2015

SU2011 : Visible heather bales, in Broomy Inclosure

taken 9 years ago, near to Linwood, Hampshire, England

Visible heather bales, in Broomy Inclosure
Visible heather bales, in Broomy Inclosure
Heather bales, with their red polypropylene twine, can be seen here sticking out of the raised stream bed.
Amberslade & Broomy Inclosure stream restoration :: SU2010

A plan of work by the Forestry Commission, financed under the Higher Level Stewardship Scheme, to undo the damage caused by drainage works in the 19th century. Those works involved straightening and deepening naturally meandering streams, resulting in increased flow rates, erosion and separation of the stream from its flood plain. The plan involves raising the stream bed, restoring old meanders, and filling in drainage ditches.

A similar but larger scheme was carried out at Warwickslade Cutting ( Link ) in 2009 and was successful. Subsequent schemes carried out or planned for the part of the New Forest north of the A31 have proved more controversial. In particular, the plan to restore Latchmore Brook has been strongly opposed by a local action group.

This Amberslade & Broomy Inclosure scheme builds upon restoration work done earlier upstream in Amberslade Bottom. The present scheme was carried out between May and June 2015 and the photographs here therefore show the result shortly after completion of the works, but with insufficient time allowed for naturalisation.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Stream
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SU2011, 33 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Peter Facey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 September, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 September, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 20007 11198 [1m precision]
WGS84: 50:53.9949N 1:43.0120W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 20007 11198
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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