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Wetland Creation at Far End, Kingham
Project at a glance
Deepening of an existing wetland, creation of a swale taking excess flow from a local brook and construction of a bund to slow the flow of a large surface water flow path.
Project status
PlannedArea of focus
The construction of the Wolverhampton to Oxford railway line has disrupted the flow of the Evenlode. Now, sections of of the Evenlode river are separated from their floodplain by large railway embankments.
This area would have been floodplain and connected to the river. The area still regularly sits wet for large proportions of the year.
Objectives
- Increase storage capacity of an existing wetland, allowing the area to stay wetter for longer.
- Create space for wildlife.
- Creation of a water storage bund to hold more water back.
Funding
Funded by the Water Restoration Fund (UK Government).