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Richard Jeffries and Roy Richardson
Improving Scottish RiversProposals for delivery
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Urban improvements
From this…
…to this.
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Rural improvements
From this…
…to this.
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Varied habitats – pools, riffles, etc
Good for Ecology
Good for land management
Natural width low-flow channels keep the river bed clear of fine sediment. Less maintenance needed.
Flood water storage within river corridor
River corridorAgricultural field
Varied habitats – trees / scrub
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Working within the landscape
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Catchment plan
Healthy rivers
Ecologically unhealthy
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Arable – avoid
Pasture – investigate potential
Ecology Land use Urban
Healthy sections
Unhealthy sections
Area at risk of flooding
River corridor
Urban area
Focus areasUrban areas - flood risk?Land useRiver corridor
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Working within the landscape
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High value land: no restoration here
Channel moving around – issues with drain maintenance
Regeneration opportunity
Space for a functioning river
Local factors & opportunities
Possibility of small-scale works
Possibility of small-scale works
2 metre statutory buffer
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Ecology Land use Urban
Restore to reduce flood risk
Less maintenanceBetter habitats
Stepping stone restoration
Stepping stone restoration
River plan
No change
No change
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Land not used for agriculture Old channel still present
Rural restoration opportunity
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£22,000 from SEPA Total value £48,000
low cost active restoration
Logie burn
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Urban restoration partnership
Funder amount
Water Environment Fund £100,000
Total UK £60,000
Aberdeen Greenspaces Trust Ltd £62,500
Aberdeen Forward £50,000
North East Local Biodiversity Action plan
£2000
Aberdeen City Council £15500
Aberdeen City Council – in kind contribution
£30000
Total £320000
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Small scale stepping stone example
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Catchment plan
River plan
River plan
River plan
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Q & A
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Discussion questions
• Is improvements based on constraints the right approach?
• Improvements: where might benefits outweigh costs?
• Constraints: where might costs outweigh benefits?