Floodplain restoration scheme completed in West Northumberland

Floodplain restoration scheme completed in West Northumberland

A major floodplain restoration scheme has been completed in West Northumberland.

River Rede reconnected to historic floodplain

An environmental project has restored a section of river to its natural floodplain in a bid to protect some of the UK’s most threatened freshwater species. Led by Tyne Rivers Trust, the conservation effort has reconnected 0.6km of the River Rede, in Northumberland, to its historic floodplain, creating new wetland habitats…