Rivers and watercourses are healthy and functioning naturally. New wetland habitats are created, and these and existing wetlands are well-managed: all supporting a greater abundance and diversity of key species
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For National Gov’ment and/or Local Gov’ment |
For ALBs (NE, HE, EA, FC) |
For land owners and farmers |
For Conservation bodies and NGOs |
| 5A Maintain, create and expand wetland habitats, promoting good hydrological function and diverse and abundant key species |
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| 5B Use regulatory powers, advice and enforcement to ensure watercourses and wetlands are in good ecological condition and free from pollution, barriers and artificial modification |
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| 5C Strengthen the resilience of river systems to climate change and extreme weather events, encouraging the development of nature-based solutions (e.g. natural flood management) in rivers and wetlands as climate adaptation methods |
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| 5D Tackle invasive and non-native species affecting in-stream and riparian habitats |
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| 5E Restore natural processes to watercourses to improve in-channel habitats, reconnect rivers to their floodplains, increase biodiversity and enhance the landscape |
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| 5F Restore and create ponds, scrapes and dams on farmland, moorland and in woodland |
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| 5G Contain/reduce runoff from sheep-dip use to protect upper catchment watercourses, and prevent the associated impairment of olfactory function in Atlantic salmon |
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Champion Species: brown trout, yellow may dun, curlew
Targets
Local Indicators:
Number of ponds and scrapes created/restored
Km of watercourse where natural processes restored
Additional Nature Recovery Plan Targets (2040)
- Improve water quality so that 75% of waters are in good condition
- Species diversity and abundance is improved in 80% of rivers
- More floodplain is connected to rivers and wetlands
