River Restoration- River Cole, Oxfordshire (soft engineering)

Question 1

When was it restored

Answer 1

1994-96

Question 2

What were the aims

Answer 2

Water course back to a more natural state, improve water quality, manage bank side vegetation and habitats

Question 3

Why did they allow flooding here

Answer 3

It affected no one here (as they created a more natural channel) because it was away from Coleshill and decreased the chances of flooding downstream in Oxford

Question 4

What were the 4 main strategies used

Answer 4

1. Mill Leaf ‘by pass’
2. Introduction of meanders
3. Mature willows retained along old course- take up a lot of water and decrease soil erosion
4. Reedbed formed in existing river