17. Enhancing Tewinbury SSSI
Theme: Water Quality, Habitats and Wildlife
Objective:
- That whatever the flow level, the river and its associated habitats, including banks and floodplains, are managed to support chalk stream species
Project description
This project aims to enhance the habitats within the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and conserve a key population of water voles.
The enhancement of the SSSI includes a number of actions:
- Pollarding of bankside willows
- Repair to the outlet sluice wall
- Desilting of the lagoons
- Reedbed restoration
- Mink control