TAME, ANKER AND MEASE CATCHMENT ACTION
TAME, ANKER AND MEASE CATCHMENT ACTIONMANAGEMENT PLANMarch 2017Severn TrentBirmingham & Black Country Wildlife TrustTrent Rivers TrustWarwickshire Wildlife Trust
ContentsForeward. 3A Message from Severn Trent . 4Introduction . 5Catchment Vision . 7Catchment Objectives. 7Catchment Challenges . 7Data and Evidence . 8Catchment Characterisation . 8Birmingham and the Black Country . 8North and West Warwickshire . 9East Staffordshire and West Leicestershire . 10Maps of river/water body status . Error! Bookmark not defined.Catchment Project Plans . 13Catchment Priorities . 13Project Tracker . 17Case Studies . Error! Bookmark not defined.Monitoring and Evaluation . 18Appendix . 20Stakeholders. 20
ForewardOn World Water Day, 22nd March 2011, Richard Benyon (Minister for the Natural Environment)announced the launch of the Government’s Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) through theEnvironment Agency. The aim of these CaBA partnerships was to set up improved ways ofengaging with people and organisations to make a difference to the health of all our inland waters,from source to sea. The intention was that these partnerships would commit to a more catchmentbased approach by sharing information, working together, and co-ordinating work. The productsof which will enable the delivery of the EU Water Framework Directive in a more effective andcoordinated way.The Tame, Anker and Mease Catchment Partnership is hosted by Severn Trent. Due to its largesize it has then been further split into 3 sub-catchments hosted by the following partners: Upper Tame - Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country Middle Tame and Anker - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Lower Tame and Mease - Trent Rivers Trust
A Message from Severn Trent“It’s Severn Trent’s vision to be the most trusted water company by 2020; by delivering anoutstanding customer experience, providing the best value service, and demonstratingenvironmental leadership.We’re continuously looking for ways to protect our environment and build resilience into ournetwork for the future. What better way to do this than to work in partnership with stakeholders toimprove and sustain our local water network and surrounding environment. It’s possible to achievefar more for the environment by working in partnership than if we all worked individually.CaBA partnership working is also an important part of Defra’s vision: for decision making anddeliveries on environmental improvements to come from a catchment scale; built on local joinedup approaches.This catchment action management plan for the Tame, Anker and Mease catchment takes exactlythis joined up, collaborative approach to achieving positive environmental outcomes. It’s a planwe strongly support.We look forward to working closely with our catchment partners and stakeholders to deliver moretangible benefits over the coming years.”Liv GarfieldChief ExecutiveSevern Trent
IntroductionThe Tame, Anker and Mease (TAM) catchment covers a large area of the midlands, andtherefore has considerable diversity of landscape and land-use across the catchment area.There are 65 water bodies in total in the TAM catchment - 47 Rivers (15 of which have beenclassed as heavily modified), 14 canals and 4 lakes. The larger of these rivers include the riverTame, Rea, Cole, Bourne, Blythe (SSSI), Anker, Sence, Mease (SSSI and SAC), and the RiverTrent from its confluence with the River Tame to the River Dove.The rivers within this catchment mainly pass through urban areas; including the southern part ofWolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Solihull, Nuneaton, Tamworth andBurton-upon-Trent. Heavy industry has had a large influence on the water bodies in the areathough this has declined over recent years.
Due to the highly urbanised nature of a large part of the catchment, the largest inputs to thesystem come from sewage treatment works. During low flow periods, a large proportion of theriver flows is made up of these discharges. By far the largest input comes from Minworth sewagetreatment works which discharges treated effluent from Birmingham into the River Tame at WaterOrton.The whole catchment is a very important angling resource for the highly populated area it servesand comprises of 80 or more clubs. Historically, water quality has been the main cause for poorfisheries in the River Tame. In 1980 a series of lakes were created at Lea Marston from old gravelworkings. The River Tame was then diverted through these lakes to provide settlement lagoonsto protect downstream reaches from dry weather and storm impacts. This helps in mitigatinglarge pollution events from affecting the lower reaches of the River Tame and downstream on theRiver Trent.
