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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.