Completed Enhancement Works Map reference Total length enhanced (metres) Beck 6,7,9,11,14,16,20,21 2919 4,5,8,23,24 1484 Project Area - The map highlights locations of completed enhancement Orford Beck 1 900 works, community projects and areas of land under improved management Hall Farm Lake Raising Awareness through HLS. The numbers on the map refer to each project location. Stainton le Vale 19 726 Welton Beck 12,15 610 Between 2006 and 2011 the LCSP has, MAP KEY Grasby Beck 2 560 Led more than 15 guided walks Enhancement works 17 257 Given more than 24 interactive talks Beck 3 250 Attended more than 50 shows and public events (approx 15,000 visitors Community projects R Otby 10 150 accessing LCSP information) i on v River Lud 13 120 er Higher Level Stewardship Attended more than 15 specialist events, eg, hosted the National Water BARTON UPON Burwell Beck 22 80 for Wildlife Conference 2010 eck South HUMBER B East Halt M A P © L incolnshire and South Hum be rside Tourist Total 8056m And, has had a vast range of media coverage including; BBC Radio Ferriby East C artography by L ove ll Johns L td. Oxford 1993 , local press, annual reviews, national magazines, BBC internet Halton One of the Threats to Lincolnshire’s Chalk Streams and interactive TV news. N Siltation of Lincolnshire’s chalk streams has long been identied as a problem. Silt enters rivers from, Case Study Arable elds through ditches, drains and land drainage pipes A180 Run-o from roads, farm yards and construction work Great Eau, Belleau A180 Bank damage caused by cattle, vehicles and recreational activities. Before A18 Keelby The stream su ers from large amounts of Barnetby sediment input. le Wold To investigate the extent of the problem surveys were carried out on the The unmanaged hedgerow shades out following watercourses, A46 aquatic plants. A16 2007/08 Great Eau 2008/09 Waithe Beck and River Lud 2 2009/10 River Bain After Swallow 21 7 2010/11 Laceby Beck and . 6 14 aithe During Rothwell W Groups of log ow deectors were installed to Beck Nettleton 16 trap sediment, narrow the channel and North encourage diversity in ow. 9 A46 Thorseby The hedgerow on the right bank was cut back. North 11 A18 1 20 Somercotes 10 19 Covenham A16 Resr. After MARKET A hard standing cattle drinking area was RASEN Tealby created. River South Reduced sediment entering stream. Rase Ludford Elkington Improved habitat for trout and 12 invertebrates. 15 13LOUTH Crenobia alpina - a atworm ong River bank damage caused by cattle L t Eau ea Gr 17 Eau Donington 24 A16 Maltby on Bain 8 Case Study Burwell Beck, le Marsh 23 5 Before South The right bank was collapsing into the Thoresby 4 stream causing a build up of sediment. 3 22 As water voles may be in the area, R ALFORD specialist advice was sought. iv ing er Bain ar W Discharge from land drainage pipe er A1028Claxby iv R R iv A16 Lymner Future Projects The LCSP is always planning work to After Pre-planted coir will establish on the improve the chalk streams. Potential bank quickly. projects may include work on the Great During Improved habitat for invertebrates and Eau, River Bain and Waithe Beck. The LCSP Work had to be carried out sensitively using spawing sh. A16 hand tools. Improved habitat to encourage water will continue to work with communities, The bank was graded to form a natural prole. voles. farmers and landowners to improve their Pre-planted coir roll was used to support the local streams – if you think we can help, bank. please get in touch.

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T HE L INCOLNSHIRE W OLDS Chalk Streams The Lincolnshire Wolds is a nationally important and cherished landscape. Most of it was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Helping Lincolnshire’s 1973. Covering an area of 558 square kilometres or 216 square miles, the What is a chalk stream? AONB contains the highest ground in eastern England between Yorkshire and Chalk streams are very special rivers unique to the south Kent, rising to over 150m along its western edge. Rolling chalk hills and Chalk Streams Flow and east of England and Normandy in France. Fed by areas of sandstone and clay underlie this attractive landscape. groundwater from a chalk geology they naturally have, Stable ows and temperature The Lincolnshire Wolds have been inhabited since prehistoric times and the Low hydraulic energy appearance of the countryside today has been greatly in uenced by past and Clear water with little sediment present agricultural practices. Low levels of nutrients (nitrate, phosphate and ammonia). Water vole A Countryside Service helps to protect and enhance the landscape A chalk stream has characteristic wildlife communities including, through partnership projects with local landowners, farmers, parish Abundant alkaline–loving plants like water-crowfoot, water-dropwort, councils, businesses and residents of the Wolds starwort and watercress Aquatic invertebrates such as freshwater shrimps, may ies, caddis and snails and the nationally threatened, native, white clawed craysh Water vole, otter and water shrew Kingsher, heron and many other birds Fish such as trout, bullhead, eels and brook lamprey.

Why are they important? They are unique habitats They host a variety of rare and unusual wildlife Streams and their aquifers provide drinking water and water for industry and agriculture They are an integral part of the landscape The riverside provides attractive walking routes. Kingsher

Natural Choice White Paper (2011) The LCSP will strive to deliver the plans of the White Paper in working to improve the quality of the natural environment by; halting the decline of this habitat and its associated species, working to reconnect habitats by enhancing www.dabgraphics.co.uk by Services Countryside 11/11 10K Designed & Produced Wolds ©Lincolnshire river corridors, and making changes to help with adapting to climate change.

For more information contact: Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project, Water Framework Directive (2000) Navigation Warehouse, Riverhead Road, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 0DA. The LCSP is also helping to deliver the Directive which aims to improve the Tel: 01507 609740 Website: www.lincswolds.org.uk Email: [email protected] quality of river habitats and implement management to help maintain them into the future. Working together to improve chalk streams of the Lincolnshire Wolds and surrounding area If you would like this lea et in an alternative format please contact us.