Catchment VisionOur catchment has a sustainable and diverse water environment that is valued for the benefits itbrings to people, the economy of the region and the natural environment. It has improvedresilience to climate change, flooding and pollution events, and is in good ecological condition.People from many sectors and disciplines across the catchment are committed to caring for thecatchment by working together, and using innovation, to capitalise on the opportunities presentedand solutions to the challenges faced.Catchment Objectives To promote the value of rivers, streams and wetlands and to increase their natural capacityto ameliorate the impacts of flooding and pollution.To create a more sustainable and diverse water environment that is a valued asset for theeconomy, people and the natural environmentTo work with local stakeholders to harness their support and enthusiasm to address theopportunities and challenges faced by the water environment and to optimise the benefits.To enhance the quality of the natural environment for the benefit of people’s health andwellbeing, giving access to aesthetic and enjoyable landscapes which are rich in wildlife.Catchment ChallengesGiven the large and diverse nature of the catchment there are number of challenges the TAMCABA partnership face: Engaging with a potential audience of two million people - how do we engage thispopulation and get a fair representation of views Densely populated urban areas with a large variety of cultures and nationalities Producing a coherent and workable vision for a catchment that has such huge contrasts Capturing the true value of ecosystem services natural capital? Aligning this catchment action management plan with the aspirations of otherpartnerships, communities and organisations in the catchment Physical modifications due to urbanisation, water storage and supply and flood protection Impact of agricultural diffuse pollution and sedimentation into watercourses HS2 and its associated development
Data and EvidenceCatchment CharacterisationUnfortunately no rivers in the TAM catchment area are classed at good status (as of 2015). 53%of Rivers are at moderate status, 36% at poor status and 11% at bad status. 2015 river data ofBiological Quality elements (Fish, Inverts, Macrophytes & Phytobenthos) show that within theTAM catchment 4% are at good status, 28% are moderate, 50% are poor, and 18% are bad.42% of the Tame river basin is urbanised, making it the most heavily urbanised river basin in theUK. The impact of the urban influence reaches beyond the immediate urban area due to the scaleof the effect and the lack of natural processes to address the issues.Birmingham and the Black CountryThe Black Country lies at the head of the Tame, Anker and Mease Catchment, east of the mainwatershed of England. From the Black Country the bulk of Sandwell and Walsall form the majorpart, together with the south-eastern part of Wolverhampton, and the eastern strip of Dudley. Twomajor arms of the River Tame (the Wolverhampton and Oldbury Arms) drain this area, combiningwith the major tributaries of the Ford Brook and Sneyd Brook draining Walsall. Small streams andbrooks forming the headwaters drain into the major rivers, though many are hidden away orculverted within the urban matrix. Many of the water bodies in this area are heavily modified; withrivers and streams running in artificially deepened or highly managed channels to ensure theefficient movement of water at times of heavy rain or flood.The entire city area of Birmingham, the largest city outside of London with a population of over1million, lies within the TAM catchment. The River Tame is the main river of the city, into whichdrains the major tributaries of the Rea and Cole. Many small streams and brooks forming theheadwaters drain into the Tame, Rea and Cole though, as in the Black Country, many are hiddenaway or culverted and heavily modified. The River Rea is a good example, flowing in a deepened,straightened, and brick-lined channel from Cannon Hill Park (to the south of the City Centre) asfar as its confluence with the River Tame.Land use is primarily urban with a dense matrix of residential and industrial uses interlaced withan array of transport and infrastructure corridors of national and regional importance. The wholeof the Black Country is within the Birmingham and Black Country Nature Improvement Area.There is also an array of statutory and non-statutory nature conservation sites - some of geologicalimportance, or with protected and important species (such as water voles) - across this part ofthe catchment.Diffuse urban run-off is a significant issue. Urban diffuse pollution resulting from the drainage offhard surface and mis-connections from domestic, industrial, and retail properties contribute tothis. There is also a development pressure on the remaining “soft” surface is an issue.The Black Country Trunk Sewer now takes most of the sewage from the Black Country toMinworth Water Treatment Works just east of Birmingham. This site is the main discharge to theRiver Tame, causing a considerable ‘tidal flow’ impact from abstractions and outflows which havea significant effect on the river.Small-scale abstractions of water take place through bore holes and have been found to causetemporary changes in water levels to some water bodies.
