#enviroment #SwindaleBeck #Lakeland

“As soon as the water started flowing through the winding channel, nature was back in charge again, and all of that diversity came back, almost as if by magic.”

'The straightened channel caused a fast flowing stream, removing gravel for fish to spawn in, removing habitats for insects and despite the initial intentions, increasing the risk of flooding as the narrow straight flow led to flash flooding after heavy rainfall.'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/26/diversity-returns-to-lakeland-stream-after-restoration-puts-its-bends-back?CMP=share_btn_tw

“It was like flicking a switch, the natural process switch. As soon as the water started flowing through the winding channel, nature was back in charge again, and all of that diversity came back, almost as if by magic,”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/26/diversity-returns-to-lakeland-stream-after-restoration-puts-its-bends-back

#Swindale
#SwindaleBeck
#Rewilding
#Rewiggling
#Haweswater
#LakeDistrict
#Cumbria

@RSPBEngland