David HigginsProject Manager

http://www.yorkshiredalesriverstrust.com/http://yorkshiredalesriverstrust.blogspot.com/

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

1. Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust2. Changing Patterns3. Monitoring Rivers4. Water Framework Directive5. River Restoration6. Restoration projects

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

1. Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF OutputsThe Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust

Registered Charity in 2004

‘to provide a concerted and holistic approach to the protection and enhancement of the catchments of

the Swale, Ure, Nidd and Wharfe.’

Founding principles:

•Work will be based on science•Work will begin in the uplands

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

2. Changing Patterns

Askrigg

Living in a changing climate

Snaizeholme, summer 5 percentile flowSnaizeholme, spring 5 percentile flowSnaizeholme, spring 5 percentile flow

Snaizeholme, autumn 5 percentile flow

Snaizeholme, winter 5 percentile flow

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

3. Monitoring Rivers

The SCIMAP approach to identifying soil erosion

http://www.scimap.org.uk/

Diffuse pollution sources that are connected to a watercourse

Fine sediment in rivers:

1.Degrades habitat2.Carries phosphates into rivers3.Has a cost to water companies

(which means everyone...)

and

it’s a loss of the major farm resource

Restoration can include simple measures such as woodland creation and buffer strips

Woodland creation

Buffer strip

SCIMAP assists with identifying the most efficient locations for restoration.

Kick Sampling

• Standard and representative 3 minute kick sample• On fast flowing, shallow, riffle habitat• Sample all micro-habitats proportionally• 1 minute stone search • Bankside sorting and counting of taxa

Macro-invertebrates respond to environmental stress

• Oxygen depletion• Direct toxicity• Loss of microhabitat• Siltation of habitat• Food availability changes• Competition from other species

Electrofishing

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

4. Water Framework Directive

The EU Water Framework Directive 2000Legislation that covers all of the EU member states and:

1. surface freshwater (including lakes, streams and rivers)

2. groundwaters 3. groundwater dependent ecosystems 4. estuaries 5. coastal waters out to one mile from low-water.

Aim is to achieve ‘Good Ecological Status ‘by: -

2015 where possibleor

On six year cycles; 2021, 2027

EU WFD 2000 Definitions

‘High Ecological Status’ is defined as, ‘the biological, chemical and morphological

conditions associated with no or very low human pressure.’

‘Good Ecological Status’ means ‘slight’ deviation from HES, ‘moderate status’ means ‘moderate’ deviation, and so on.

• Road runoff• Waste Water Treatment Works• Septic tanks• Logging activity• Industrial pollutants

• Invasive non-native species• Barriers to migration• Pesticides• Nutrients• Fine sediments

What can prevent a river reaching Good Ecological Status?

EA are exploring all these issues

Focus of YDRT projects

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

5. River Restoration

• 20 whole farm audits• 21 Nutrient Management Plans• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports• 10 Infrastructure reports• Assistance with FEPs and NE applications

Events• Manure and slurry storage and use• Bassenthwaite Visit• UELS/HLS farm walk • Slurry demonstration• Sheep dip training

Raydale Project and CSF Outputs

6. Restoration projects

Present and future workYDRT … have catchment-scale projects in:

1. Coverdale2. Upper Wharfedale3. Darley Beck4. Raydale

… are involved in two catchment sensitive farming partnerships

5. Raydale6. Nidderdale

… have funds for two new catchment-scale projects

7. Bishopdale8. Ripon MOP/River Laver

Catchment-Scale Restoration of Rivers

Raydalein conjunction with

YDNPA Farm Conservation Team

Soil erosion

Manure and slurry management

Infrastructure

Semerwater (Raydale) Improvements Area or lengthRaydale Project funded capital works:

River fencing 1903.36mWood pasture 1.3 haWet woodland 0.16 haWoodland restoration 0.51 haLinear woodland 0.72 ha

ELS/UELS agreement options:

6m buffer strips 24912.47mWinter livestock removal 4.4 haVery low input grassland 12.98 haLow input grassland 27.00 haTraditional hay meadow 26.051 haGill planting 7.64 haGill woodland restoration 24.18 haPeat restoration 380.7 ha

Raydale Project and CSFProject achievements on the ground

YDNPA Rangers and Volunteers

Willow Spiling

Key partners so far…

…and numerous anglers, farmers and landowners.