1. David Higgins
Project Manager
http://www.yorkshiredalesriverstrust.com/
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2. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20 whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Rivers Trust
1. Yorkshire Dales Plans
• 17 Soil Muck and Patterns
2. Changing Slurry reports
• 10 Infrastructure reports
• 3. Monitoring Rivers
Assistance with FEPs and NE applications
4. Water Framework Directive
Events
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5. River Restoration and use
Manure and slurry storage
• Bassenthwaite Visit projects
6. Restoration
• UELS/HLS farm walk
• Slurry demonstration
• Sheep dip training
3. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20 whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Plans
• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports
• 10 Infrastructure reports
• 1. Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust
Assistance with FEPs and NE applications
Events
• Manure and slurry storage and use
• Bassenthwaite Visit
• UELS/HLS farm walk
• Slurry demonstration
• Sheep dip training
4. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust
whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Plans 2004
Registered Charity in
• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports
‘to provide a concerted and holistic approach to the
• 10 Infrastructure reports
protection and enhancementNE the catchments of
• Assistance with FEPs and of applications
the Swale, Ure, Nidd and Wharfe.’
Events
• Manure and slurry storage and use
Founding principles:
• Bassenthwaite Visit
• UELS/HLS farm walk
•Work will be based on science
• Slurry demonstration
•Work will training the uplands
• Sheep dip begin in
5. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20 whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Plans
• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports
• 10 Infrastructure reports
• Assistance Changing Patterns
2. with FEPs and NE applications
Events
• Manure and slurry storage and use
• Bassenthwaite Visit
• UELS/HLS farm walk
• Slurry demonstration
• Sheep dip training
13. Fine sediment in rivers:
1.Degrades habitat
2.Carries phosphates into rivers
3.Has a cost to water companies
(which means everyone...)
and
it’s a loss of the major farm resource
14. Restoration can include simple measures such as woodland
creation and buffer strips
SCIMAP assists with
identifying the most
efficient locations
for restoration.
Woodland
creation
Buffer strip
15. 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
16. Macro-invertebrates respond to environmental stress
• Oxygen depletion
• Direct toxicity
• Loss of microhabitat
• Siltation of habitat
• Food availability changes
• Competition from other species
20. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20 whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Plans
• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports
• 10 Infrastructure reports
• 4. Water Framework Directive
Assistance with FEPs and NE applications
Events
• Manure and slurry storage and use
• Bassenthwaite Visit
• UELS/HLS farm walk
• Slurry demonstration
• Sheep dip training
21. The EU Water Framework Directive 2000
Legislation 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 possible
or
On six year cycles; 2021, 2027
22. 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.
23. What can prevent a river reaching
Good Ecological Status?
• Road runoff
• Waste Water Treatment Works
• Septic tanks
• Logging activity
• Industrial pollutants
EA are exploring
all these issues
• Invasive non-native species
• Barriers to migration
• Pesticides Focus of YDRT
projects
• Nutrients
• Fine sediments
24. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20 whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Plans
• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports
• 10 Infrastructure reports
• Assistance River Restoration
5. with FEPs and NE applications
Events
• Manure and slurry storage and use
• Bassenthwaite Visit
• UELS/HLS farm walk
• Slurry demonstration
• Sheep dip training
25.
26.
27. Raydale Project and CSF Outputs
• 20 whole farm audits
• 21 Nutrient Management Plans
• 17 Soil Muck and Slurry reports
• 10 Infrastructure reports
• Assistance Restoration NE applications
6. with FEPs and projects
Events
• Manure and slurry storage and use
• Bassenthwaite Visit
• UELS/HLS farm walk
• Slurry demonstration
• Sheep dip training
28. Present and future work
YDRT … have catchment-scale projects in:
1. Coverdale
2. Upper Wharfedale
3. Darley Beck
4. Raydale
… are involved in two catchment sensitive farming
partnerships
1. Raydale
2. Nidderdale
… have funds for two new catchment-scale projects
1. Bishopdale
2. Ripon MOP/River Laver
33. Raydale Project and CSF
Project achievements on the ground
Semerwater (Raydale) Improvements Area or length
Raydale Project funded capital works:
River fencing 1903.36m
Wood pasture 1.3 ha
Wet woodland 0.16 ha
Woodland restoration 0.51 ha
Linear woodland 0.72 ha
ELS/UELS agreement options:
6m buffer strips 24912.47m
Winter livestock removal 4.4 ha
Very low input grassland 12.98 ha
Low input grassland 27.00 ha
Traditional hay meadow 26.051 ha
Gill planting 7.64 ha
Gill woodland restoration 24.18 ha
Peat restoration 380.7 ha
35. Key partners so far…
…and numerous anglers, farmers and landowners.
Notas do Editor
What do macro-invertebrates respond to...point out that there is a differential response within the community to stress offering the opportunity to assess ecosystem health based on the relative abundance of different taxa. The presence of stoneflies shows that the ecosystem is in good condition (with the exception of nemouridae) moving towards chironimdae worms (midge fly larvae) and Oligochaete worms (a subclass of the earthworm class – very easy to indentify). These thrive in low oxygen water and tolerate high pollution levels.
