The Action Plan is driven by the priorities that the Steering Group have agreed for the partnership and provides a list of activities and actions supported by the Steering Group through discussion and agreement. It is a non-statutory overarching plan that integrates partners’ programs to provide a joined-up approach to delivering environmental improvements by adding to the existing value and creating synergy to existing works. It is a dynamic document that will evolve as the partners deliver works. Download the Catchment Partnership Overview to read more.

The Catchment Partnership will develop and review the actions by improving the consistency of data and evidence, ongoing monitoring & evaluation and utilising additional support and funding opportunities.

 

The diagram below shows our actions within each of the 35 waterbodies of the Upper Thames

 

You can download a pdf copy of the above map by clicking here

 

Current Upper Thames Catchment Partnership projects: October 2018

Action	Timescale	Main Contact	Location	Key Words
WILD 2	2016 - ongoing	FWAG SW	Cotswold Water Park and surrounding waterbodies	Water quality, community engagement, local delivery, natural flood management, flood-risk reduction
Metaldehyde Mitigation Project	2016 - ongoing	FWAG SW	Source to Thames, Ray, Ampney Brook, Marsden Meysey Brook and Cole Catchments	Water quality, pesticide reduction, ecosystem service, landowner engagement
Ernest Cook Trust River Coln Restoration Project	2018 - 2021	Ernest Cook Trust	Ernest Cook Trust Estate	Water quality, riparian management, fencing, fish habitat, landowner engagement
Farmer Guardians of the Upper Thames	2016 - ongoing	FWAG SW	Entire Upper Thames Catchment	Water quality, sustainable farming, habitats, climate change resilience, land management, water flow mapping
Upper Coln Natural Flood Management Project	2018 - 2021	FWAG SW	North Andoversford	Flood management, ecosystem service, riparian restoration, land-use change
Coln Habitat Management Programme (Entrust)	2016 - ongoing	Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust	River Coln north of Bibury	Water quality, river restoration, bankside habitat, overshading reduction, Himalayan balsam removal
Healthy Churn Project	2015 - ongoing	FWAG SW	North Cirencester	Community engagement, volunteer days, riparian restoration, river fencing, habitats
Cotswold River Habitat Restoration and NFM Programme	2018 - 2021	Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust	River Coln between Fossebridge and Bibury	River restoration, bankside habitat, overshading reduction, slow the flow, Himalayan balsam removal

Click here to see a full list of the projects within the Upper Thames Catchment Partnership.

Michael Gove visit for the launch of the Agriculture Bill

 

The actions or projects that are currently underway or proposed are shown on our interactive map, click here to view the map.

 

To see new project proposals in your area, please visit this link. The partnership is always interested to hear of more ideas that will help improve the water environment and provide wider benefits for people and nature in the catchment. To submit a project idea please complete one of the forms linked here, and share with [email protected]

 

 

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