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Web: www.therrc.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01234 752979 Bullock Building, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
We are pleased to welcome you to this RRC Site Visit to the River Tat in Norfolk. Work on the Tat forms part of the River Wensum Restoration Strategy, winner of this year’s inaugural England River Prize.
RRC Site Visit Award winning River Tat
Wednesday Sept 17th 2014
Programme and information
The site visit will be hosted by Rob Dryden (EA), Adam Thurtle (EA), Hannah Wallace (NE) and Ulrika
Åberg (RRC). To book a place send an email to: [email protected], booking ends 10th September.
11.00 - 12.30 River Tat downstream of Tatterford Bridge 12.30 - 13.00 Lunch 13.00 - 15.00 River Tat upstream of Tatterford Bridge 15.00 - 16.30 Optional visit to a restored section of the River Wensum at Sculthorpe
The visit is FREE to RRC members. If space is available, non-members are welcome to attend at a cost of £30. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis to RRC members and subject to a maximum number of attendees. Please note you will need to organise your own lunch and transport. If possible, try to lift share as parking space on site is very restricted. More information on location and meeting point will follow after booking.
Summary of the project
The River Wensum Restoration Strategy is a partner-ship project between the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Water Management Alliance, who work closely with other partners to deliver restoration schemes on the river and floodplain. The prime aim is to restore favourable ecological condition to the SSSI and achieve the WFD target of Good Ecological Potential. To date over 12km of the designated river has been restored.
In common with many other lowland rivers the Tat has historically been straightened, deepened and widened, primarily for land drainage. This visit will look at two sections of restored river. A recently completed section downstream of Tatterford Bridge provides an excellent opportunity to see how newly installed features are interacting with river processes. Upstream of Tatterford Bridge we will see how the river has responded in terms of geomorphology and ecology one year after the completion of restoration.
The visit will provide an opportunity to view the restoration measures implemented (e.g. berm creation, bank re-profiling, glide and pool creation, use of woody deflectors and pinned willow, floodplain reconnection), and to share learning points and best practice with the project team.
Time permitting, at the end of the day there will be an opportunity to visit a nearby restored section of the River Wensum at Sculthorpe.
