Wensum Rural Sediment Tracing Project Start Jul-2010 End Dec-2021 The Environment Agency (EA) initiated the Rural Sediment Tracing Project in 2009 with the aim of identifying and classifying catchment sources of fine sediment inputs to streams and rivers within 11 priority catchments in rural areas across England. The selected catchments are the top failing salmon…
Wensum Past Present and Future This paper found its genesis in work undertaken by members of the Broads Angling Services Group (BASG) – Wensum Working Group to understand why there has been a marked decline in the River Wensum’s Roach population both in size and fish numbers. BASG’s initial intention was to conduct a BASG…
The EA team released a number of fact sheets and newsletters showing the progress on the restorations scheme. This one was produced in 2016. Click on the image below to open the document.
codepeople-post-map require JavaScript The River Wensum rises near South Raynham in Norfolk and flows east through Norwich, joining the Yare on the south-east side of the city. Upstream of Norwich, 71 km has been notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and it is one of 16 rivers in England designated as a…
Riverfly Training Session On Saturday 24th July 2021 seven individuals including local anglers and conservationists were successfully trained in the safe methods of collecting freshwater invertebrates from the bed of a watercourse as part of the Riverfly Partnership project (https://www.riverflies.org). The individuals had previously achieved to a competent standard a certificate of achievement from an online…