Dorstone B4348 A438 UA B4352 R W HEREFORD Madley ye Description of the farm and issues Peterchurch Es Clehonger c B4399 R l O M e Kingstone A49 ENGLAND lc y h o Fownhope Stall House Farm is on a tributary of the River n B o r n n o o o D B4224 B r w k u o l o a k s R A465 Kings Thorn Dore. There are unfenced watercourses B D ro o o r A449 k e ye Hoarwithy W Longtown R where stock access can cause poaching Ewyas Orcop Hill A49 Harold Crow Hill M50
A466 G Peterstow and siltation especially in the winter. Access a rr ROSS-ON-WYE en R Bro A4137 M ok A40 on Weston Lea to fields on slopes can also cause problems no w under Llangarron B4234 Penyard A40 WALES Goodrich in wet weather. Advice from the whole farm B4521 Llangrove Whitchurch Ruardean Mitcheldean appraisal in February 2007 and a follow up visit Symonds Yat A4136 Berry Lydbrook in December 2007 included recommendations MONMOUTH Hill Staunton Coleford on how to reduce the risks from the following: Redbrook The area of the River Wye catchment A466 that is in Wales is excluded. Clearwell • Coppicing alders, fencing banksides on the GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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watercourse at Stall House, moving crossing Rhayader ENGLAND W Llandrindod y Wells e Tintern points, installing drinking points, putting up Hereford Hay-on-Wye rn ve Se Ross- R gates and planting willows. WALES on-Wye over 600m 500-600m B4293 400-500m A48 300-400m • Stoning gateway into Woodhouse and Chepstow 200-300m 100-200m CHEPSTOW 0-100m possible track repair M48 Based upon Ordnance Survey material on behalf of HMSO. 5km cCrown copyright and database right 2013. All rights reserved. Height above sea level 0 • Maintaining the few field drains on the farm Natural England OS licence number 100022021 in metres • Continue to choose outwintering and feeding sites carefully Description of action being taken • Keep management plans up to date now or planned for future Since the first visit the following have been successful: • A CSF grant has been awarded to stone gateways, fence watercourses, improve yard drainage, install livestock drinkers and troughs and to improve access tracks and cross drains. This work is taking place on all three blocks of land on the farm • The farmer has also stoned additional feeding areas in some fields to reduce run off • The farm management plans have been reviewed and updated • N use on the farm has also been reviewed and the implications of the new NVZ regulations have also been considered Conclusion When all the capital work is completed the advice and guidance through CSF will have helped to reduce diffuse water pollution through agriculture by: • Reducing bankside erosion by stock • Reducing the risk of run off from gateways, tracks, drinkers and feeders • Better nutrient management on the farm
Access track and gateway after CSF grant work
Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer (CSFO) Kate Adams Natural England, Worcester 07795 521011 [email protected]
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) is delivered in partnership by Natural Funding is from the European Agricultural England, the Environment Fund for Rural Development: Europe Agency and Defra. investing in rural areas.