11. Kingfisher Gardens Fish Pass
Aims: Involve people with their local waterbodies; Improve wildlife corridors
Water body: Colne Brook
Project description
Installation of fish and eel passes at Thorney Mill weir on the River Colne Brook. The successfully modified weir uses a baffle pass design. This involves precisely positioning rectangular baffles across the weir to increase water depth and reduce velocity in addition to providing resting locations for fish attempting to traverse the structure.
More Information
Fish highways, April 2019
Project lead: Groundwork South
Project partners: Environment Agency
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Project start: 2017
Project end: 2018
Funding source: Affinity Water Enforcement Undertaking , Heritage Lottery Fund