Overall, the water quality of the rivers, stream, and brooks in the Birmingham and Black Countryarea is assessed as moderate. However there are still point sources where heavy metal pollution,contaminated land, and the legacy of the Industrial Revolution are apparent and problematic.Black Country canals within the catchment are assessed as having good water quality, except forWorcester & Birmingham Canal: Kings Norton Junction to Tardebridge Top Lock, which is classedas Moderate overall.As with many British river SSSIs, physical modification to the watercourse and the riparian zonehas impacted the functionality of the River Blythe. As a result, the River Blythe SSSI is currentlyin an 'unfavourable no change' condition due to physical habitat modification; namely weirs,dams and other flow obstructions, and invasive non-native species. The current unfavourablephysical habitat condition is as a result of previous historic management. The river has beenstraightened in many places and a number of physical modifications have been made to thechannel and riparian zone which prevent it from functioning naturally, restricting its ecologicalhealth and lowering the overall SSSI condition. These factors are preventing the river fromachieving 'favourable condition' status as a SSSI.The EA and Natural England have a programme of river restoration to return SSSI designatedrivers to a more natural condition and ecological health by restoring the river’s natural form andfunction. To achieve this ecological and geomorphological vision a river restoration plan hasbeen developed for the Blythe. This outlines the ecological vision for the naturalisation of theSSSI. The river restoration plan sets out a means through which the recovery of the SSSI canbe achieved in the long term.North and West WarwickshireThe character of the Tame changes as it leaves Birmingham, flowing through increasinglyagricultural land. The River Tame runs from Water Orton through Kingsbury and on toTamworth. It is joined by the River Cole - running from Birmingham through Coleshill - and theRiver Blythe SSSI - running from just the other side of Packington Park. There is a stronginfluence of riverine vegetation with lines of willow pollards and poplars defining the course ofthe rivers. The floodplain widens where the three rivers meet near Hams Hall, with a largenumber of pools. These pools are mostly the result of former sand and gravel extraction whichhave filled with water and become nationally important wetland sites for birds and are key forother wildlife.The area contains: Five Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs): Whitacre Heath, Middleton Pool,Kingsbury Wood, River Blythe and Kingsbury Brickworks. Seven Local Nature Reserves (LNR): Dosthill Park, Hodge Lane, Kettlebrook,Tameside, Warwickshire Moor, Park Hall and Kingsbury Meadows One proposed Local Nature Reserve: Cole End Park. Four Local Wildlife Sites / Nature Reserves: Middleton Lakes managed by the RSPB,Ladywalk Nature Reserve managed by West Midlands Bird Club, Lea Marston Lakes,and Whitacre Heath and Kingsbury Meadows managed by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Two designated country parks: Kingsbury Water Park and Shustoke Reservoir
The industrial revolution saw great changes within the Tame Valley, with the expansion of theroad network and improved turnpike roads, the building of the Coventry Canal and theBirmingham and Fazeley Canal, and the opening of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.Today the M42 and the M6 toll slice across the landscape, together with nearby huge moderndistribution parks (such as Hams Hall and Birch Coppice). This extensive transport network thatcrosses the Tame Valley has resulted in a fragmented landscape, with many of the wetland areasisolated from one another.Previous channelling of the River Tame, creation of the settlement lakes at Lea Marston throughwhich the River Tame flows, construction of engineered banks, and artificial concrete weirshave altered the natural flow of the river. This has led to the reduction in natural shingle banks,impacts on fish refuges, and in some cases causing erosion of the banks. Work by Tame ValleyWetlands Landscape Partnership since 2012 has started to address some of these issues.In many places the river has become disconnected from its natural floodplain, with attendantchange in water levels in the surrounding areas. The River Tame is also affected by waterabstraction, altering levels of flow, as well as diffuse pollution from a variety of sources.Although there has been a gradual recovery of otter population over the last ten years, thenumbers are still very low. The lack of vegetation buffers of suitable width, and the increase inroad traffic and subsequent road kills, mean that there is significant downward pressure on therecovery.Invasive species such as North American mink and Indian balsam are also present and threatento outcompete our native species.East Staffordshire and West LeicestershireThe River Mease catchment is mostly rural in character but there are scattered small to mediumurban areas across the catchment. Throughout the catchment many of the rivers have beenover-widened and over-deepened in the past, this has led to disconnection to the floodplain.Much of the area’s geology is dominated by Triassic Mercia Mudstone which gives rise toproductive reddish clay soils. There are also outcrops of older Triassic sandstones whichsupport well drained sandy soils, particularly in the Mease lowlands and a raised plateau inLeicestershire which is underlain by Carboniferous Coal Measures, which have been workedhistorically for coal. The River Mease catchment clay lowlands are characterised by extensiveareas of arable cultivation with low, sparse hedges and few hedgerow treesThe River Mease SSSI/SAC arises in North West Leicestershire and flows westwards throughDerbyshire and Staffordshire for around 25 kilometres across a largely rural and agriculturallandscape to its confluence with the Trent at Croxall. It represents a relatively unmodifiedlowland clay river with a diverse range of in-channel features, including riffles, pools, shoals,vegetated channel margins and bank side tree cover. Included in the designation are the lowerreaches of the Gilwiskaw Brook which are steep and fast flowing with sparse aquatic vegetation.The river supports schedule 1 and 2 species including bullhead, spined loach, native crayfish,otters and ranunculus vegetation.Water quality is currently moderate due to point source and diffuse pollution from agriculture,roads, with the A42 and M42 bisecting the catchment, and other small discharges. There are
11 STW’s discharging into the Mease. The Mease is also failing to meet its conservationtargets due to lack of river and riparian habitat and invasive non-native species includingJapanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam and American Signal Crayfish. There are significantland use pressures within the catchment which are predominately focussed around Meashamand Ashby-de-la Zouch.The lower reaches of the Tame catchment are mostly rural in character. Throughout the areamany of the rivers have been deepened and straightened in the past to speed up flows, whichhas had the negative effect of disconnecting them from the floodplain. The River Tame itself is awide and slow flowing river of poor to medium water quality, with a large proportion of its watermade up of surface water from the conurbation upstream. Much of the floodplain adjacent to theriver has been worked for gravel in many areas and is now a landscape rich in wetlands and otherwater bodies.The Tame flows through Tamworth where it is joined by the River Anker. There is a large am
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