This section of the Quaggy Brook, with a flashy flow regime, was channelised and straightened between 1960-1970 as part of a flood alleviation scheme. Until recently it was encased in concrete and had fences and high privet hedges near to each bank. It could neither be accessed nor viewed by the public, and was devoid of natural fauna or flora. The objectives were to reintroduce the floodplain as a natural flood storage area as part of a larger catchment flood alleviation plan; to enable the River Quaggy to become accessible to the public and hence create a local amenity; to create an environment where native fauna and flora could colonise and allow for natural channel processes.

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12th November 2008	London Rivers Action Plan Case Study
File :	chinbrook_meadows.pdf (177 KB)