Environment Agency

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

Enhance river hydromorphology and biodiversity
	Sub catchment	Status
Work up designs, secure permissions and deliver improvement works that address the Reasons for Not Achieving Good status on the Water Framework Directive for this waterbody.	Upper Medway	Active	View
Work up designs, secure permissions and deliver habitat improvement works	Teise	Active	View
Restoration of the River Darent through Central Park by weir removal, channel narrowing to recreate chalk stream habitats.	Darent	Active	View
habitat restoration (in-channel, riparian, associated floodplain meadows) to help achieve Good Ecological Status in the River Darent	Darent	Proposed	View
Investigate reasons for and options for removal of concrete amourment of channel below the M26 bridge	Darent	Proposed	View
Delivery of river restoration on the Hammer Stream	Beult	Completed
Add woody debris and berm deflector to increase flow diversity at Bayham L'Eglise.	Teise	Completed

To better understand in-river structures, their purpose and potential impacts
	Sub catchment	Status
Publish article describing how weirs affect fish communities.		Completed

Prevent bank erosion and mitigate against potential flooding
	Sub catchment	Status
Prevent bank erosion adjacent to Love Lane allotments	Cray and Shuttle	Completed	View

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

Protect and enhance the habitats of the river corridor & floodplain
	Sub catchment	Status
Deliver habitat enhancements at Foots Cray Meadows	Cray and Shuttle	Completed	View
Investigate options for renaturalising the river at Hall Place and Gardens	Cray and Shuttle	Completed	View

Eradicate and control Invasive non-native flora
	Sub catchment	Status
Delivery Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) programme across the Medway catchment.	Beult	Active
Develop a network of volunteers to monitor Invasive Non-Native Species.	Beult	Proposed

Improve condition and biodiversity of riparian areas
	Sub catchment	Status
Identify locations for riparian habitat creation in partnership with landowners	Beult	Proposed
Deliver tree work and habitat enhancements at Brooklands Lakes	Darent	Completed	View
Deliver tree work upstream of Farningham to increase light to the channel	Darent	Completed	View
Deliver tree work upstream of Lullingstone to increase light levels to the channel	Darent	Completed	View

To develop sustainable water management within the catchment

Reduce the impact of flooding
	Sub catchment	Status
Scope priority sub-catchments to implement NFM (Natural Flood Management) to manage flood risk more effectively throughout the catchment and build on the success of the Medway NFM project (2018-2021).		Proposed
Natural flood management at Bedgebury Pinetum to reduce flood risk downstream and offer additional benefits.	Teise	Completed	View
Natural flood management at Sissinghurst to reduce flood risk downstream and offer additional benefits.	Beult	Completed	View
Natural flood management at Pembury Woods to reduce flood risk downstream and offer additional benefits.	Middle Medway	Completed	View

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population

Protect fisheries and promote responsible angling
	Sub catchment	Status
Liaise with angling clubs to deliver fishing related training and guidance.	Cray and Shuttle	Active	View

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

Ensure the river is well-valued and understood by the local community
	Sub catchment	Status
Develop a citizen science project with the local community to provide intelligence on river issues.	Darent	Proposed	View

Ensure stakeholders are aware and can contribute to the catchment improvement process
	Sub catchment	Status
Deliver annual surveying events with partner organisations	Cray and Shuttle	Active	View

	Sub catchment	Status
Work with farming community to tackle diffuse pollution issues	Darent	Proposed	View
Habitat restoration to help achieve Good Ecological Potential in the Hammer Stream	Beult	Completed	View
Improve fish passage at Harpers Weir by removal of redundant structure	Teise	Completed

To improve water quality

Tackling Diffuse Pollution
	Sub catchment	Status
Reedbed creation to mitigate surface run off entering the River Cray at Priory Ponds in Orpingon.	Cray and Shuttle	Completed	View
Deliver silt trap and wetland treatment train in Dobb's Field to address sediment and nutrient loading of pond from upstream catchment, following South East Rivers Trust investigation and outline design report, to address the 'un-favourable' - no change state of this SSSI.	Eden	Active	View

Tackling urban diffuse pollution
	Sub catchment	Status
Investigate mitigating water quality issues from motorway run-off	Darent	Proposed	View

Darent Catchment Partnership