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THE EAST SUFFOLK CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
A visioning meeting held earlier this spring brought over 20 members of the East Suffolk Catchment Partnership together to hear updates

Miranda Acres
May 8, 20192 min read


INTRODUCING THE NEW TOPSOIL PROJECT VIDEO
See a 3-minute video that gives a really useful insight into the TOPSOIL project and what it is achieving across Europe

Miranda Acres
Apr 25, 20191 min read


WHY TRIAL MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE IN EAST SUFFOLK?
In this short video, Paul Bradford from Sustainable Water Solutions explains the project we’ve been working on in East Suffolk to trial Mana

Miranda Acres
Apr 3, 20191 min read


NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT – ANIMAL VS MAN
On March 14th Beavers returned to Essex after being extinct for 400 years. They are part of a Natural Flood Management (NFM) Project on Spai

Miranda Acres
Apr 1, 20192 min read


RIVER GIPPING PROJECT COMPLETE
On 30th and 31st October 2018 enhancement works on the river Gipping at Muntons in Stowmarket were successfully completed following delays d

Miranda Acres
Dec 19, 20182 min read


NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN DEBENHAM
Here is some information about the Project completed in Debenham to use natural processes to reduce flooding to the town.

Miranda Acres
Oct 25, 20181 min read


EAST SUFFOLK CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2017
Newsletter - April 2017

Miranda Acres
Oct 25, 20181 min read


LAYER BROOK PROJECT – RESULTS OF SEDIMENT INVESTIGATION
We have completed our investigations and the results are in. To find out what we found read our summary report.

Miranda Acres
Aug 3, 20181 min read


MARSH FARM IN BLAXHALL GIVEN A NEW LEASE OF LIFE
Suffolk Wildlife Trust put together a plan to improve the marsh for wintering waders and wildfowl as well as improving its general biodivers

Miranda Acres
Jun 7, 20181 min read


FARMERS SHOWCASE NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT
The East Suffolk Catchments Partnership brought together farmers and local people to visit Natural Flood Management sites upstream of Debenh

Miranda Acres
Oct 27, 20171 min read


THE SHADY SIDE OF THE RIVER COLNE
Tree planting project along the River Colne, Essex
janeherbert
Apr 21, 20172 min read


ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST RECEIVES A BOOST FROM WAITROSE
In almost every supermarket now you will see tubes of tokens for various charities. We were delighted when Waitrose chose Essex and Suffolk

Miranda Acres
Mar 10, 20171 min read


PROJECT TOPSOIL – LAYER BROOK AND ABBERTON RESERVOIR
Essex & Suffolk Water, who own and manage Abberton Reservoir, have noticed a rapid reduction in the abundance of submerged plant life in the

Miranda Acres
Mar 10, 20175 min read


PROJECT TOPSOIL SANDLINGS – MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.
In Suffolk we are carrying out a project to address the levels of water available in groundwater aquifers and how we can improve the quality

Miranda Acres
Mar 10, 20174 min read


WHY RIVER CATCHMENTS? WATCH AND UNDERSTAND!
This great little video succinctly demonstrates why we keep on trying to approach river and water problems on a catchment scale. Thank you t

Miranda Acres
Dec 15, 20161 min read


FROM FIELD TO FISH – WATER ON THE FARM
We attended an excellent event on field drainage and ditching at our corporate sponsor Spains Hall Essex in Essex this week.

Miranda Acres
Dec 15, 20163 min read


COUNTRYFILE EU SEGMENT FEATURES THE RIVERS TRUST
Alistair Maltby talks fisheries and EU legislation with Tom Heap on Countryfile

Miranda Acres
Jun 6, 20161 min read


IT’S RAINING HARD, SO WHAT?
Here’s a clear example of what can happen when it rains hard over vulnerable soils. This is a lose-lose situation with valuable soil and nut

Miranda Acres
Feb 29, 20161 min read


PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES – WHAT IS THIS??
Here’s a great short video explaining what ‘Payments for Ecosystem Services’ actually means, and how it can work.

Miranda Acres
Feb 12, 20161 min read


QUICK GUIDE TO ECOSYSTEM SERVICES – WITH RIVER CATCHMENT EXAMPLE FROM NEW YORK
Check out this short video explaining what the term ‘ecosystem services’ means and how it has enabled the people of New York to get fresh wa

Miranda Acres
Feb 12, 20161 min read
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