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Work has taken place at West Stow Country Park to restore a stretch along the River Lark to it’s natural chalk stream state. This has been a joint project working with West Stow Country Park team, Bury Trout Club, Wild Trout Trust, RCLP and Timber Force who has been constructing the works.
The work sees 5 alternating tree/brash ledges created to push the flow for side to side in an overwide reach of the river. The ledges will be topped up where necessary with gravel and some will be placed on the bed. By increasing the flow of the river this will scour out deposited silt and restore the river to a gravelly river for spawning grounds and improved habitat.
See the before and after shots below:
Before the works
After the works – with the creation of new structures to create bends in the future river.
From above.
