Darent Action Plan

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Partners

Address fish passage so fish can access appropriate habitats

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate fish passage at Otford.	Darent	North West Kent Countryside Partnership	Proposed	View
Create a bypass channel at Sundridge weir for fish passage	Darent	Environment Agency North West Kent Countryside Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Completed	View
Investigate solutions for addressing culverted sections of river	Darent	Environment Agency North West Kent Countryside Partnership	Proposed	View
Deliver removal of Tanners Weir to address fish passage issues	Darent	North West Kent Countryside Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
A number of redundant weirs have been identified through Brasted, these need assessing to see if they can be removed, or fish passage addressed at each. These include: Brasted Mill, Brasted Center Weir, Brasted Garden Weir, Jewsons Weir, Bypassed Weir upstream of Tanners Weir & Tanners Weir.	Darent		Planned	View

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate improvement to fish passage and habitat enhancements through the Upper Darent	Darent	Environment Agency South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Work with farming community to tackle diffuse pollution issues	Darent	Environment Agency Kent Wildlife Trust Natural England South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Raise awareness of activities that impact water quality	Darent	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View

Develop an Ecosystems services model for improved aquifer recharge

To develop sustainable water management within the catchment
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Investigate options for improved aquifer recharge	Darent	Environment Agency Local Authorities Local Community Natural England North West Kent Countryside Partnership	Proposed	0	View

Modify structures or install appropriate measures to allow eel passage

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Improve eel passage at Hawley gauging station	Darent	Environment Agency	Proposed	0	View
Improve eel passage at Powder Mill Lane weir	Darent		Completed	0	View

Ensure the river is well-valued and understood by the local community

To have communities that enjoy, engage with and protect the river
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Develop a citizen science project with the local community to provide intelligence on river issues.	Darent	Environment Agency Kent High Weald Partnership Kent Wildlife Trust Local Angling Groups Local Authorities Local Community Local Landowners/Farmers/Managers Natural England South East Rivers Trust Volunteers	Proposed	0	View

Tackling urban diffuse pollution

To improve water quality
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Investigate mitigating water quality issues from motorway run-off	Darent	Environment Agency North West Kent Countryside Partnership	Proposed	0	View

Enhance river hydromorphology and biodiversity

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate reasons for and options for removal of concrete amourment of channel below the M26 bridge	Darent	Environment Agency Local Authorities Local Community South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Restoration of the River Darent through Central Park by weir removal, channel narrowing to recreate chalk stream habitats.	Darent	Dartford Borough Council Environment Agency Local Authorities Local Community North West Kent Countryside Partnership	Active	View
habitat restoration (in-channel, riparian, associated floodplain meadows) to help achieve Good Ecological Status in the River Darent	Darent	Environment Agency North West Kent Countryside Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Much of the Upper Darent is heavily shaded, reducing macrophyte (in-channel weed) growth, which provides habitat for fish and invertebrates.	Darent	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View

Reduce agricultural diffuse pollution from entering the river

To improve water quality
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Cattle poaching issue	Darent		Proposed	0	View

Reduce water pollution

To improve water quality
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Address M25 road run-off with silt trap / wetland treatment train	Darent		Proposed	0	View

Protect and enhance the habitats of the river corridor & floodplain

The river should support a mosaic of habitats with high biodiversity value
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status	Activities
Tributaries draining the northern escarpment are ditched, disconnected from the main river channel offering poor habitats for freshwater ecology	Darent		Proposed	0	View
Address low diversity habitats through the Upper Darent with simple in-channel enhancements, e.g. LWM.	Darent		Proposed	0	View

Understand the current and potential fish population

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population
Action	Partners	Status	Activities
Collect and investigate fish data		Proposed	1	View
Deliver fish surveys to fill data gaps	Environment Agency South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	0	View
Review the FCS2 classification and assess its appropriateness.	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	0	View

Catchment wide actions

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To improve water quality

Promoting strategies to tackle diffuse pollution through community engagement and practical projects
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate solution to diffuse pollution issues	Cray and Shuttle	London Borough of Bexley	Active	View

The river should support a mosaic of habitats with high biodiversity value

Improve condition and biodiversity of riparian areas
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Deliver habitat enhancement above Sundridge Water Works Weir	Darent	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Habitat enhancement of woodland and wetland area of Foots Cray Meadows	Cray and Shuttle	North West Kent Countryside Partnership London Borough of Bexley	Proposed	View
Deliver tree work and habitat enhancements at Brooklands Lakes	Darent	Environment Agency	Completed	View

Protect and enhance the habitats of the river corridor & floodplain
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Deliver habitat enhancement to Hall Place reservoir	Cray and Shuttle	Environment Agency	Completed	View

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population

Address fish passage so fish can access appropriate habitats
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate solutions for addressing culverted sections of river	Darent	Environment Agency North West Kent Countryside Partnership	Proposed	View
Deliver removal of Tanners Weir to address fish passage issues	Darent	North West Kent Countryside Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

Enhance river hydromorphology and biodiversity
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
habitat restoration (in-channel, riparian, associated floodplain meadows) to help achieve Good Ecological Status in the River Darent	Darent	Environment Agency North West Kent Countryside Partnership South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View

To have communities that enjoy, engage with and protect the river

Increasing public knowledge of the rivers heritage and wildlife etc. through community engagement activities and events
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Deliver river based education programme through local primary and secondary schools.	Cray and Shuttle	Thames 21	Active	View

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate issue of hydrocarbons	Cray and Shuttle		Completed	View