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4th October 2023
Wetland Creation at Chamber Mead
Written by Charlotte Purvis
FiveRivers are currently on site delivering a wetland scheme in partnership with the South East Rivers Trust. The scheme will see the construction of two wetlands and a sediment trap to help conserve and improve the water quality of the Hogsmill River, one the UK’s precious chalk streams.
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3rd October 2023
Last chance for autumn macroinvertebrate sampling
Written by Charlotte Purvis
The survey window will soon be closing (end of November) on when you can carry out autumn macroinvertebrate sampling in rivers and ponds. Luckily at FiveRivers we have remaining availability this autumn so get in touch today to ensure that your scheme isn’t delayed.
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20th September 2023
Midhurst Castle – River Restoration & Floodplain Restoration
Written by Charlotte Purvis
FiveRivers are working with Southern Water and Cowdray to design a river and floodplain restoration scheme on the Western Rother catchment in West Sussex funded through the Southern Water Environment Improvement Fund (EIF), a £5 million fund created for projects that protect and enhance the natural environment across the Southern Water supply area.
FiveRivers are undertaking detailed design works to improve the rivers ecological status under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
20th September 2023
Fish Surveys for Thames Water
Written by Charlotte Purvis
Our Monitoring team have recently been working with Ricardo on behalf of Thames Water, undertaking routine monitoring works. As part of the works, we returned to a previous client’s residence to perform a fish survey, which we delivered in the backdrop of the oak revetment we installed several years ago.
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13th September 2023
Our Thoughts on Nutrient Neutrality
Written by Charlotte Purvis
FiveRivers are disappointed that today (Wednesday 13th September 2023) the House of Lords will vote on the Government’s proposed changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB).
The proposed amendments to nutrient neutrality, with the removal of environmental protections, will reduce the level of responsibility held by house builders in offsetting the pollution caused by their developments.
12th September 2023
Project Update – River Restoration at Towngate Pond on the Isle of Wight
Written by Charlotte Purvis
FiveRivers have recently completed works on the Lukely Brook at Towngate Pond on the Isle of Wight, part of a large scheme of works commissioned by Southern Water to improve the Lukely Brook under their Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) for the Environment Agency.
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31st August 2023
Project Update – River Restoration Design & Build at Barn Meadows and Pondswicks Meadows, Old Amersham
Written by Charlotte Purvis
FiveRivers are currently on site delivering the construction phase of a design and build contract with Affinity Water, on the River Misbourne at Barn Meadows and Pondwicks Meadows, Old Amersham. This project forms part of Affinity Water’s River Restoration Programme which aims to restore natural chalk stream processes, creating suitable habitat for fish and macroinvertebrates, while also ensuring the rare chalk stream habitat is resilient to a range of flow conditions.
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27th July 2023
FiveRivers Legacy River Restoration Field Trip
Written by Charlotte Purvis
Earlier this month (July 2023), our founder, Jason Lovering, arranged a legacy field trip to Norfolk visiting river restoration projects FiveRivers completed between 2016 and 2019 for the Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board and Norfolk Rivers Trust, while also visiting active sites.
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18th July 2023
River Restoration at Lewes Winterbourne
Written by Charlotte Purvis
FiveRivers have been working with Southern Water for the last 7 weeks on site at Lewes Winterbourne to complete the design and build river enhancement scheme as part of the Water Resource WINEP AMP7 framework.
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