River Mease SSSI/SAC Restoration Plan Document control sheet BPP 04 F8 Client: Natural England Project: River Mease SSSI/SAC Restoration Job No: B1753400 Document Title: River Mease SSSI/SAC Restoration Plan Originated by Checked by Reviewed by Approved by ORIGINAL NAME NAME NAME NAME Duncan Wishart Joanne Barlow Joanne Barlow Suzanne Maas DATE th INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS 7 December 2011 DRAFT FOR CLIENT COMMENT Document Status Originated by Checked by Reviewed by Approved by NAME NAME NAME NAME Duncan Wishart Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas DATE 22nd December 2011 INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS Document Status FINAL DRAFT REVISED DRAFT FOR CLIENT APPROVAL Originated by Checked by Reviewed by Approved by NAME NAME NAME NAME Duncan Wishart Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas DATE3 3rd January 2012 INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS APPROVED DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION Document Status Originated by Checked by Reviewed by Approved by NAME NAME NAME NAME Duncan Wishart Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas DATE 1st March 2012 INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS REVISION FOR CLIENT APPROVAL, FOLLOWING PUBLIC CONSULTATION Document Status Originated by Checked by Reviewed by Approved by NAME NAME NAME NAME Shirley Duncan Wishart Suzanne Maas Suzanne Maas Henderson DATE 15th March 2012 INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS INITIALS FINAL Document Status Jacobs Engineering U.K. Limited This document has been prepared by a division, subsidiary or affiliate of Jacobs Engineering U.K. Limited (“Jacobs”) in its professional capacity as consultants in accordance with the terms and conditions of Jacobs’ contract with the commissioning party (the “Client”). 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...............................................................................................................................................2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RESTORATION PLAN..........................................................................................................2 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.......................................................................................................................................2 SECTION 2 THE RIVER MEASE SSSI/SAC..........................................................................................................4 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................................4 GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY .......................................................................................................................................4 CHANNEL CHANGES AND PAST PRACTICES ....................................................................................................................5 HYDROLOGY ...............................................................................................................................................................5 ECOLOGY....................................................................................................................................................................5 PRESSURES AND IMPACTS ...........................................................................................................................................6 Condition assessment ...........................................................................................................................................6 Field survey ...........................................................................................................................................................7 Key findings ...........................................................................................................................................................8 SECTION 3 POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS ................................................................................................................14 SELECTING RESTORATION SOLUTIONS ........................................................................................................................14 CREATING A RESTORATION VISION..............................................................................................................................15 OUR VISION FOR THE RIVER MEASE AND GILWISKAW BROOK SSSI/SAC .....................................................................16 River Mease........................................................................................................................................................16 Gilwiskaw Brook................................................................................................................................................16 TYPES OF RESTORATION ............................................................................................................................................15 Conserve and enhance .......................................................................................................................................15 Rehabilitate..........................................................................................................................................................15 Restore ................................................................................................................................................................15 Descriptions of the restoration measures............................................................................................................15 SECTION 4 REACH-SCALE RESTORATION OPTIONS....................................................................................24 ORGANISATION OF THE OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................24 REACH-SCALE OPTIONS .............................................................................................................................................25 Reaches for conservation and enhancement......................................................................................................25 Reaches for rehabilitation and physical restoration.............................................................................................25 SECTION 5 IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN............................................................................................................53 WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS AND LAND MANAGERS ...................................................................................................53 PRIORITISATION AND COST.........................................................................................................................................54 SHAPING THE ACTIONS...............................................................................................................................................58 AN OPPORTUNITY ......................................................................................................................................................58 DELIVERY MECHANISMS AND SOURCES OF FUNDING ....................................................................................................61