We are working on a section of the river Blythe to remove a ‘rock ramp’ from the riverbed. This ramp is currently stopping the natural flow of the river and stops fish from passing through.
To help improve the flow of the river and to create new habitats for nature, we’ll be adding in shallow gravel beds, which can speed up the flow of the river and provide important breeding areas for fish. We’ll also add pools for dragonflies to use and as a rest stop for young fish and other wildlife to use. The work will take place along a 400-metre section of the river, from the footbridge at the south end of the lake, to the weir next to Riverside Drive and up to the Warwick Road Bridge.
Should you have any questions about this work ,please email william.furniss@wkwt.org.uk
Blythe Alive Again is a wildlife-focussed project to restore and re-naturalise critical areas of the River Blythe. Generously funded by the Environment Agency and Severn Trent, and working alongside Natural England, we will be working from 2022 onwards on over 140 hectares of land within the River Blythe SSSI (Site of special Scientific Interest) area, to create a wide range of habitats.
