It’s been a momentous year for us all, with weather ranging from -13 to +40 and more saline than nature could deal with in the late summer. We have seen massive changes in direction from Natural England and the Hoveton Great Broad project, which has finally seen sense. EA Engagement We end the year with…
Please see the attached minutes and actions from the meeting 21st Nov 2022 Wensum Working Group Presentation ecology group meeting 21-Npv-2022 final Ecology Working Group Action Plan 2022 Dec update
Following the momentous events in September reported last month, we continue good progress on a number of fronts, opening up new channels and thinking. EA Fisheries Engagement We have recently met with the new Norwich EA fisheries team and were quite blown away with their thinking and plans for delivery in the coming year, whilst…
We produced a 15 page evidenced portfolio challenging the ability to provide any meaningful fisheries service within the Broads and surrounding catchment. Yes it was quite expressive in its language as set against other fisheries teams under Simon’s leadership clearly something is amiss. The local management naturally attempted to defend their teams position, which I…
Well it’s been quite a week recently, set against the turmoil in government circles. We had meetings with Natural England and the Environment Agency discussing its Broads fisheries management or lack of it and an update on all things Hoveton. Hoveton Restoration Lets start with Hoveton and the plan to isolate it with Fish Barriers…
On Thursday the 27th Oct, BASG met with Natural England to discuss progress with the HGB project. These meetings have been occurring monthly since the formal closure of the joint Angling Trust & BASG legal challenge in January 2022. This year has exposed the frailty that the Broads are facing with climate change and the…
Back in Sep 2021 we learn about a bank breach on the river between Quest and Bintree. This first occurred as far back as November 2020, when we had the deluge of rainfall and much of the Wensum flood plain flooded. However this isn’t the floodplain working as designed, but a breach of the Main…
Over the period 14th Sept for 10 days a significant saline event occurred right across the Broads. we have compiled events like River Levels, Salinity Readings taking by Volunteers and sighting of environmental impact like dead fish into a daily diary. It was this data that provided the evidence to map the impact and how…
Please see the attached minutes and actions from the meeting 26th Sep 2022 Wensum Working Group Presentation 26-Sep-22 ecology group meeting 26 9 2022 final Ecology Working Group Action Plan 2022 sept update
Following the significant saline event which occurred in September 2022, we have reviewed the previous papers from the Dutch experts back in 2016 and produced a desktop model and paper as a potential solution for discussion and injection into the debates on Broadlands ability to adapt to climate change. The paper is in the form…