Topsoil – Layer Brook Update
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Topsoil Project – Introduction
Topsoil is made up of two local projects (one in Essex and another in Suffolk) part of a wider European collaboration between 26 partners in 5 countries. Our projects are in areas where the land use is predominately arable so we will be working with farmers to help come up with new or improved ways to build on the great work they are already doing around soils and water. We aim to help farmers maintain and improve their soils so they can be more productive and have less impact on the wider environment and to manage water quality and availability within the agricultural landscape.
Farmers showcase Natural Flood Management
The East Suffolk Catchments Partnership brought together farmers and local people to visit Natural Flood Management sites upstream of Debenham in Suffolk. Funded by the Deben Holistic Water Management […]
Balsam Bashers needed in Braintree.
Help needed to remove the non-native invasive plant, Himalayan Balsam, from a Local Nature Reserve. All information about this event can be found on the attached photo.
Help Needed to Remove Invasive Plant from the River Stour
Public help need to reduce an invasive plant species that is damaging to the banks of the River Stour.
The Shady Side of the River Colne
A 2 year projects to plant along the banks of the River Colne to increase shading to the channel.
Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust receives a boost from Waitrose
In almost every supermarket now you will see tubes of tokens for various charities. We were delighted when Waitrose chose Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust to be one of their […]
Project Topsoil – Layer Brook and Abberton Reservoir
Essex & Suffolk Water, who own and manage Abberton Reservoir, have noticed a rapid reduction in the abundance of submerged plant life in the reservoir close to where Layer Brook flows in. Investigations have so far failed to explain the loss of plant life but have identified an increased build-up of sediment from Layer Brook.
The Topsoil project aims to bring greater certainty to the sources and effects of sedimentation in the reservoir.
Project Topsoil Sandlings – Managed Aquifer Recharge and Water Quality Improvements.
In Suffolk we are carrying out a project to address the levels of water available in groundwater aquifers and how we can improve the quality of water stored in natural underground reservoirs.
Why river catchments? Watch and understand!
YouTube video of river catchment
