Advice on design and planting of a proposed balancing lagoon. Production of a written report and annotated base plan.
Production of River Strategies for the River’s Greet and Erewash to guide Agency Flood Defence Staff when working in the rivers and their environs. Contents included details of ecological interest, water quality, fisheries, archaeological sites and recreation use.
National Vegetation Classification survey and mapping of Lockington Marshes SSSI.
First year of a three-year programme of vegetation monitoring of River Ouse foreshore using the National Vegetation Classification system. Three year monitoring of re-seeded flood embankment using quadrat sampling methods.
Assessment of water-level conditions and current ecological status of Lockington Marshes SSSI. Preparation of a Water Level Management Plan for the site.
Ecological, recreational and archaeological survey of selected wetland sites to the east of Doncaster and preparation of a report on the current status of the sites with regard to groundwater levels.
Mapping of the nationally scarce Myriophyllum verticillatum at Barnsley Canal.
Research and preparation of a report on the management of ditches and drains on Hatfield Chase including a review of the needs and constraints of both agriculture and nature conservation.
Survey of 85 ditches on Hatfield Chase, evaluation of nature conservation interest and comparison with past surveys. Creation of database for all existing information.
Survey of river corridors under bridges owned by Railtrack to determine the potential ecological impact of scour protection works to the river bed and associated landforms. Preparation of impact assessments and proposed mitigation.