Restore the Thaw Landscape - Habitats

View this page in Welsh / Gweld y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg

Habitats
Trees

We're carrying out a wide range of tree planting projects, including creating new hedgerows and copses, restoring and planting orchards, and filling in gaps in existing woodland—especially where trees have been lost to ash dieback.

We're also working to improve the condition of our protected sites, making them more resilient to climate change and better connected to each other and the wider river system. This includes removing invasive species, managing scrub, planting native trees, installing fencing, and planting new hedgerows.

So far, we've planted over 35,000 trees across a variety of locations, including private farmland, public open spaces, and nature reserves. These plantings are helping to create new hedgerows, orchards, shelter belts, and river corridors.



Ponds

To date, we've created or restored 20 wildlife ponds, helping connect habitats across the landscape and providing food and shelter for a wide variety of species.

As we enter the 2nd phase of the project, we're currently working on a number of exciting pond creation/restoration projects. Keep your eyes peeled on our social media for updates!


Meadows

To date, we've restored or created 33 hectares of meadows and calcareous grassland to boost biodiversity - supporting a wider range of plants, invertebrates, birds, and fungi. This work will help create better habitat connectivity through enhanced field margins, riparian corridors, and pockets of species-rich grassland.

Our work includes cutting and removing encroaching scrub, managing meadows for hay production, fencing off hedgerows to allow for conservation grazing, and collecting seed from biodiverse meadows to use at restoration sites.

We're currently busy working on a number of new meadow restoration projects across the catchment.


Rivers

By the end of the project, we aim to see the River Thaw, Kenson, Waycock, and their tributaries in better ecological condition. This will be achieved through a range of actions, including:

  • Installing new riparian fencing to protect riverbanks - to date, we've installed 12.8km of fencing

  • Providing alternative water sources, such as troughs, to reduce bank erosion and poaching by livestock

  • Improving fish access by removing culverts and weirs, and installing fish passes

  • Carrying out regular monitoring and surveys across the catchment to track changes and inform future work


View this page in Welsh / Gweld y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg

Habitats
Trees

We're carrying out a wide range of tree planting projects, including creating new hedgerows and copses, restoring and planting orchards, and filling in gaps in existing woodland—especially where trees have been lost to ash dieback.

We're also working to improve the condition of our protected sites, making them more resilient to climate change and better connected to each other and the wider river system. This includes removing invasive species, managing scrub, planting native trees, installing fencing, and planting new hedgerows.

So far, we've planted over 35,000 trees across a variety of locations, including private farmland, public open spaces, and nature reserves. These plantings are helping to create new hedgerows, orchards, shelter belts, and river corridors.



Ponds

To date, we've created or restored 20 wildlife ponds, helping connect habitats across the landscape and providing food and shelter for a wide variety of species.

As we enter the 2nd phase of the project, we're currently working on a number of exciting pond creation/restoration projects. Keep your eyes peeled on our social media for updates!


Meadows

To date, we've restored or created 33 hectares of meadows and calcareous grassland to boost biodiversity - supporting a wider range of plants, invertebrates, birds, and fungi. This work will help create better habitat connectivity through enhanced field margins, riparian corridors, and pockets of species-rich grassland.

Our work includes cutting and removing encroaching scrub, managing meadows for hay production, fencing off hedgerows to allow for conservation grazing, and collecting seed from biodiverse meadows to use at restoration sites.

We're currently busy working on a number of new meadow restoration projects across the catchment.


Rivers

By the end of the project, we aim to see the River Thaw, Kenson, Waycock, and their tributaries in better ecological condition. This will be achieved through a range of actions, including:

  • Installing new riparian fencing to protect riverbanks - to date, we've installed 12.8km of fencing

  • Providing alternative water sources, such as troughs, to reduce bank erosion and poaching by livestock

  • Improving fish access by removing culverts and weirs, and installing fish passes

  • Carrying out regular monitoring and surveys across the catchment to track changes and inform future work