More wiggles and wetlands for Haweswater

Following from the successful 'rewiggling' of Swindale Beck in 2016, the RSPB have once again teamed up with United Utilities and the Environment Agency, as well as Ebsford Environmental and AquaUoS, to restore a natural river system in the valley.
With works completed in October 2020, the historically straightened drain has been re-naturalised to feature meanders, and reconnected with the natural floodplain, to help slow the flow of water downstream, and provide vital wetland habitat for a variety of species.
Watch this video to discover the benefits we expect this multi-partner project to bring to people and wildlife.
Footage and interviews: Cain Scrimgeour
Editing: Hallmark Broadcast Ltd // Ebsford Environmental

[@Reayendgoldstar]

Absolutly beautiful, well done

[@Reayendgoldstar]

Absolutly beautiful, well done by you all.

[@tonyadeney1245]

nice to hear some of the technical bits ....

[@pleatedskirt18]

A truly wonderful project that will have so many benefits. Here on Dartmoor, leaky dams have been installed on many of the smaller streams that spring up in the wet weather - and we do have quite a lot of that - and they will undoubtedly benefit the wider environment as well as the immediate local ones. Thanks, Lee, and thank you RSPB and others. PS. An excellent book! Here's to more being done in the lakes and other areas,

[@wildhaweswater5622]

Thanks very much for your lovely comment. Really pleased to hear you enjoyed reading Wild Fell. I have passed your kind words onto Lee and the team - Annabel

[@philgriffiths5514]

Nice one. I will go have a look this spring when I go up visit my Mum. Great to see the diversity up there slowly change form the bare hills I grew up in.