Essex Rivers Hub

Description of Section:

Surrounding land is arable fields but the river banks are heavily wooded, which means that the channel is heavily shaded, however these strips are not significantly wide. The main vegetatation along the banks is hawthorn, blackthorn, ash and oak.

The area (land use)

The dominant land use for this stretch of river is arable.

No livestock were recorded.

Channel characteristics

The river channel consists of mainly unknown, and riffles are present.

At the time of recording the flow of water was fast and the channel was 1-2m wide and <0.5m in depth.

For most of this stretch the channel profile is steep.

Bankside trees were dominant, marginal plants and in-channel plants are occasional. Woody debris was noted to be occasional.

Engineering

The channel has not been straightened and man-made enhancements are present along this stretch of river.

Field drains were recorded as absent and barriers / culverts are absent.

Condition

Areas of trampling / poaching were absent and areas of erosion were absent at the time of the survey.

Additional Information

The water was brown at the time of the survey suggesting there was a lot of silt in the water which had been made worse by recent heavy rain.

Wildlife

During the survey Meadow Pipet and Pheasants were seen or heard.

 

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RBD/catchment/river/tributary

River Crouch

Date completed

Nov-13

Upstream Grid ref

TQ6846591139

Downstream Grid ref

TQ6875691497