CASE STUDY "WATER AND INTEGRATED LOCAL DELIVERY (WILD) PROJECT" (UK) This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innova- tion programme under grant agreement No 633814 444 1 Introduction: What is the case study about? ......................................................... 448 2 Definition of the social-ecological system (SES) studied ........................................ 452 2.1 The SES diagram from Steps 1&2 has been revised and updated in Steps 3&4. This is shown in Figure 3 below. ................................................................................................ 452 2.2 Description of the SES ..................................................................................................... 453 2.3 Levels of ESBO provision, trends and determinants ....................................................... 454 2.4 Ancillary economic and social benefits provided ‘on the back’ of ESBOs ....................... 464 3 Shifting societal norms, collective learning and voluntary actions ......................... 467 4 Mechanisms, (collective) actions and governance arrangements to enhance the level of ESBO provision ......................................................................................... 469 4.1 Organisational capacities, leadership, networking and communication ........................ 469 4.2 Innovative governance arrangements and mechanisms supporting ESBO provision .... 471 4.3 The role and impact of policy in ESBO provision ............................................................. 473 4.4 The role of the private sector in ESBO provision and enabling factors........................... 480 5 Potential pathways towards an enhanced provision of ESBOs ............................... 481 6 Suitability of the SES framework and ‘action-orientated approach’ in the analysis of ESBO provision ................................................................................................. 483 7 Main conclusions derived from the Steps 3-4 analysis ........................................... 484 7.1 Key findings on the particular SES and the provision of ESBOs ...................................... 484 7.2 Key findings on governance arrangements and institutional frameworks ..................... 485 7.3 Other enabling or limiting factors ................................................................................... 486 7.4 Contributions to EU strategic objectives ......................................................................... 486 7.5 Transferability of the approach/mechanism used .......................................................... 487 8 References (including projects docs, evidence reports etc.) ................................... 488 9 ANNEX: Reflections on the case study methodology used ..................................... 490 9.1 Objectives and activities undertaken with initiative/stakeholders ................................. 490 9.2 Outcomes and further steps ........................................................................................... 491 9.3 Supporting data and statistics ......................................................................................... 491 10 Appendices .......................................................................................................... 492 10.1 Appendix 1:...................................................................................................................... 492 10.2 Appendix 2: Changes in flood protection in 6 parishes since 2007 ................................ 501 10.3 Appendix 3:...................................................................................................................... 503 10.4 Appendix 4:...................................................................................................................... 505 Background to the Report .................................................................................. 506 Overview of the Ampney Brook ......................................................................... 506 Ampney & Poulton Brook 30300 (Source to Thames)........................................ 506 River Biodiversity Value ...................................................................................... 508 Future management options in order to increase biodiversity ......................... 509 In channel enhancements .................................................................................. 509 Barriers to Fish Migration ................................................................................... 510 Connection with the Floodplain ......................................................................... 510 Impact of Climate Change .................................................................................. 511 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innova- tion programme under grant agreement No 633814 445 Map Ampney Brook Recommendations, Down Ampney Parish ........................ 512 Map Down Ampney Parish Rivers ...................................................................... 513 Species Recorded During Fieldwork ................................................................... 514 Photos of Ampney Brook within Down Ampney Parish taken September 2013 515 Photos of Poulton Brook within Down Ampney Parish taken September 2013 521 Appendix 4 Cycle 1 Waterbody Summary Report Thames ................................ 524 Wild Project Ampney Brook Progress Report .................................................... 526 Background to the Wild Project ......................................................................... 526 Bibliography ........................................................................................................ 527 References .......................................................................................................... 528 10.5 Appendix 5: The role and impact of policy in ESBO provision - further details .............. 528 Water Quality ..................................................................................................... 529 Flood protection ................................................................................................. 532 Rural Vitality ....................................................................................................... 534 Species and Habitats........................................................................................... 535 Soil Quality .......................................................................................................... 536 Landscape character ........................................................................................... 536 10.6 Appendix 6: WILD Phase 2 Outputs ................................................................................ 537 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innova- tion programme under grant agreement No 633814 446 List of acronyms AES Agri-Environment Scheme CaBA Catchment-Based Approach CAP Common Agricultural Policy CCRI Countryside and Community Research Institute CS Countryside Stewardship CSF Catchment Sensitive Farming CWP Cotswold Water Park CWPT Cotswold Water Park Trust EA Environment Agency ESBO Environmentally and Socially Beneficial Outcomes ESIF European Structural and Investment Funds FWAG Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group FWAGSW Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West GAEC Good Agricultural and Ecological Conditions GCC Gloucestershire City Council GES Good Ecological Status GRCC Gloucestershire Rural Community Council ILD Integrated Local Delivery LFRMS Local Flood Risk Management Strategy LPs Landscape Partnerships MEA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment NCA National Character Area NE Natural England NEA National Ecosystem Assessment NVZ Nitrate Vulnerable Zone RDPE Rural Development Programme for England SES Social-ecological System SMRs Statutory Management Requirements SROI Social Return On Investment SSSI Sites of Special Scientific Interest TW Thames Water UTCP Upper Thames Catchment Partnership WFD Water Framework Directive WILD Water and Integrated Local Delivery This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innova- tion programme under grant agreement No 633814 447 1 Introduction: What is the case study about? The Water with Integrated Local Delivery (WILD) project is a facilitation-based initiative that seeks to develop a broad-based partnership to meet a range of policy priorities, centred on the Water Framework Directive (WFD), to improve the water and land-based environments. The project areas covers of 26,000ha in the central part of the Upper Thames catchment that forms the headwaters of the Thames river basin in central and southern England. The catch- ment includes stretches of the River Thames extending from its source south-east of Cirences- ter at Kemble, to Lechlade where watercourses from the plateau of the Cotswolds join the clay lowlands around Swindon. The geology of the Upper Thames catch- ment is dominated by limestone that pro- vides significant groundwater resources and the aquifers within the catchment have been classified into the Water Framework Directive (WFD) groundwater bodies. The area contains a wide variety of habitats and landscapes and provides high quality game and coarse fishing in both rivers and still wa- ters. Some watercourses are stocked by their owners and angling associations, to supplement wild