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Pensford Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom

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The River Chew is a priority river for nature recovery due to its existing (albeit small) populations of key species including the critically-endangered European eel, Atlantic salmon (the only sub-catchment in the Bristol Avon where salmon are present), brown trout, lamprey and bullhead.
Renaturalisation of the river, reconnection to the floodplain and creation of floodplain/wetland habitat, and opening up the river to fish passage are all priority measures.
Where floodplain reconnection is not possible, creation of woodland and mosaic habitats would help create a wildlife corridor, provide flood management, and reduce pollution entering the river.

Install natural structures such as leaky dams and let fallen trees in rivers remain in-situ (where appropriate and where the flood risk has been properly assessed - in-channel measures will require consent from the relevant Lead Local Flood Authority, IDB or Environment Agency).

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Sub Area: River Chew Floodplain
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The River Chew is a priority river for nature recovery due to its existing (albeit small) populations of key species including the critically-endangered European eel, Atlantic salmon (the only sub-catchment in the Bristol Avon where salmon are present), brown trout, lamprey and bullhead.
Renaturalisation of the river, reconnection to the floodplain and creation of floodplain/wetland habitat, and opening up the river to fish passage are all priority measures.
Where floodplain reconnection is not possible, creation of woodland and mosaic habitats would help create a wildlife corridor, provide flood management, and reduce pollution entering the river.

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